Page 2: Historical Events In June - 27
Friday, 15 May 2026
1789 Philipp Friedrich Silcher, composer 

1805 Stephen Elvey, composer 

1806 Buenos Aires captured by British. 

1808 Everhardus J Potgieter, Dutch writer/publisher (The Guide) 

1809 Francois de Canrobert, French marshal/parliament member. 

1812 John Pike Hullah, composer 

1814 Johann Friedrich Reichardt, composer, dies at 61 

1819 Carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer. 

1821 August Conradi, composer 

1828 Junius Daniel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 

1829 James Smithson, dies, his will establishes Smithsonian Institute 

1832 Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisla, composer, dies at 72 

1833 Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury Conn 

1833 Vladislav Ivanovich Zaremba, composer 

1838 Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, Bengali novelist (Anandamath). 

1839 Ranjit Singh, gov of Lahore, dies 

1844 Joseph Smith, Founder of the Mormon church is born 

1844 Hyrum Smith, founder/leader (Mormon Church), shot by mob in Carthage Ill 

1846 Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish leader is born 

1846 Charles S Parnell, English/Irish Home Rule Party-Lower house member 

1847 NY and Boston linked by telegraph wires 

1848 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54. 

1849 Harriet Hubbard Ayers, beauty cream maufacturer and expert/columnist 

1850 Ivan Vazov, Bulgaria, poet/novelist/playwright (Under the Yoke) 

1857 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #45 Eugenia 

1859 Mildred Hill, Composer of 'Happy Birthday' is born 

1859 Mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You). 

1859 Jean C Baud, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36), dies at 69 

1862 Day 3 of the 7 Days-Battle of Gaines' Mill. 

1862 -28] Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia 

1862 May Irwin, US comedienne/singer (Hot Time in the Old Town). 

1862 Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35 

1863 Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia 

1863 Martin E Green, Confederate brig-general, shot dead at 38 

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