Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

1635  1st recorded US hurricane hit the Plymouth Colony on August - 15.   

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

1658  On this day in history france/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond   

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On August - 15 rijnbond disbands   

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

1688  On August - 15 frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

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

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  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on August - 15.   

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

1736  On August - 15 johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  M Claudius, writer on August - 15.   

1741  French troops attack the Rhine on this day in history.   

1741  Thomas Norris, composer on August - 15.   

1748  On August - 15 united Lutheran Church of US organized   

1758  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1769  On August - 15 napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)   

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

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

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

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) on this day in history.   

1785  On August - 15 french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on August - 15.   

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on this day in history.   

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

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) on August - 15.   

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever on this day in history.   

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

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia on this day in history.   

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

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.   

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.   

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  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

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

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  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

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