Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1764  On this day in history edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire   

1775  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn)   

1783  Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent on October - 15.   

1783  On this day in history jean Pilstre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent   

1784  Thomas Hastings, composer on this day in history.   

1785  On this day in history jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)   

1786  Earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC on October - 15.   

1789  The first presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

1789  On October - 15 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61) on October - 15.   

1799  On this day in history august Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

1815  Napoleon begins his exile on St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic on this day in history.   

1815  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena   

1816  On October - 15 amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1817  On October - 15 tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies   

1818  On October - 15 irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

1819  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary on this day in history.   

1819  F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer   

1827  On October - 15 charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge   

1829  Astronomer Asaph Hall born. Discovered the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos on October - 15.   

1829  Asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos) on this day in history.   

1831  On October - 15 helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona)   

1832  On this day in history henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912   

1833  On October - 15 klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader   

1836  On October - 15 thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910   

1842  On this day in history karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung   

1844  On October - 15 friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born   

1846  On October - 15 dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether   

1851  On October - 15 george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)   

1852  On October - 15 wilhelm Posse, composer   

1856  R G Nivelle, French military man on this day in history.   

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1471  On this day in history birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on October - 15.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on October - 15.   

1686  On October - 15 birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on October - 15.   

0892  On October - 15 al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  On October - 15 death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

0912  On this day in history death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  Death of Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946) on this day in history.   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1271  On October - 15 hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies