Historical Events In March - 15

1729  Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans on March - 15.  

1731  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75 on March - 15.  

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

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

1750  Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer on this day in history.  

1754  Silvestro Palma, composer on March - 15.  

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 March - 15.  

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 March - 15.  

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

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

1779  On March - 15 william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)  

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

1781  On this day in history 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 March - 15.  

1790  Nicola Vaccai, composer on March - 15.  

1801  Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer on this day in history.  

1808  On this day in history gaetano Gaspari, composer  

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

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

1811  Robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886 on March - 15.  

1812  First Russian settlement in California, Russian River on this day in history.  

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  On March - 15 clemens Maria Hofbauer, patron saint of Vienna (b. 1751  

1824  Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising) on March - 15.  

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

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

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

1836  Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer on this day in history.  

1838  Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land) on March - 15.  

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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  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  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)  

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 this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)  

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.  

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.  

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.  

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

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies  

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.  

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on March - 15.  

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