Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On October - 15 samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1764  Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on October - 15.   

1775  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer on this day in history.   

1777  On this day in history mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn)   

1783  Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent on this day in history.   

1783  Jean Pilstre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent on this day in history.   

1784  Thomas Hastings, composer on October - 15.   

1785  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) on this day in history.   

1786  On this day in history earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC   

1789  The first presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

1789  1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61) on this day in history.   

1799  August Ferdinand Haeser, composer on this day in history.   

1815  On October - 15 napoleon begins his exile on St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena on October - 15.   

1816  On this day in history amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1817  On October - 15 tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies   

1818  Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1819  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary on this day in history.   

1819  On October - 15 f Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48   

1822  Alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge   

1829  On October - 15 astronomer Asaph Hall born. Discovered the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos   

1829  On October - 15 asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)   

1831  Helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona) on October - 15.   

1832  Henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 on this day in history.   

1833  On October - 15 klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader   

1836  On this day in history thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910   

1842  Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on October - 15.   

1844  Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born on October - 15.   

1846  Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether on this day in history.   

1851  George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) on October - 15.   

1852  On October - 15 wilhelm Posse, composer   

1856  R G Nivelle, French military man on this day in history.   

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1471  On this day in history birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  On this day in history birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  On this day in history birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1701  On October - 15 birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

0412  On October - 15 death of theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 15.   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on October - 15.   

0912  On October - 15 death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  Death of Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946) on this day in history.   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  On October - 15 dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on October - 15.