Historical Events In April - 15

1697  On this day in history charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden   

1707  On this day in history leonhard Euler, Bassle Sweden, mathematician (Euler's Constant)   

1715  Uprising of Yamasse-indians in South Carolina on this day in history.   

1716  On April - 15 russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar   

1719  On this day in history johann Friedrich Treiber, composer, dies at 76   

1729  On this day in history johann S Bachs "Mattheus Passion" premieres in Leipzig   

1738  Bottle opener invented on April - 15.   

1741  On this day in history charles Willson Peale, US, port painter/inventor (George Washington)   

1755  Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language published in London on April - 15.   

1756  Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

1757  On this day in history george Knowil Jackson, composer   

1764  On this day in history jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies   

1765  On April - 15 michail v Lomonosov, Russian scholar/poet, dies at 53   

1766  On April - 15 friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic   

1776  On this day in history duchess of Kingston found guilty of bigamy   

1784  On April - 15 1st balloon flight in Ireland   

1788  On this day in history england, Netherlands & Prussia sign peace treaty   

1788  On this day in history giuseppi Bonno, composer, dies at 77   

1793  On this day in history bank of England hands out 1st £5 note   

1793  Friedrich Struve, Germany, founded dynasty of astronomers on April - 15.   

1800  James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole on this day in history.   

1800  James Ross discovers North Magnetic pole Compass sales go through the roof on April - 15.   

1800  James Clark Ross, explorer (British Antarctic) on April - 15.   

1802  William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the former to pen I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud on this day in history.   

1809  Hermann Gunther Grassmann, mathematician on this day in history.   

1811  Ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70 on April - 15.   

1812  On this day in history pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau, painter   

1814  John Lothrop Motley, US, historian/author (Rise of Dutch Rep) on April - 15.   

1817  On April - 15 1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford Conn)   

1820  Evander McNair, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 on April - 15.   

1821  Emerson Brown Joseph, (Confederacy), died in 1894 on this day in history.   

1822  On this day in history napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1824  On April - 15 theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral (Algiers), dies at 61   

1827  Julius Tausch, composer on this day in history.   

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1452  Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary was born on April - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on April - 15.   

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

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

1472  On April - 15 leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68   

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

1605  Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on April - 15.   

1607  On April - 15 cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78   

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