Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

1623  On June - 15 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  On this day in history samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun)   

1643  On June - 15 able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania   

1664  NJ established on June - 15.   

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 this day in history georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies   

1703  On this day in history gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58   

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  Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America on this day in history.   

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  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1763  Franz Danzi, composer on this day in history.   

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  George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army on this day in history.   

1779  On June - 15 general Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On June - 15 charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84   

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  Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 on this day in history.   

1834  On June - 15 rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews   

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on this day in history.   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on June - 15.   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on this day in history.   

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

1594  On June - 15 birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

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  On June - 15 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 this day in history.   

1073  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

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

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

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on June - 15.   

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