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  Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941) was born on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

1865  Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926) was born on August - 15.   

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

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

1874  Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1879  Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1885  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales) was born on August - 15.   

1890  Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

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

1892  On this day in history birth of louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)   

1893  Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1893  On this day in history 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  Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985) was born on August - 15.   

1897  Marion Eugene Bauer, composer was born on August - 15.   

1898  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

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

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

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  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.