Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

1623  On this day in history cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1626  King Charles I disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

1636  On June - 15 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 June - 15 pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies   

1677  On June - 15 giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67   

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies on this day in history.   

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

1708  On June - 15 romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

1728  Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer on June - 15.   

1734  On June - 15 johann Ernst Altenburg, composer   

1741  On this day in history capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America   

1749  George Joseph Vogler, composer on June - 15.   

1752  Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment on June - 15.   

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  Franz Danzi, composer on June - 15.   

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

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on June - 15.   

1775  On this day in history george Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army   

1779  General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx on this day in history.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident on June - 15.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident on this day in history.   

1802  Toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros on June - 15.   

1804  On June - 15 12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president   

1808  On this day in history jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain   

1814  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84 on June - 15.   

1821  On this day in history nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer   

1828  On this day in history brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91   

1831  Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78 on June - 15.   

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

1834  Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews on June - 15.   

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1221  On June - 15 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  On June - 15 birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  On this day in history birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On this day in history birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

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

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer was born on June - 15.   

0923  On this day in history robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle   

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

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on June - 15.   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on this day in history.   

1246  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on this day in history.   

1337  On this day in history angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies   

1341  On June - 15 andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  On June - 15 death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London