Famous Birthdays In August - 15

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

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

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  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

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

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 August - 15 birth of johann Georg Holzbogen, composer   

1736  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  On August - 15 birth of m Claudius, writer   

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

1741  Thomas Norris, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1771  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

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 August - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Rust, composer   

1823  On this day in history birth of orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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 August - 15.   

1851  [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) was born on this day in history.   

1856  On August - 15 birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament   

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 August - 15.   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

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 this day in history 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  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.