Historical Events In April - 14

1676  On April - 14 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

1692  Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies on this day in history.  

1695  On April - 14 jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73  

1699  Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar on April - 14.  

1710  On this day in history marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer  

1716  On this day in history arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral  

1718  Emanuele Barbella, composer on this day in history.  

1721  William August duke of Cumberland, English army leader on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history john Wainwright, composer  

1738  On this day in history duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09)  

1756  Gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians on April - 14.  

1759  On this day in history georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74  

1762  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist on this day in history.  

1764  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1770  On April - 14 george Canning, London, British PM (1827)  

1775  On April - 14 1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Phila  

1777  NY adopts new constitution as an independent state on this day in history.  

1782  On this day in history carlo Coccia, composer  

1792  On April - 14 france declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars  

1797  Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77) on April - 14.  

1799  On April - 14 napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews  

1803  On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter  

1809  Napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria on April - 14.  

1809  George W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician on April - 14.  

1813  Junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art) on this day in history.  

1813  On this day in history joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34  

1814  On this day in history napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba  

1818  On this day in history uS Medical Corp forms  

1819  Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch) on April - 14.  

1820  Harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on this day in history.  

1828  On April - 14 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard  

1828  On this day in history first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published  

1828  First edition of the Webster dictionary is published Now what did that word mean? on April - 14.  

1831  Soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse on April - 14.  

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on April - 14.  

1572  On April - 14 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on April - 14.  

1592  On this day in history birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

1629  On this day in history birth of christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings)  

1668  On this day in history birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)  

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on this day in history.  

1710  On this day in history birth of marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer  

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27  

0911  Sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies on April - 14.  

1099  On this day in history death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death  

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)  

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on this day in history.  

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.  

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.