Historical Events In April - 14

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer on April - 14.  

1692  On this day in history carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1710  On April - 14 marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer  

1716  Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral on this day in history.  

1718  Emanuele Barbella, composer on April - 14.  

1721  William August duke of Cumberland, English army leader on April - 14.  

1723  John Wainwright, composer on this day in history.  

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

1756  On this day in history gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians  

1759  On April - 14 georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74  

1762  Giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist on April - 14.  

1764  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84 on April - 14.  

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

1775  1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Phila on this day in history.  

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

1782  Carlo Coccia, composer on this day in history.  

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  Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews on April - 14.  

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 this day in history junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art)  

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

1814  On April - 14 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 this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876  

1828  On April - 14 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 April - 14 first edition of the Webster dictionary is published Now what did that word mean?  

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  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1629  On April - 14 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  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies  

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.  

1132  Death of Mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076) on this day in history.  

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

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

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on April - 14.  

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