Born on August 15th, 1679
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August 15th, 1679 was a Tuesday.
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1679 - August 23rd, 1679
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What happened on August 15th?
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... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 15th
Born on August 15th, 1679
62 Adam Friedrich Zürner
German cartographer and geographer
*August 15th, 1679, Marieney †January 1st, 1742, DresdenSame year
Born in 1679
75 Christian Wolff
German philosopher (1679–1754)
*January 24th, 1679, Wrocław †April 9th, 1754, Halle (Saale)
62 Domenico Lalli
Italian librettist and poet (1679-1741)
*March 27th, 1679, Naples †October 9th, 1741, Venice
87 Johann Gottlob Carpzov
German theologian (1679-1767)
*September 26th, 1679, Dresden †April 7th, 1767, Lübeck
67 Carl Gyllenborg
Swedish politician (1679-1746)
*March 7th, 1679, Storkyrkoförsamlingen †December 9th, 1746, Storkyrkoförsamlingen.jpg "Johann Georg Glume")
85 Johann Georg Glume
German sculptor (1679-)
*January 6th, 1679, Wanzleben †January 1st, 1765, Berlin
30 Claude Poullart des Places
French priest (1679-1709)
*February 26th, 1679, Rennes †October 2nd, 1709, Paris
87 Firmin Abauzit
French, and then Genevan, physician, theologian and philosopher
*November 12th, 1679, Uzès †March 20th, 1767, Geneva.jpg "Georg Dietloff von Arnim")
74 Georg Dietloff von Arnim
Prussian minister (1679-1753)
*September 18th, 1679, Uckermark †October 20th, 1753, Berlin
75 Samuel von Cocceji
Prussian politician (1679-1755)
*October 20th, 1679, Heidelberg †October 4th, 1755, Berlin
67 Richard Lestock
Royal Navy admiral (1679-1746)
*February 22nd, 1679, Portsmouth †December 17th, 1746, Portsmouth
39 Thomas Parnell
Anglo-Irish cleric, writer and poet.
*September 11th, 1679, Dublin †October 24th, 1718, Chester.jpg "James Anderson")
59 James Anderson
Scottish writer and minister born and educated in Aberdeen, Scotland (1680-1739)
*November 30th, 1679, Aberdeen †November 30th, 1738, LondonBirthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 15th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945, The main day of Bon Festival , Victory over Japan Day) which are celebrated on August 15th.
Armed Forces Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day_(Poland)Christian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation. (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_CandelariaChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Ferragosto (Italy)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FerragostoChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Lady's Day (Ireland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Māras (Latvia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MārasChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Mother's Day (Antwerp and Costa Rica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother's_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) National Acadian Day (Acadians)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Acadian_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Navy Day (Romania)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_DayChristian feast day: Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches) Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_CandelariaAugust 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_15_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constitution Day (Equatorial Guinea)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Equatorial_GuineaFounding of Asunción (Paraguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_ParaguayGwangbokjeol, "Independence Day" (South Korea)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_KoreaJogukhaebangui nal, "Fatherland Liberation Day" (North Korea)
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Korea from Japan in 1945en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Liberation_Day_of_KoreaIndependence Day, celebrates the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(India)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Republic of the Congo from France in 1960.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_the_Republic_of_the_CongoNational Day (Liechtenstein)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LiechtensteinNational Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Mourning_Day_(Bangladesh)The first day of Flooding of the Nile, or Wafaa El-Nil (Egypt and Coptic Church)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding_of_the_NileAwa Dance Festival (Tokushima Prefecture)
The main day of Bon Festival (Japan), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awa_Dance_FestivalEnd-of-war Memorial Day, when the National Memorial Service for War Dead is held (Japan)
Victory over Japan Day (United Kingdom), and its related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_Ceremony_for_the_War_DeadChristian feast day: Feast day of the Assumption of Mary, one of the Catholic holy days of obligation (a public holiday in Austria, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, France, some states in Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Ivory Coast, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malta, Mauritius, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Seychelles, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Togo, and Vanuatu); and its related observances: Virgin of Candelaria, patron of the Canary Islands. (Tenerife, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_of_CandelariaVictory Day (Afghanistan), celebrating the 2021 Fall of Kabul
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(Taliban)Date as a Roman numeral / digit
XV.VIII.MDCLXXIX
15.8.1679
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1679 is a normal year and no leap year.