Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

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

1653  On August - 15 -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea   

1658  France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond on August - 15.   

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

1668  On this day in history rijnbond disbands   

1684  Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France on August - 15.   

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

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher on this day in history.   

1725  On August - 15 ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

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

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

1728  On this day in history marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

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

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer on August - 15.   

1740  On August - 15 m Claudius, writer   

1741  On August - 15 french troops attack the Rhine   

1741  On this day in history thomas Norris, composer   

1748  United Lutheran Church of US organized on August - 15.   

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1760  On August - 15 battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

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

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) on this day in history.   

1771  The birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist on this day in history.   

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

1776  On this day in history gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)   

1782  On August - 15 henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

1785  On this day in history french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

1785  On August - 15 thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)   

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1795  On August - 15 joseph Haydn leaves England forever   

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50 on August - 15.   

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia on August - 15.   

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

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.   

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

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.   

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

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 August - 15 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 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 August - 15.