Top Historical Events That Happened on 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   

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.   

1807  Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70   

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1171  King alfonso ix of leon: King alfonso ix of leon (d. 1230)   

1195  Anthony of padua: Portuguese saint   

1432  Luigi pulci: Italy, poet (morgante)   

1575  Bartol kaÅ¡ić: Croatian writer and linguist   

1613  Gilles ménage: French scholar   

1619  Hubertus quellinus: [quellien], flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  Frederick-william i: King of prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco zuccarelli: Italian rococo painter/etcher   

0069  Death of Servius sulpicius galba: 6th emperor of rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Flavius honorius: Emperor east roman republic (395-423),   

0778  Roland: Frankish commander   

1038  Death of Stefanus i: [arpad], 1st king of hungary,   

1040  King duncan i of scotland: King duncan i of scotland   

1057  Death of Macbeth: King of scotland, slain by son of king duncan   

1118  Alexius i comnenus: Emperor of byzantium (1081-1118),   

1196  Death of Conrad ii: Duke of swabia (b. 1173)