Historical Events In July - 15
Monday, 02 October 2023
1738 On this day in history alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed
1741 Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska on this day in history.
1751 John Wilson, botanist, dies on this day in history.
1755 On this day in history french ambassador recalled from London
1765 Charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies on this day in history.
1779 US troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft Stony Point, NY on this day in history.
1779 Clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas) on this day in history.
1782 On July - 15 farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77
1783 On this day in history 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France
1784 Johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies on July - 15.
1787 Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes on this day in history.
1789 Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris on this day in history.
1789 On this day in history jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74
1795 The 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem on this day in history.
1795 "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem on July - 15.
1796 Thomas Bulfinch, mythologist (Bulfinch's Mythology) on this day in history.
1798 On this day in history charles H Bell, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1875
1798 Gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.
1799 Discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language on this day in history.
1799 On this day in history the Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
1802 On this day in history john Barnett, composer
1806 On July - 15 zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest
1808 French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples on July - 15.
1808 On this day in history henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851)
1810 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75
1812 Benno Adam, animal painter on this day in history.
1815 Napoleon Bonaparte captured on July - 15.
1817 On this day in history john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)
1818 On July - 15 heinrich Esser, composer
1823 A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on this day in history.
1830 On July - 15 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk & Fox, signs a treaty giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa & Missouri
1839 On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies
1840 England, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance on this day in history.
1848 On July - 15 vilfredo F D Pareto, Italian economist/sociologist
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