Historical Events In April - 15
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
0069 Battle at Bedriacum, North-Italy on April - 15. 

0784 First balloon flight in Ireland on April - 15. 

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 April - 15 adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies 

1250 Pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue on April - 15. 

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

1450 On this day in history french defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War 

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

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

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

1492 On this day in history the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Rennaisance man 

1493 On this day in history -20/4 Barcelona] Columbus meets with King Ferdinand & Isabella 

1502 Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on April - 15. 

1581 Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal on April - 15. 

1588 Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist on April - 15. 

1594 Fleming Pieter Stevens appointed royal painter of Rudolf II (Prague) on this day in history. 

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 Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on this day in history. 

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 On April - 15 valentin Molitor, composer 

1651 On this day in history domenico Gabrielli, composer 

1652 On April - 15 patriarch Joseph, head of the Russian Orthodox Church 

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

1659 Simon Dach, German poet, dies on this day in history. 

1682 John van Huysum, Dutch painter (flowers/fruit) on this day in history. 

1684 On this day in history catherine I, empress of Russia (1725-27) 

1688 On April - 15 johann Friedrich Fasch, composer 

1689 French king Louis XIV declares war on Spain on April - 15. 

1689 On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer 

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