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    This Is HISTORY | Birthdays

    Aug 15 1171

    Alfonso IX King of Len and Galicia (1188-1230) born in Zamora (d. 1230)

    Aug 15 1195

    Anthony of Padua Portuguese saint born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1231)

    Aug 15 1432

    Luigi Pulci Italian poet (Morgante) born in Florence Italy (d. 1484)

    Aug 15 1575

    Bartol Kai Croatian writer and linguist born in Pag Croatia (d. 1650)

    Aug 15 1613

    Gilles Mnage French scholar born in Angers France (d. 1692)

    Aug 15 1619

    Hubertus Quellinus Flemish cartoonist and painter born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1687)

    Aug 15 1702

    Francesco Zuccarelli Italian rococo painter and etcher born in Pitigliano Italy (d. 1788)

    Aug 15 1717

    Blind Jack [John Metcalf] English 1st professional roadbuilder born in Knaresborough Yorkshire England (d. 1810)

    Aug 15 1725

    Ferdinando Bertoni Italian composer born in Sal Lombardy (d. 1813)

    Aug 15 1727

    Johann Georg Holzbogen German violinist and composer born in Schwandorf Bavaria (d. 1775)

    Aug 15 1736

    Johann Christoph Kellner German organist and composer born in Grfenroda Thuringia Germany (d. 1803)

    Aug 15 1740

    Matthias Claudius German poet born in Reinfeld Duchy of Holstein (d. 1815)

    Aug 15 1771

    Walter Scott Scottish historical novelist and poet (The Lady of the Lake) born in College Wynd Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1832)

    Aug 15 1776

    Gottlieb Schick German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1812)

    Aug 15 1782

    Henri de Mrode Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) (d. 1847)

    Aug 15 1785

    Thomas De Quincey English writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) born in Manchester (d. 1859)

    Aug 15 1787

    Alexander Aliabiev Russian composer remembered as one of the fathers of Russian art song born in Tobolsk Siberia (d. 1851)

    Aug 15 1788

    Carel SW van Hogendorp Dutch colonial director

    Aug 15 1794

    Elias M. Fries Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) born in Femsj Sweden (d. 1878)

    Aug 15 1798

    Sangolli Rayanna prominent Indian warrior born in Karnataka India

    Aug 15 1803

    James Douglas The Father of British Columbia born in Demerara Guyana (d. 1877)

    Aug 15 1813

    Jules Grvy 2nd President of the French Third Republic born in Mont-sous-Vaudrey France (d. 1891)

    Aug 15 1823

    Orris Sanford Ferry American lawyer politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Bethel Connecticut (d. 1875)

    Aug 15 1839

    Hugh Archibald Clarke Canadian organist composer and educator (The Music of The Spheres) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1927)

    Aug 15 1845

    Walter Crane English painter cartoonist and illustrator (The Lady of Shalott) born in Liverpool (d. 1915)

    Aug 15 1851

    Helena Amelung [Georgette A] Dutch actress (Scapegoat) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1906)

    Aug 15 1856

    J. Keir Hardie Scottish politician and 1st Labour representative in British Parliament born in Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1915)

    Aug 15 1857

    Albert Ballin German inventor and shipping tycoon born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1918)

    Aug 15 1858

    Edith Nesbit British children books author (The Story of the Treasure Seekers Five Children and It) born in London England (d. 1924)

    Aug 15 1860

    Florence Harding [DeWolfe] US 1st lady (1921-23) born in Marion Ohio (d. 1924)

    Aug 15 1860

    Roosje Vos Dutch trade union leader born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1932)

    Aug 15 1860

    Henrietta Vinton Davis African-American elocutionist dramatist impersonator and public speaker born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1941)

    Aug 15 1863

    Alexei Krylov Russian engineer and mathematician born in Alatyrsky District Russia (d. 1945)

    HISTORICAL EVENTS | ON THIS DAY

    Aug 15 1185 The cave city of Vardzia is consecrated by Queen Tamar of Georgia.

    Aug 15 1457 Earliest dated book Mainz Psalter completed

    Aug 15 1461 Empire of Trebizond surrenders to forces of Sultan Mehmet II - last Byzantine Empire remnant to fall. Emperor David exiled and later murdered.

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