Historical Events In August - 15

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

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

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

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history rijnbond disbands   

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

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

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

1725  On this day in history ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

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

1727  On this day in history johann Georg Holzbogen, composer   

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1729  On this day in history 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 August - 15.   

1741  On August - 15 french troops attack the Rhine   

1741  On August - 15 thomas Norris, composer   

1748  On August - 15 united Lutheran Church of US organized   

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

1760  On August - 15 battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1769  The birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor on August - 15.   

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) on August - 15.   

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  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) on August - 15.   

1782  On this day in history henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)   

1785  French cardinal De Rohan arrested on August - 15.   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) on this day in history.   

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director   

1794  On August - 15 elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)   

1795  Joseph Haydn leaves England forever on this day in history.   

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50 on August - 15.   

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  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.   

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

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

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

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

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  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

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