Born on August 15th, 1796
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August 15th, 1796 was a Monday.
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Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1796 - August 23rd, 1796
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What happened on August 15th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 15th
Born on August 15th, 1796
76 John Torrey
U.S. botanist (1796–1873)
*August 15th, 1796, New York City †March 10th, 1873, New York City
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Who's birthday is on August 15th?
51 Napoleon
French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815
*August 15th, 1769, Ajaccio †May 5th, 1821, Longwood House
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33 Nipsey Hussle
American rapper (1985–2019)
*August 15th, 1985, Crenshaw †March 31st, 2019, Los Angeles
61 Walter Scott
Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)
*August 15th, 1771, Edinburgh †September 21st, 1832, Abbotsford HouseChief Keef
American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1995)
*August 15th, 1995, Chicago
73 Eni Faleomavaega
American Samoan politician (1943–2017)
*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo
82 Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright
*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York CitySame year
Born in 1796
Nicholas I of Russia
Emperor of Russia (1796-1855)
*June 25th, 1796, Gatchina Palace †February 18th, 1855, Winter PalaceJames Bowie
Nineteenth-century American pioneer, soldier, smuggler, slave trader, and land speculator, played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution
*April 10th, 1796, Logan County †March 6th, 1836, Alamo Mission in San Antonio
77 Adolphe Quetelet
Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist (1796-1874)
*February 22nd, 1796, Ghent †February 17th, 1874, City of BrusselsThomas Bulfinch
American writer and mythologist (1796-1867)
*July 15th, 1796, Newton †May 27th, 1867, BostonEdward Gibbon Wakefield
New Zealand politician (1796-1862)
*March 20th, 1796, London †May 16th, 1862, Wellington
María Josefa García Granados
Guatemalan writer
*July 10th, 1796, El Puerto de Santa María †July 28th, 1848, Guatemala CityChristian Winther
Danish lyric poet (1796-1876)
*July 29th, 1796, Zealand †December 30th, 1876, ParisNicolas Carnot
French physicist, the "father of thermodynamics" (1796–1832)
*June 1st, 1796, Paris †August 24th, 1832, ParisJean-Baptiste Camille Corot
French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
*July 16th, 1796, Paris †February 22nd, 1875, Paris.jpg "Charles Follen")
43 Charles Follen
German-American educator
*September 6th, 1796, Romrod †January 13th, 1840, Long Island Sound
21 Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
British princess (1796-1817); only child of George, Prince of Wales (later King George IV)
*January 7th, 1796, Carlton House †November 6th, 1817, Claremont
90 Asher Brown Durand
American painter and engraver (1796-1886)
*August 21st, 1796, Maplewood †September 17th, 1886, Maplewood
61 Daniel Elster
Composer and choir director (1796-1857)
*September 16th, 1796, Benshausen †December 19th, 1857, Wettingen.jpg "Fernán Caballero")
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77 Manuel Bretón de los Herreros
Spanish dramatist, poet, and journalist
*January 1st, 1796, Quel, La Rioja †January 1st, 1873, Madrid.png "Bellamy Storer")
79 Bellamy Storer
Cincinnati politician (1796-1875)
*March 26th, 1796, Portland †June 1st, 1875, Cincinnati
74 Michael Thonet
German-Austrian cabinet maker, 1796-1871
*July 2nd, 1796, Boppard †March 3rd, 1871, Vienna
81 Joseph Bonomi the Younger
English archaeologist and writer (1796–1878)
*October 9th, 1796, London †March 3rd, 1878, WimbledonBirthdays of famous people
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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 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_Day_of_Mourning_(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/National_Memorial_Service_for_War_DeadDate as a Roman numeral / digit
15.8.1796
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1796 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).