Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

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

1653  On this day in history -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea   

1658  France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond on this day in history.   

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

1668  On August - 15 rijnbond disbands   

1684  On August - 15 spain & Germany sign cease fire with France   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

1729  On August - 15 benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64   

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer on this day in history.   

1740  M Claudius, writer on this day in history.   

1741  On August - 15 french troops attack the Rhine   

1741  Thomas Norris, composer on August - 15.   

1748  United Lutheran Church of US organized on August - 15.   

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on August - 15.   

1760  On this day in history battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1769  The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor on this day in history.   

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

1771  The birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist on August - 15.   

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

1776  On August - 15 gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)   

1782  On this day in history henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

1785  French cardinal De Rohan arrested on this day in history.   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on this day in history.   

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on August - 15.   

1788  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director on this day in history.   

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

1795  On this day in history joseph Haydn leaves England forever   

1798  On August - 15 felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50   

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia on August - 15.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.   

1195  On August - 15 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  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.   

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

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

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

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

1057  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

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