Page 2: Historical Events In April - 15

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

1707  Leonhard Euler, Bassle Sweden, mathematician (Euler's Constant) on this day in history.   

1715  Uprising of Yamasse-indians in South Carolina on April - 15.   

1716  On April - 15 russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar   

1719  Johann Friedrich Treiber, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1729  On April - 15 johann S Bachs "Mattheus Passion" premieres in Leipzig   

1738  Bottle opener invented on April - 15.   

1741  Charles Willson Peale, US, port painter/inventor (George Washington) on April - 15.   

1755  On this day in history samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language published in London.   

1756  On April - 15 johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer, dies at 29   

1757  On April - 15 george Knowil Jackson, composer   

1764  Jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies on this day in history.   

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

1766  On this day in history friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic   

1776  Duchess of Kingston found guilty of bigamy on this day in history.   

1784  1st balloon flight in Ireland on this day in history.   

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  Bank of England hands out 1st £5 note on this day in history.   

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

1800  On this day in history james Ross discovers North Magnetic pole   

1800  On this day in history james Ross discovers North Magnetic pole Compass sales go through the roof   

1800  James Clark Ross, explorer (British Antarctic) on this day in history.   

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

1809  On April - 15 hermann Gunther Grassmann, mathematician   

1811  On this day in history ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

1812  On April - 15 pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau, painter   

1814  On April - 15 john Lothrop Motley, US, historian/author (Rise of Dutch Rep)   

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

1820  Evander McNair, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

1821  On April - 15 emerson Brown Joseph, (Confederacy), died in 1894   

1822  Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 15.   

1824  Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral (Algiers), dies at 61 on April - 15.   

1827  On this day in history julius Tausch, composer   

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

1469  Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs was born on this day in history.   

1489  Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

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  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1646  On this day in history birth of king Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)   

1053  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on April - 15.   

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

1415  On April - 15 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 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