What Happened on August 15, 1892

Historical Events

Fourth Gladstone Ministry

4th & last British government of William Gladstone forms

Famous Birthdays

  • Knud Jeppesen, Danish organist, composer, educator (Royal Danish Academy, 1920-47; Aarhus University, 1946-57), and musicologist (La frottola), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1974)
  • Louis Victor de Broglie, French quantum physicist (studied electrons, Nobel Prize for Physics, 1929), born in Dieppe, France (d. 1987)

About August 15, 1892

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 131 years, 8 months and 30 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Leo