Historical Events In July - 15
Friday, 31 March 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 July - 15.
1755 On July - 15 french ambassador recalled from London
1765 On July - 15 charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies
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 this day in history farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77
1783 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France on this day in history.
1784 Johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies on July - 15.
1787 On July - 15 parliament of Paris banished to Troyes
1789 On July - 15 gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris.
1789 On this day in history jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74
1795 On this day in history the 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem
1795 On this day in history "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem
1796 Thomas Bulfinch, mythologist (Bulfinch's Mythology) on July - 15.
1798 On this day in history charles H Bell, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1875
1798 On July - 15 gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66
1799 On this day in history discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language.
1799 The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign on July - 15.
1802 On this day in history john Barnett, composer
1806 Zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest on this day in history.
1808 French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples on this day in history.
1808 Henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851) on July - 15.
1810 On July - 15 jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75
1812 On July - 15 benno Adam, animal painter
1815 Napoleon Bonaparte captured on July - 15.
1817 On this day in history john Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway)
1818 On this day in history heinrich Esser, composer
1823 A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on this day in history.
1830 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk & Fox, signs a treaty giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa & Missouri on this day in history.
1839 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on July - 15.
1840 On this day in history england, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance
1848 Vilfredo F D Pareto, Italian economist/sociologist on July - 15.
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