Historical Events In June - 15
Thursday, 09 May 2024
1623 Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) on this day in history.
1626 King Charles I disbands English parliament on June - 15.
1636 Johann David Mayer, composer on this day in history.
1638 Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun) on this day in history.
1643 On June - 15 able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania
1664 NJ established on this day in history.
1666 Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies on this day in history.
1677 Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67 on June - 15.
1702 Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies on June - 15.
1703 On this day in history gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58
1708 On June - 15 romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62
1728 On June - 15 pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer
1734 Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer on June - 15.
1741 Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America on this day in history.
1749 George Joseph Vogler, composer on this day in history.
1752 Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment on this day in history.
1760 On this day in history antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69
1762 On this day in history austria uses 1st paper currency
1763 On June - 15 franz Danzi, composer
1767 On June - 15 rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)
1772 Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on this day in history.
1775 On June - 15 george Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army
1779 General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx on this day in history.
1785 On June - 15 2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident
1785 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident on this day in history.
1802 Toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros on this day in history.
1804 On this day in history 12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president
1808 On this day in history jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain
1814 On this day in history charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84
1821 On June - 15 nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer
1828 On this day in history brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91
1831 Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909
1834 On June - 15 rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews
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