Historical Events In April - 15

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

0784  On this day in history first balloon flight in Ireland  

1053  Godwin, Earl of Wessex on April - 15.  

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 April - 15 pope Innoncent III refuses Jews of Cordova Spain to build a synagogue  

1415  On this day in history manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian  

1450  French defeat English at Battle of Formigny in 100 Years' War on this day in history.  

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

1469  On April - 15 nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs  

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

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

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

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

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  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.  

1621  Hugo the Great arrives in France on this day in history.  

1621  On April - 15 john Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony  

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

1637  On this day in history valentin Molitor, composer  

1651  Domenico Gabrielli, composer on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history patriarch Joseph, head of the Russian Orthodox Church  

1654  On April - 15 england & Netherlands signs peace treaty  

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

1682  On this day in history john van Huysum, Dutch painter (flowers/fruit)  

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

1688  On this day in history johann Friedrich Fasch, composer  

1689  On April - 15 french king Louis XIV declares war on Spain  

1689  On this day in history ferdinand Zellbell, composer  

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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  On this day in history birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)  

1552  On April - 15 birth of pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)  

1588  On this day in history birth of claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist  

1637  On April - 15 birth of valentin Molitor, composer  

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

1646  King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699) was born on this day in history.  

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

1220  Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

1610  On April - 15 johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62