Historical Events In April - 14

1676  On April - 14 ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

1692  On April - 14 carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies  

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  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer on April - 14.  

1716  On April - 14 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  John Wainwright, composer on this day in history.  

1738  Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) on April - 14.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1777  On this day in history nY adopts new constitution as an independent state  

1782  Carlo Coccia, composer on this day in history.  

1792  On this day in history france declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars  

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

1799  Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews on this day in history.  

1803  On April - 14 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter  

1809  On April - 14 napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria  

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

1813  Junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art) on April - 14.  

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

1814  Napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba on April - 14.  

1818  US Medical Corp forms on April - 14.  

1819  On this day in history charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch)  

1820  Harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876 on April - 14.  

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

1828  First edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published on this day in history.  

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

1831  On April - 14 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  On this day in history birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

1578  On April - 14 birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)  

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.  

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.  

1668  On April - 14 birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)  

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

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  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies  

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on April - 14.  

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

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

1279  On April - 14 death of boleslaus of Greater Poland  

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)