Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) on this day in history.   

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

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer on this day in history.   

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

1643  Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania on this day in history.   

1664  NJ established on June - 15.   

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 June - 15.   

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

1708  Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on June - 15.   

1728  On June - 15 pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer   

1734  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer on June - 15.   

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 June - 15.   

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

1762  On this day in history austria uses 1st paper currency   

1763  On June - 15 franz Danzi, composer   

1767  Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828) on June - 15.   

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

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

1802  On June - 15 toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros   

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

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  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer on June - 15.   

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

1831  On June - 15 peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78   

1833  Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 on this day in history.   

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

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1221  Frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria was born on June - 15.   

1330  On this day in history birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

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 June - 15 birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  On June - 15 robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle   

0948  On June - 15 romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

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  Frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25 on June - 15.   

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

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 this day in history.