Page 2: Historical Events In August - 15

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

1653  On August - 15 -16] Dutch ship "Sperwer" stranded at Tsjedzjoe Korea   

1658  On August - 15 france/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond   

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

1668  Rijnbond disbands on this day in history.   

1684  Spain & Germany sign cease fire with France on this day in history.   

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

1702  On August - 15 francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher   

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer on this day in history.   

1725  On August - 15 gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77   

1727  On August - 15 johann Georg Holzbogen, composer   

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

1729  On August - 15 benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64   

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer on this day in history.   

1740  M Claudius, writer on this day in history.   

1741  French troops attack the Rhine on this day in history.   

1741  Thomas Norris, composer on this day in history.   

1748  On August - 15 united Lutheran Church of US organized   

1758  On August - 15 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on August - 15.   

1769  On this day in history the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor   

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) on this day in history.   

1771  On this day in history the birth of Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist   

1771  On this day in history 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  On this day in history french cardinal De Rohan arrested   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on August - 15.   

1787  On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

1788  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director on this day in history.   

1794  On this day in history elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)   

1795  On this day in history joseph Haydn leaves England forever   

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

1803  On this day in history james Douglas, father of British Columbia   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.   

1195  On August - 15 birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

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

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.   

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

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

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On August - 15 death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)