Historical Events In April - 14

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer on April - 14.  

1692  Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies on April - 14.  

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 this day in history.  

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer on April - 14.  

1716  Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral on April - 14.  

1718  On this day in history emanuele Barbella, composer  

1721  On April - 14 william August duke of Cumberland, English army leader  

1723  John Wainwright, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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  On this day in history george W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician  

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

1818  US Medical Corp forms on April - 14.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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1336  On April - 14 birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)  

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

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

1592  On this day in history 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  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  Childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27 on April - 14.  

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

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

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

1240  Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies on April - 14.  

1279  On April - 14 death of boleslaus of Greater Poland  

1322  Death of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275) on this day in history.  

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