Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

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

1626  On this day in history king Charles I disbands English parliament   

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

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  NJ established on this day in history.   

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  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  On June - 15 pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer   

1734  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer on June - 15.   

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

1749  On June - 15 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 June - 15.   

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

1763  Franz Danzi, composer on June - 15.   

1767  On this day in history rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828)   

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1775  On June - 15 george Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army   

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

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 June - 15.   

1802  On this day in history toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros   

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 this day in history.   

1821  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer on June - 15.   

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 June - 15.   

1834  Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews on this day in history.   

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On June - 15 birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  On June - 15 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  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

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  On June - 15 birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

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

0948  On this day in history romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  On this day in history theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

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

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  On June - 15 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.