Historical Events In July - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1738 On this day in history alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed
1741 On July - 15 alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
1751 On this day in history john Wilson, botanist, dies
1755 French ambassador recalled from London on this day in history.
1765 Charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies on this day in history.
1779 US troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft Stony Point, NY on July - 15.
1779 Clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas) on July - 15.
1782 Farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77 on this day in history.
1783 On July - 15 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France
1784 On July - 15 johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies
1787 Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes on July - 15.
1789 On this day in history gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris.
1789 Jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74 on July - 15.
1795 On July - 15 the 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem
1795 "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem on this day in history.
1796 On this day in history thomas Bulfinch, mythologist (Bulfinch's Mythology)
1798 Charles H Bell, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1875 on July - 15.
1798 Gaetano Pugnani, composer, dies at 66 on July - 15.
1799 On July - 15 discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language.
1799 On July - 15 the Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
1802 John Barnett, composer on July - 15.
1806 Zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history french marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples
1808 On this day in history henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851)
1810 On this day in history jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75
1812 Benno Adam, animal painter on this day in history.
1815 On July - 15 napoleon Bonaparte captured
1817 John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway) on July - 15.
1818 Heinrich Esser, composer on this day in history.
1823 On July - 15 a fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome.
1830 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk & Fox, signs a treaty giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa & Missouri on July - 15.
1839 Winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies on July - 15.
1840 On July - 15 england, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance
1848 Vilfredo F D Pareto, Italian economist/sociologist on July - 15.
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