Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer on October - 15.   

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  Bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer on this day in history.   

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

1786  On October - 15 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  On October - 15 frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61)   

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

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

1815  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena   

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

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  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary on October - 15.   

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

1822  Alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer on October - 15.   

1827  On October - 15 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  On this day in history 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  Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 on this day in history.   

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

1844  On this day in history friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born   

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

1851  On October - 15 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  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on October - 15.   

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

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on this day in history.   

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

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  On October - 15 birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)   

0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on this day in history.   

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

0898  On this day in history death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

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

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

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

1268  On this day in history dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

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