Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1860  Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23) was born on this day in history.   

1860  Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer was born on August - 15.   

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

1863  On August - 15 birth of alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)   

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

1865  On this day in history birth of usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)   

1872  Harold Fraser-Simson, composer was born on August - 15.   

1872  Rubin Goldmark, composer was born on August - 15.   

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

1875  On August - 15 birth of samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

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

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

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

1881  Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On August - 15 birth of ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)   

1885  On August - 15 birth of andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer   

1885  Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born on this day in history.   

1885  Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)   

1887  On this day in history birth of edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron)   

1888  Albert Spalding, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1890  On this day in history birth of jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)   

1890  Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006) was born on August - 15.   

1892  Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer was born on August - 15.   

1892  Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929) was born on August - 15.   

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  Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950) was born on August - 15.   

1896  On this day in history birth of leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor   

1896  Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 August - 15.   

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 August - 15 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.