Famous Deaths In August - 15

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

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.   

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

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

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.   

1274  Death of Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. 1201) on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on this day in history.   

1464  On this day in history pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58   

1528  Death of Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, French military leader (b. 1485) on August - 15.   

1552  On August - 15 death of hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477)   

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60   

1615  On August - 15 cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.   

1621  Death of John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582) on August - 15.   

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on August - 15.   

1714  On August - 15 death of constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654)   

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1728  On August - 15 marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

1729  On this day in history benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64   

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on August - 15.   

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

1799  On this day in history death of giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729)   

1807  Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1848  On August - 15 timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88   

1852  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1853  Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1864  Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies on August - 15.   

1880  Death of Adelaide Neilson, English Actress (b. 1848) on this day in history.   

1901  On August - 15 karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77   

1907  Joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76 on August - 15.   

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1171  On August - 15 birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

1575  On this day in history birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

1613  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

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

1702  On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher