Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

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

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 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 August - 15.   

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.   

1274  On August - 15 death of robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. 1201)   

1369  On this day in history death of philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England   

1464  On August - 15 pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58   

1528  Death of Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, French military leader (b. 1485) on August - 15.   

1552  Death of Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477) on August - 15.   

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60   

1615  On this day in history cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.   

1621  Death of John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582) on August - 15.   

1666  On August - 15 johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies   

1714  On August - 15 death of constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654)   

1725  On August - 15 gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77   

1728  On August - 15 marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

1729  On August - 15 benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64   

1758  On August - 15 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60   

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1799  Death of Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729) on this day in history.   

1807  Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70 on August - 15.   

1848  Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on August - 15.   

1852  On August - 15 johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92   

1853  On this day in history giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72   

1864  On this day in history daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies   

1880  Death of Adelaide Neilson, English Actress (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1901  Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1907  On August - 15 joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76   

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

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

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

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher