Historical Events In April - 14

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

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

1695  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73 on April - 14.  

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 April - 14.  

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  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  On this day in history giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist  

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

1770  On this day in history george Canning, London, British PM (1827)  

1775  On this day in history 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  On April - 14 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter  

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

1809  On this day in history george W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician  

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

1813  On April - 14 joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34  

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

1818  US Medical Corp forms on April - 14.  

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

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

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

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

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  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.  

1676  On this day in history birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

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

0711  On April - 14 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 April - 14 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  On April - 14 death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on April - 14.