Historical Events In August - 15

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

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

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

1666  On this day in history johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies  

1668  On this day in history rijnbond disbands  

1684  Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France on this day in history.  

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

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

1725  On August - 15 ferdinando Bertoni, composer  

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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1727  On August - 15 johann Georg Holzbogen, composer  

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

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

1736  On August - 15 johann Christoph Kellner, composer  

1740  On August - 15 m Claudius, writer  

1741  On this day in history french troops attack the Rhine  

1741  Thomas Norris, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1769  On this day in history the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor  

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

1771  The birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist on this day in history.  

1771  Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake) on August - 15.  

1776  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) on this day in history.  

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

1785  French cardinal De Rohan arrested on August - 15.  

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

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on August - 15.  

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

1794  On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)  

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever on August - 15.  

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

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

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

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

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

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 15.  

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies  

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 this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland  

1057  On August - 15 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 this day in history.