Historical Events In August - 15

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

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

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

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

1668  Rijnbond disbands on this day in history.   

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

1688  On this day in history frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

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

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on August - 15.   

1729  On this day in history 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 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  On this day in history battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1769  The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor on August - 15.   

1769  On August - 15 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 August - 15 walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)   

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

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

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 this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

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

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

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

1798  On this day in history felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50   

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

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

1195  On August - 15 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  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.   

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

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 August - 15.   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

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

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

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 this day in history.