Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

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

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

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

1666  On August - 15 johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies   

1668  Rijnbond disbands on this day in history.   

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

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

1702  On August - 15 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  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer on August - 15.   

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on August - 15.   

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on August - 15.   

1736  On August - 15 johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  M Claudius, writer on this day in history.   

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

1741  On August - 15 thomas Norris, composer   

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 August - 15.   

1769  On this day in history 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 August - 15 the birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist   

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

1785  French cardinal De Rohan arrested on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) on August - 15.   

1795  On this day in history joseph Haydn leaves England forever   

1798  On this day in history felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50   

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia on this day in history.   

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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  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

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

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On this day in history birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

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 August - 15.   

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

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

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

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