Page 3: Historical Events In August - 15

1807  On this day in history johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70   

1808  A British mission to Japan arrives but the Tokugawa shogun Ienari rejects the emissaries on August - 15.   

1822  On this day in history census shows Upper Canada has 120,000 inhabitants, Lower Canada 500,000.   

1822  Wilhelm Rust, composer on this day in history.   

1823  Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history freed American slaves forms country of Liberia   

1829  Eduard de Hartog, composer on August - 15.   

1832  Gregory XVI encyclical On liberalism and religious indifferentism on this day in history.   

1832  Gregory XVI encyclical On liberalism & religious indifferentism on this day in history.   

1834  South Australia Act is passed by Britain's Parliament, allowing for establishment of colony there on August - 15.   

1839  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer on this day in history.   

1843  National black convention meets (Buffalo NY) on August - 15.   

1845  Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast) on this day in history.   

1848  M Waldo Hanchett patents dental chair on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88   

1851  [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92   

1853  On August - 15 giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72   

1856  On August - 15 j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament   

1858  On August - 15 regular mail to the Pacific coast begins   

1858  Regular mail to Pacific coast begins on August - 15.   

1860  On this day in history florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)   

1861  Lincoln directs reinforcements to be sent to MO on August - 15.   

1863  Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars on this day in history.   

1864  Off New England coast, CSS Tallahassee captures 6 yankee schooners on August - 15.   

1864  Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies on this day in history.   

1865  Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga) on August - 15.   

1867  On August - 15 2nd Reform Bill extends suffrage in England   

1869  On August - 15 the Meiji government in Japan establishes six new ministries, including one for Shinto.   

1870  Transcontinental Railway actually completed on this day in history.   

1870  On this day in history transcontinental Railway actually completed in Colorado   

1872  On August - 15 harold Fraser-Simson, composer   

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

1875  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) 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  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 August - 15.   

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

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

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

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  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

1196  On August - 15 death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)