Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1860  Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23) was born on this day in history.   

1860  Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer was born on this day in history.   

1860  On August - 15 birth of henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)   

1863  Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On August - 15 birth of johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)   

1865  On August - 15 birth of usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)   

1872  On August - 15 birth of harold Fraser-Simson, composer   

1872  On this day in history birth of rubin Goldmark, composer   

1874  Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert was born on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history birth of samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

1876  On August - 15 birth of aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist   

1878  On this day in history birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green) was born on August - 15.   

1881  Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1883  Ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962) was born on August - 15.   

1885  On August - 15 birth of andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer   

1885  On August - 15 birth of edna Ferber, author, playwright   

1885  On this day in history birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)   

1886  Bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12) was born on August - 15.   

1887  On August - 15 birth of edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron)   

1888  On August - 15 birth of albert Spalding, composer   

1888  T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer was born on August - 15.   

1890  On August - 15 birth of jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)   

1890  Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006) was born on August - 15.   

1892  On August - 15 birth of knud Christian Jeppesen, composer   

1892  Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929) was born on August - 15.   

1893  Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer was born on this day in history.   

1893  Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950) was born on August - 15.   

1896  Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor was born on August - 15.   

1896  Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985) was born on August - 15.   

1897  Marion Eugene Bauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1898  Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom was born on this day in history.   

1898  Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.   

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0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

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

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

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

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On August - 15 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)