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  Jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 April - 14.  

1718  Emanuele Barbella, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1759  Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1777  On this day in history nY adopts new constitution as an independent state  

1782  On this day in history carlo Coccia, composer  

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 April - 14.  

1799  On this day in history napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews  

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

1814  On this day in history napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba  

1818  US Medical Corp forms on this day in history.  

1819  On this day in history charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch)  

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

1831  On April - 14 soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.  

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1336  Emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374) was born on this day in history.  

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.  

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  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on April - 14.  

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

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  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)  

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