Famous Birthdays In August - 15

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

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

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

1717  Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) was born on August - 15.   

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer was born on August - 15.   

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

1736  On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Kellner, composer   

1740  M Claudius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1740  On this day in history birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)   

1741  On August - 15 birth of thomas Norris, composer   

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

1771  On August - 15 birth of walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)   

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

1776  On this day in history birth of ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer   

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

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

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer was born on August - 15.   

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

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) was born on this day in history.   

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

1813  Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) was born on August - 15.   

1822  Wilhelm Rust, composer was born on August - 15.   

1823  Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 15.   

1829  On August - 15 birth of eduard de Hartog, composer   

1839  On August - 15 birth of hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

1845  On this day in history birth of walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)   

1851  On this day in history birth of [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)   

1856  J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born on August - 15.   

1857  On this day in history birth of albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)   

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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  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 August - 15 death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.