Historical Events In July - 15

1849  Moritz Heuzenroeder, composer on this day in history.  

1850  John Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North v South at Lord's on this day in history.  

1850  Francesca Xavier Cabrini, [Mother Cabrini], 1st US saint on July - 15.  

1854  Wincenty Studzinski, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1856  Natal established as a British colony separate from Cape Colony on this day in history.  

1856  On July - 15 natal forms as a British colony separate from Cape Colony  

1856  Owen Dunell, cricketer (South Africa's 1st Test captain) on this day in history.  

1856  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (The Kidnap), dies at 81 on July - 15.  

1857  Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist/composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

1862  CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet & Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R on July - 15.  

1862  On July - 15 david Emanuel Twiggs, US Confederate gen-mjr (Monterrey), dies at 72  

1863  Pres Davis orders service duty for confederate army on this day in history.  

1864  On this day in history troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 and injuring 109 of 955 aboard  

1864  On this day in history troop train loaded with Confederate prisoners collided with a coal train killing 65 & injuring 109 of 955 aboard  

1864  Marie Tempest, [Marie Susan Etherington], actress (Yellow Sands) on this day in history.  

1865  On July - 15 alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe  

1865  Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink, Dutch historian, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1867  SF Merchant's Exchange opens on this day in history.  

1867  On July - 15 maggie Mitchell Walker, 1st woman bank director/philanthropist  

1868  On this day in history william Thomas Morton, dentist (1st to use ether), dies  

1869  Margarine is patented in Paris, for use by French Navy on July - 15.  

1869  On this day in history margarine is patented by Hippolye Méga-Mouriès for use by French Navy  

1869  On July - 15 a J Haynes, US army captain and civil war veteren, assassinated by KKK  

1870  On this day in history georgia becomes last confederate state to be readmitted to US  

1870  Hudson's Bay & Northwest Territories transferred to Canada on this day in history.  

1870  On July - 15 manitoba becomes 5th Canadian province & NW Territories created  

1870  Georgia becomes last confederate to be readmitted to US on this day in history.  

1870  On July - 15 ernest Walker, composer  

1875  On this day in history frank "Pop" Morgenweck, basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)  

1876  Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford on July - 15.  

1876  On July - 15 aleksander Fredro, Polish comedy writer (Zemstra), dies at 82  

1878  On July - 15 willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist  

1881  William "Billy the Kid" Bonney killed by Pat Garrett on July - 15.  

1881  On this day in history william "Billy the Kid" Bonney, shot by sheriff Pat Garrett at 21  

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1273  Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352) was born on this day in history.  

1353  On July - 15 birth of vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)  

1458  On July - 15 birth of juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521)  

1471  On July - 15 birth of eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)  

1553  Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on July - 15.  

1573  On this day in history birth of inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral)  

1606  Rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch) was born on July - 15.  

1606  On this day in history birth of rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)  

0668  Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37 on July - 15.  

1085  Robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70 on July - 15.  

1262  Death of Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222) on this day in history.  

1274  On July - 15 john F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies  

1291  On this day in history rudolf I, King of Germany & Holy Roman Empire, dies  

1381  On this day in history death of john Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged  

1406  Death of Duke William of Austria (b. c.1370) on this day in history.  

1410  On July - 15 death of ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360)