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  On this day in history uprising of Yamasse-indians in South Carolina   

1716  Russian & Prussian troops occupy Wismar on April - 15.   

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

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

1738  Bottle opener invented on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1757  On this day in history george Knowil Jackson, composer   

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

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  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 this day in history 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  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 April - 15.   

1811  On April - 15 ernest Louis Muller, composer, dies at 70   

1812  On April - 15 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  Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General (Union volunteers) on April - 15.   

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

1827  On this day in history julius Tausch, composer   

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1452  On April - 15 birth of leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary   

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

1489  On this day in history birth of sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)   

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  On this day in history birth of valentin Molitor, composer   

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

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

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

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

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

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  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on April - 15.