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 this day in history 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  On April - 15 bottle opener invented   

1741  Charles Willson Peale, US, port painter/inventor (George Washington) on this day in history.   

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

1756  Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, composer, dies at 29 on April - 15.   

1757  George Knowil Jackson, composer on this day in history.   

1764  Jeanne-Antoinette-Poison LeNormant d'Etoiles, Marquis de Pomador, dies on April - 15.   

1765  Michail v Lomonosov, Russian scholar/poet, dies at 53 on April - 15.   

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

1776  On April - 15 duchess of Kingston found guilty of bigamy   

1784  On this day in history 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 April - 15 bank of England hands out 1st £5 note   

1793  On April - 15 friedrich Struve, Germany, founded dynasty of astronomers   

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

1800  On April - 15 james Ross discovers North Magnetic pole Compass sales go through the roof   

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

1802  On April - 15 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 April - 15 ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

1812  Pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau, painter on this day in history.   

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

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

1820  On this day in history evander McNair, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1902   

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

1822  Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1824  Theodorus F van Capellen, vice-admiral (Algiers), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1827  Julius Tausch, composer on April - 15.   

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

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

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

1637  Valentin Molitor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1641  Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. 1722) was born on April - 15.   

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

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

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

1502  On this day in history jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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