Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1860  On August - 15 birth of florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)   

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

1860  On August - 15 birth of henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)   

1863  Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On August - 15 birth of harold Fraser-Simson, composer   

1872  Rubin Goldmark, composer was born on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history birth of joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

1875  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) was born on August - 15.   

1876  Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist was born on August - 15.   

1878  Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) was born on August - 15.   

1879  On August - 15 birth of ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)   

1881  On August - 15 birth of alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)   

1883  Ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962) was born on August - 15.   

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

1885  On August - 15 birth of edna Ferber, author, playwright   

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  On August - 15 birth of edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron)   

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

1888  T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer was born on this day in history.   

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  Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8) was born on this day in history.   

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

1896  Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor was born on this day in history.   

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

1897  On this day in history birth of marion Eugene Bauer, composer   

1898  On August - 15 birth of lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom   

1898  On this day in history 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  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

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.