Famous Birthdays In August - 15
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
1171 On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
1195 On August - 15 birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)
1432 Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.
1575 On August - 15 birth of bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
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 August - 15.
1702 On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher
1717 On August - 15 birth of blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
1725 Ferdinando Bertoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1727 Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer was born on August - 15.
1736 On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Kellner, composer
1740 On this day in history birth of m Claudius, writer
1740 On August - 15 birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
1741 Thomas Norris, composer was born on August - 15.
1769 Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) was born on August - 15.
1771 On August - 15 birth of walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)
1776 Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) was born on August - 15.
1776 Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer was born on August - 15.
1782 Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) was born on this day in history.
1785 Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) was born on August - 15.
1787 Alexander Aliabiev, composer was born on August - 15.
1788 Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born on this day in history.
1794 Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) was born on this day in history.
1803 James Douglas, father of British Columbia was born on this day in history.
1813 Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) was born on August - 15.
1822 Wilhelm Rust, composer was born on this day in history.
1823 Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of eduard de Hartog, composer
1839 Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer was born on this day in history.
1845 Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast) was born on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history birth of [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)
1856 J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born on August - 15.
1857 On this day in history birth of albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)