Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

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 August - 15.   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

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

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1717  Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

1727  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Holzbogen, composer   

1736  On August - 15 birth of johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  M Claudius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)   

1741  On August - 15 birth of thomas Norris, composer   

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1776  On this day in history birth of ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer   

1782  On August - 15 birth of henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) was born on this day in history.   

1787  On August - 15 birth of alexander Aliabiev, composer   

1788  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born on this day in history.   

1794  On August - 15 birth of elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)   

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

1813  Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) was born on August - 15.   

1822  Wilhelm Rust, composer was born on August - 15.   

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  On August - 15 birth of hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

1845  Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast) was born on August - 15.   

1851  On August - 15 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 August - 15 birth of albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)   

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0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on this day in history.   

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

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

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