Historical Events In March - 15

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

1731  On March - 15 adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75   

1733  On this day in history johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized   

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

1750  Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer on March - 15.   

1754  Silvestro Palma, composer on March - 15.   

1767  The birth of Andrew Jackson, Twice President of the United States on this day in history.   

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

1778  On this day in history 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  Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook on March - 15.   

1778  Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook on March - 15.   

1779  William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) on March - 15.   

1781  Battle of Guilford Court House, South Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) on March - 15.   

1781  Battle of Guilford Court House, SC (British suffer heavy losses) on March - 15.   

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  Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer on March - 15.   

1808  Gaetano Gaspari, composer on this day in history.   

1809  Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen)   

1811  On this day in history robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886   

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

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 March - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1830  On this day in history paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910)   

1831  On this day in history 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  Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land) on this day in history.   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on March - 15.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on March - 15.   

1666  On this day in history birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on March - 15.   

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 March - 15 zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

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 March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on this day in history.   

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