Famous Birthdays In August - 15

1860  On this day in history birth of florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)   

1860  On August - 15 birth of roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer   

1860  Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history birth of alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)   

1865  On August - 15 birth of johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)   

1865  On August - 15 birth of usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)   

1872  On this day in history birth of harold Fraser-Simson, composer   

1872  On this day in history birth of rubin Goldmark, composer   

1874  On August - 15 birth of joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

1875  On this day in history birth of samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

1876  On August - 15 birth of aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist   

1878  On August - 15 birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green) was born on August - 15.   

1881  On this day in history birth of alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)   

1883  On this day in history birth of ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)   

1885  On this day in history birth of andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer   

1885  Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born on August - 15.   

1885  On August - 15 birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)   

1886  Bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron) was born on August - 15.   

1888  On this day in history birth of albert Spalding, composer   

1888  On August - 15 birth of t E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer   

1890  On August - 15 birth of jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)   

1890  On August - 15 birth of elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)   

1892  Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1892  Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On August - 15 birth of alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer   

1893  On this day in history birth of harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)   

1893  On August - 15 birth of leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)   

1896  On August - 15 birth of leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor   

1896  On this day in history birth of catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)   

1897  On August - 15 birth of marion Eugene Bauer, composer   

1898  Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom was born on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 15 birth of jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)   

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0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on this day in history.   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.   

1057  On August - 15 death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

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

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.