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 this day in history.  

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  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 April - 14.  

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

1723  On this day in history john Wainwright, composer  

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  On April - 14 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist  

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

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

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

1777  On April - 14 nY adopts new constitution as an independent state  

1782  On April - 14 carlo Coccia, composer  

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

1797  On April - 14 adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77)  

1799  Napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews on April - 14.  

1803  Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter on April - 14.  

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  On April - 14 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 this day in history napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba  

1818  On this day in history uS Medical Corp forms  

1819  On April - 14 charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch)  

1820  On April - 14 harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876  

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 April - 14.  

1828  First edition of the Webster dictionary is published Now what did that word mean? on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.  

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

1668  Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741) was born on April - 14.  

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer was born on April - 14.  

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 April - 14 death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1345  On this day in history death of richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287)