Historical Events In August - 15

1876  On August - 15 uS law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find   

1876  Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist on this day in history.   

1878  Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) on August - 15.   

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

1885  On August - 15 andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer   

1886  On this day in history guy Hecker scores 7 runs in 1 game   

1886  On August - 15 bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)   

1888  On August - 15 the birth of T.E Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'; soldier and author   

1888  Albert Spalding, composer on August - 15.   

1889  The Great London dock strike from August 15 to September 16 helps extend British trade unionism from the skilled classes to the less skilled on August - 15.   

1890  Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales) on August - 15.   

1891  San Sebastian Church in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed on August - 15.   

1892  On August - 15 4th & last British government of Gladstone forms   

1892  On this day in history knud Christian Jeppesen, composer   

1893  US no longer allowed exclusive rights in Bering Sea on August - 15.   

1893  On August - 15 alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer   

1896  Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor on August - 15.   

1897  Marion Eugene Bauer, composer on August - 15.   

1898  Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom on this day in history.   

1899  Louisville's Henry Dowling struck out 5 times in a game on August - 15.   

1900  Regular service is commenced over the 3'0" gauge White Pass and Yukon Railway between Skagway, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon on August - 15.   

1900  On this day in history estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything)   

1901  On August - 15 arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro   

1901  On August - 15 the Cadillac motor company founded in Detroit   

1901  Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68) on August - 15.   

1901  On this day in history karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77   

1902  On this day in history jan RT Campert, writer (Song the 18 dead)   

1903  New Zealand wins first rugby union test against Australia, 22-3 on this day in history.   

1904  Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie, Muppet Show) on August - 15.   

1905  On this day in history phila A's Rube Waddell no-hits St Louis Browns, 2-0 in 5 innings   

1906  First freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago on August - 15.   

1906  On this day in history 1st freight delivery tunnel system begins, underneath Chicago   

1906  Finn Videro, composer on August - 15.   

1907  On this day in history members of Australia's federal parliament vote themselves their first pay rise, of 50 per cent.   

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

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

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

0069  On this day in history 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  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

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

1040  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

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