Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

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

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

1658  On August - 15 france/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond   

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

1668  On August - 15 rijnbond disbands   

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

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

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

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer on August - 15.   

1725  On this day in history gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77   

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

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

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on August - 15.   

1736  On August - 15 johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  On this day in history m Claudius, writer   

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

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  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  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  On August - 15 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  On August - 15 felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1575  On August - 15 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 August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

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

1702  On August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

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  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  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.