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 this day in history.   

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on August - 15.   

1668  On this day in history rijnbond disbands   

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 August - 15 francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer on August - 15.   

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

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

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

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

1736  On this day in history johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  On August - 15 m Claudius, writer   

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 August - 15.   

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

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on August - 15.   

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 this day in history the birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist   

1771  On this day in history walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)   

1776  On August - 15 gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)   

1782  On this day in history henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

1785  On August - 15 french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

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

1787  On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

1788  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director on August - 15.   

1794  On August - 15 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)   

1795  On August - 15 joseph Haydn leaves England forever   

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

1803  On August - 15 james Douglas, father of British Columbia   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.   

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

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

1575  On this day in history birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

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  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  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

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

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)