Page 2: 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 March - 15.   

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

1744  On March - 15 french King Louis XV declares war on England   

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  On March - 15 andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37)   

1778  On March - 15 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   

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

1778  On this day in history nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook   

1779  William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history 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  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 on this day in history.   

1790  Nicola Vaccai, composer on March - 15.   

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

1808  Gaetano Gaspari, composer on March - 15.   

1809  Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia on March - 15.   

1810  Aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen) on March - 15.   

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

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

1812  On this day in history 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River   

1820  Maine admitted as 23rd state on this day in history.   

1820  Clemens Maria Hofbauer, patron saint of Vienna (b. 1751 on this day in history.   

1824  On March - 15 branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)   

1827  Freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes on this day in history.   

1827  University of Toronto is chartered on March - 15.   

1827  Freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes on March - 15.   

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

1831  On March - 15 edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1835  Eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance) on this day in history.   

1836  On March - 15 henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

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

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

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  On March - 15 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  On this day in history 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  On this day in history zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

0963  On March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

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

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.