Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

1635  1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony   

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

1658  France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond   

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies   

1668  Rijnbond disbands.   

1684  Spain and Germany sign cease fire with France   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher.   

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77   

1727  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer   

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64   

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer.   

1740  M Claudius, writer   

1741  French troops attack the Rhine.   

1741  Thomas Norris, composer.   

1748  United Lutheran Church of US organized.   

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60.   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria and Russia.   

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor is born   

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15).   

1771  Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist is born   

1771  Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)   

1776  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten).   

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs).   

1785  French cardinal De Rohan arrested   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)   

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer.   

1788  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director.   

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum).   

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever.   

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50.   

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia.   

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1171  King alfonso ix of leon: King alfonso ix of leon (d. 1230)   

1195  Anthony of padua: Portuguese saint   

1432  Luigi pulci: Italy, poet (morgante)   

1575  Bartol kaÅ¡ić: Croatian writer and linguist   

1613  Gilles ménage: French scholar   

1619  Hubertus quellinus: [quellien], flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  Frederick-william i: King of prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco zuccarelli: Italian rococo painter/etcher   

0069  Death of Servius sulpicius galba: 6th emperor of rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Death of Flavius honorius: Emperor east roman republic (395-423),   

0778  Death of Roland: Frankish commander   

1038  Death of Stefanus i: [arpad], 1st king of hungary,   

1040  Death of King duncan i of scotland: King duncan i of scotland   

1057  Macbeth: King of scotland, slain by son of king duncan   

1118  Death of Alexius i comnenus: Emperor of byzantium (1081-1118),   

1196  Conrad ii: Duke of swabia (b. 1173)