Historical Events In April - 14

1676  On this day in history ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1723  On this day in history john Wainwright, composer  

1738  Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) on this day in history.  

1756  Gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians on this day in history.  

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  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 April - 14.  

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 this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter  

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

1809  On April - 14 george W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician  

1813  On April - 14 junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art)  

1813  On April - 14 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  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 April - 14 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 this day in history soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.  

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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 April - 14.  

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on April - 14.  

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 April - 14.  

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

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on this day in history.  

0711  On April - 14 childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27  

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies  

1099  On April - 14 death of conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death  

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

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

1279  Death of Boleslaus of Greater Poland on April - 14.  

1322  On this day in history 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)