Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) on June - 15.   

1626  King Charles I disbands English parliament on June - 15.   

1636  On this day in history johann David Mayer, composer   

1638  Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun) on this day in history.   

1643  On this day in history able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania   

1664  On June - 15 nJ established   

1666  On this day in history pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies   

1677  On this day in history giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67   

1702  On June - 15 georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies   

1703  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1708  On this day in history romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

1728  On June - 15 pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer   

1734  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer on this day in history.   

1741  Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America on June - 15.   

1749  On this day in history george Joseph Vogler, composer   

1752  Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69   

1762  Austria uses 1st paper currency on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history franz Danzi, composer   

1767  On June - 15 rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)   

1772  On June - 15 louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77   

1775  On June - 15 george Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army   

1779  General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx on June - 15.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident on this day in history.   

1785  On June - 15 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

1802  On this day in history toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros   

1804  On this day in history 12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president   

1808  On June - 15 jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain   

1814  On this day in history charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84   

1821  On June - 15 nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer   

1828  On June - 15 brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91   

1831  On this day in history peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78   

1833  On this day in history edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909   

1834  On this day in history rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews   

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.   

1553  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on June - 15.   

1624  On this day in history birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.   

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on this day in history.   

0991  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on June - 15.   

1246  On June - 15 frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on June - 15.   

1341  On this day in history andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on June - 15.