Historical Events In March - 15

1729  On March - 15 sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans  

1731  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1733  Johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized on March - 15.  

1744  French King Louis XV declares war on England on March - 15.  

1750  On March - 15 caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer  

1754  On this day in history silvestro Palma, composer  

1767  On March - 15 the birth of Andrew Jackson, Twice President of the United States  

1767  Andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37) on this day in history.  

1778  Nootka Sound, BC Captain James Cook reaches the west coast of Vancouver Island with his ships Resolution and Discovery, on the way to search for a North West Passage from the Pacific; names the site Friendly Cove after a warm reception from local Nootka people on this day in history.  

1778  On March - 15 nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook  

1778  On March - 15 nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook  

1779  On this day in history william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)  

1781  On March - 15 battle of Guilford Court House, South Carolina (British suffer heavy losses)  

1781  On March - 15 battle of Guilford Court House, SC (British suffer heavy losses)  

1783  On this day in history in an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place.  

1790  Nicola Vaccai, composer on this day in history.  

1801  On March - 15 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer  

1808  Gaetano Gaspari, composer on this day in history.  

1809  On March - 15 joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia  

1810  Aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen) on this day in history.  

1811  On March - 15 robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886  

1812  On March - 15 first Russian settlement in California, Russian River  

1812  1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River on March - 15.  

1820  On this day in history maine admitted as 23rd state  

1820  Clemens Maria Hofbauer, patron saint of Vienna (b. 1751 on March - 15.  

1824  Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising) on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes  

1827  University of Toronto is chartered on March - 15.  

1827  On March - 15 freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes  

1830  On March - 15 paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910)  

1831  Edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.  

1835  On March - 15 eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance)  

1836  Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer on March - 15.  

1838  On March - 15 alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)  

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)  

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.  

1455  On March - 15 birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)  

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France  

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on March - 15.  

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China  

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on March - 15.  

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.  

0044  On March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)  

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies  

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on this day in history.  

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on March - 15.  

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on this day in history.  

1145  On this day in history death of pope Lucius II  

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens  

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.