Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer on this day in history.   

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  Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn) on this day in history.   

1783  Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent on this day in history.   

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

1784  On October - 15 thomas Hastings, composer   

1785  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) on October - 15.   

1786  On this day in history earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC   

1789  On October - 15 the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

1789  On this day in history 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61) on this day in history.   

1799  August Ferdinand Haeser, composer on this day in history.   

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

1815  On October - 15 napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena   

1816  On this day in history amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1817  Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1818  Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

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

1819  F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48 on October - 15.   

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

1827  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge   

1829  On this day in history astronomer Asaph Hall born. Discovered the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos   

1829  On October - 15 asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)   

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  Klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader on October - 15.   

1836  Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 on October - 15.   

1842  Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on this day in history.   

1844  Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born on this day in history.   

1846  Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether on this day in history.   

1851  George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) on this day in history.   

1852  On October - 15 wilhelm Posse, composer   

1856  On this day in history r G Nivelle, French military man   

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1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

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 this day in history birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  On October - 15 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 October - 15.   

0412  On this day in history death of theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0912  On October - 15 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 this day in history.   

1268  On this day in history dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

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