Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On October - 15 samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1764  On October - 15 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  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer on this day in history.   

1777  Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn) on this day in history.   

1783  Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent on October - 15.   

1783  On October - 15 jean Pilstre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent   

1784  Thomas Hastings, composer on October - 15.   

1785  On this day in history jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)   

1786  Earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC on October - 15.   

1789  On this day in history the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

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

1795  On October - 15 frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61)   

1799  On October - 15 august Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

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

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

1816  Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1817  Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1818  Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on October - 15.   

1819  On this day in history marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary   

1819  F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1822  On October - 15 alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer   

1827  Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge on October - 15.   

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

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 October - 15 thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910   

1842  Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on this day in history.   

1844  On October - 15 friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born   

1846  On this day in history dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether   

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

1852  On October - 15 wilhelm Posse, composer   

1856  R G Nivelle, French military man on October - 15.   

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1471  Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526) was born on this day in history.   

1542  Djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605) was born on October - 15.   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.   

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

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

1686  On October - 15 birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on October - 15.   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on October - 15.   

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

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on this day in history.   

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

0912  On this day in history death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  On October - 15 death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

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

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

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