June 15 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer   

1638  Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun).   

1643  Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania.   

1664  NJ established   

1666  Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies.   

1677  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67.   

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies   

1703  Gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58.   

1708  Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62.   

1728  Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer.   

1734  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer   

1741  Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America.   

1749  George Joseph Vogler, composer.   

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

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69.   

1762  Austria uses 1st paper currency   

1763  Franz Danzi, composer.   

1767  Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)   

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

1775  George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army   

1779  General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's inaugural fatal aviation accident.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident.   

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

1804  12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president   

1808  Jozef Napoleon is recorded as becoming king of Spain.   

1814  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84.   

1821  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer   

1828  Brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91.   

1831  Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78   

1833  Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909   

1834  Rioters in Safed Palestine results in the deaths of many Jews.   

1836  Arkansas is recorded as becoming the 25th state admitted to the U.S.   

1836  Arkansas is recorded as becoming 25th state   

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1221  Frederik ii: [strijdbare], duke of austria   

1330  Edward: The black prince, prince of wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard grenville: English parliament leader/vice-admiral (roanoke)   

1553  Ernst: Archduke of austria/governor of the netherlands   

1594  Nicolas poussin: French painter   

1623  Cornelis de witt: Dutch statesman (chatham)   

1624  Hiob ludolf: German orientalist   

1636  Johann david mayer: Composer   

0923  Death of Robert i: King of france (922-23),   

0948  Death of Romanus i lecapenus: Armenian emperor of byzantium (919-44),   

0991  Theophano: German empress/wife of emperor otto ii,   

1246  Death of Frederik ii "the strijdbare": Duke of austria,   

1337  Death of Angelus clarenus/da cingoli: Italian leader,   

1341  Andronicus iii paleologus: Byzantine emperor (1328-41),   

1381  Death of Wat tyler: Leader of english peasants' revolt, beheaded in london   

1383  Death of John vi cantacuzenus: Byzantine emperor