Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

1635  On August - 15 1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony   

1653  On August - 15 -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea   

1658  On this day in history france/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond   

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On August - 15 rijnbond disbands   

1684  Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France on August - 15.   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) on August - 15.   

1702  On this day in history francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

1725  On this day in history ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

1725  On August - 15 gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77   

1727  On August - 15 johann Georg Holzbogen, composer   

1728  On August - 15 marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on August - 15.   

1736  On this day in history johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  On August - 15 m Claudius, writer   

1741  French troops attack the Rhine on August - 15.   

1741  On this day in history thomas Norris, composer   

1748  United Lutheran Church of US organized on this day in history.   

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1760  On August - 15 battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1769  The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor on August - 15.   

1769  On August - 15 napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)   

1771  On August - 15 the birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist   

1771  On August - 15 walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)   

1776  On this day in history gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)   

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) on this day in history.   

1785  On August - 15 french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on August - 15.   

1787  On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

1788  On August - 15 carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director   

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) on this day in history.   

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever on August - 15.   

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50 on August - 15.   

1803  On this day in history james Douglas, father of British Columbia   

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1171  On August - 15 birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.   

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.   

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

1040  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.