Historical Events In August - 15

1635  On this day in history 1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony   

1653  -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea on this day in history.   

1658  France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond on this day in history.   

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

1668  Rijnbond disbands on August - 15.   

1684  Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France on this day in history.   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) on August - 15.   

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

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer on August - 15.   

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77 on August - 15.   

1727  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer on August - 15.   

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

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer on August - 15.   

1740  M Claudius, writer on this day in history.   

1741  French troops attack the Rhine on August - 15.   

1741  Thomas Norris, composer on this day in history.   

1748  United Lutheran Church of US organized on this day in history.   

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

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on this day in history.   

1769  The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor on August - 15.   

1769  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)   

1771  On August - 15 the birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist   

1771  Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake) on this day in history.   

1776  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) on August - 15.   

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) on August - 15.   

1785  French cardinal De Rohan arrested on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)   

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director   

1794  On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)   

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever on August - 15.   

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

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

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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 this day in history.   

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

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 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 August - 15.   

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

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

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  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)