Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On October - 15 samuel Adams Holyoke, composer  

1764  On this day in history 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  

1775  On this day in history bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer  

1777  On October - 15 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  On October - 15 thomas Hastings, composer  

1785  On October - 15 jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)  

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  On October - 15 august Ferdinand Haeser, composer  

1815  On this day in history napoleon begins his exile on St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic.  

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena on this day in history.  

1816  Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on October - 15.  

1817  Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on October - 15.  

1818  On this day in history irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

1819  On October - 15 marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary  

1819  On this day in history f Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48  

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

1827  On October - 15 charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge  

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

1829  On this day in history asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)  

1831  On October - 15 helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona)  

1832  On October - 15 henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912  

1833  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1846  Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether on October - 15.  

1851  On this day in history george F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament)  

1852  Wilhelm Posse, composer on this day in history.  

1856  On this day in history r G Nivelle, French military man  

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

1542  On October - 15 birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)  

1550  On October - 15 birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange  

1608  On October - 15 birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)  

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on October - 15.  

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

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on this day in history.  

1711  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)  

0412  On this day in history death of theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria  

0892  On this day in history al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies  

0898  On October - 15 death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor  

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on this day in history.  

1002  On this day in history death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)  

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on this day in history.  

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

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on this day in history.