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  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.   

1575  On August - 15 birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

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

1702  On this day in history 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 August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

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  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 August - 15.