Historical Events In August - 15

1635  1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony on this day in history.  

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 August - 15.  

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on August - 15.  

1668  On August - 15 rijnbond disbands  

1684  On this day in history spain & Germany sign cease fire with France  

1688  On August - 15 frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)  

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

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer on this day in history.  

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

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1727  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer on August - 15.  

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

1740  On August - 15 m Claudius, writer  

1741  French troops attack the Rhine on this day in history.  

1741  Thomas Norris, composer on August - 15.  

1748  On this day in history united Lutheran Church of US organized  

1758  On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60  

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on this day in history.  

1769  On August - 15 the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor  

1769  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)  

1771  On this day in history the birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist  

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

1776  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) on August - 15.  

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) on August - 15.  

1785  On August - 15 french cardinal De Rohan arrested  

1785  On this day in history thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)  

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on August - 15.  

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

1794  On August - 15 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)  

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever on August - 15.  

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

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

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

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

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.  

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

1702  On August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher  

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.  

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

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

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.