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 this day in history 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  On this day in history emanuele Barbella, composer  

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

1723  On April - 14 john Wainwright, composer  

1738  On April - 14 duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09)  

1756  On April - 14 gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians  

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

1762  On April - 14 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist  

1764  On April - 14 peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84  

1770  George Canning, London, British PM (1827) on April - 14.  

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

1777  NY adopts new constitution as an independent state on April - 14.  

1782  Carlo Coccia, composer on April - 14.  

1792  France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars on this day in history.  

1797  Adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77) on this day in history.  

1799  On this day in history napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews  

1803  Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter on this day in history.  

1809  On this day in history napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria  

1809  George W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician on this day in history.  

1813  On April - 14 junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art)  

1813  Joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34 on April - 14.  

1814  Napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba on this day in history.  

1818  US Medical Corp forms on this day in history.  

1819  Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch) on this day in history.  

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

1828  On this day in history 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard  

1828  On April - 14 first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published  

1828  On this day in history first edition of the Webster dictionary is published Now what did that word mean?  

1831  On this day in history soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.  

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1336  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)  

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.  

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.  

1592  On April - 14 birth of abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher  

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on April - 14.  

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 April - 14 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 April - 14 death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death  

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on April - 14.  

1240  On April - 14 llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies  

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on this day in history.  

1322  On April - 14 death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

1345  On April - 14 death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)