Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1171  On August - 15 birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

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

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

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.   

1717  Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) was born on August - 15.   

1725  On August - 15 birth of ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

1727  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On August - 15 birth of m Claudius, writer   

1740  Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 15 birth of alexander Aliabiev, composer   

1788  On August - 15 birth of carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director   

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

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

1813  On this day in history birth of jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)   

1822  Wilhelm Rust, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1829  Eduard de Hartog, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) was born on August - 15.   

1856  J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history birth of albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)   

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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 August - 15.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

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

1057  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1196  On August - 15 death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)