Historical Events In April - 15

0069  Battle at Bedriacum, North-Italy on this day in history.  

0784  First balloon flight in Ireland on this day in history.  

1053  Godwin, Earl of Wessex on this day in history.  

1205  On this day in history battle at Adrianople: Bulgaria beats Emp Boudouin of Constantinople  

1220  On this day in history adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1250  On this day in history pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue  

1415  On April - 15 manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian  

1450  French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War on April - 15.  

1452  Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary on this day in history.  

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs on April - 15.  

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1472  On this day in history leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68  

1492  The birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Rennaisance man on April - 15.  

1493  -20/4 Barcelona] Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Isabella on April - 15.  

1502  On April - 15 jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies  

1581  On this day in history cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal  

1588  Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist on this day in history.  

1594  On this day in history fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague)  

1595  Willem I's daughter of Elisabeth of Nassau marries duke Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne of Broth on this day in history.  

1605  On this day in history boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

1607  Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 on April - 15.  

1610  On this day in history johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62  

1621  On this day in history hugo the Great arrives in France  

1621  John Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history swedish & Saxon army beat Earl Tilly  

1637  Valentin Molitor, composer on April - 15.  

1651  Domenico Gabrielli, composer on this day in history.  

1652  Patriarch Joseph, head of the Russian Orthodox Church on April - 15.  

1654  England & Netherlands signs peace treaty on April - 15.  

1659  Simon Dach, German poet, dies on April - 15.  

1682  On April - 15 john van Huysum, Dutch painter (flowers/fruit)  

1684  Catherine I, empress of Russia (1725-27) on April - 15.  

1688  Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer on this day in history.  

1689  On this day in history french king Louis XIV declares war on Spain  

1689  Ferdinand Zellbell, composer on this day in history.  

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1452  On this day in history birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary  

1469  On this day in history birth of nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs  

1489  Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588) was born on April - 15.  

1552  Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) was born on April - 15.  

1588  On April - 15 birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist  

1637  On this day in history birth of valentin Molitor, composer  

1641  On this day in history birth of robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722)  

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on April - 15.  

1053  On April - 15 death of godwin, Earl of Wessex  

1220  On April - 15 adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies  

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on this day in history.  

1472  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

1502  Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.  

1605  On April - 15 boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies  

1607  On this day in history cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78  

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on this day in history.