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 June - 15.  

1636  On June - 15 johann David Mayer, composer  

1638  Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun) on June - 15.  

1643  Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania on June - 15.  

1664  On June - 15 nJ established  

1666  Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies on June - 15.  

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

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies on June - 15.  

1703  On June - 15 gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58  

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

1728  On this day in history pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer  

1734  On this day in history 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  On this day in history ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment  

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1762  On June - 15 austria uses 1st paper currency  

1763  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1779  On this day in history general Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx  

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

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

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

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

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  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer on June - 15.  

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

1831  Peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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

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 June - 15.  

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

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

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

1623  On June - 15 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 this day in history.  

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on this day in history.  

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on June - 15.  

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

1073  On June - 15 death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)  

1246  On this day in history 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