Historical Events In June - 15

1623  On this day in history cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1626  On this day in history king Charles I disbands English parliament   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer on this day in history.   

1638  Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun) on June - 15.   

1643  Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history nJ established   

1666  Pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies on June - 15.   

1677  On June - 15 giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67   

1702  Georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies on June - 15.   

1703  On June - 15 gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58   

1708  Romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62 on this day in history.   

1728  Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer on this day in history.   

1734  Johann Ernst Altenburg, composer on June - 15.   

1741  Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history george Joseph Vogler, composer   

1752  On this day in history ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment   

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1762  On June - 15 austria uses 1st paper currency   

1763  On this day in history franz Danzi, composer   

1767  Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828) on June - 15.   

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history george Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army   

1779  General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx on June - 15.   

1785  On this day in history 2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident   

1785  On this day in history 2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident   

1802  Toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history 12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president   

1808  On this day in history jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain   

1814  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84 on June - 15.   

1821  Nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer on June - 15.   

1828  On June - 15 brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91   

1831  On June - 15 peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78   

1833  On June - 15 edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909   

1834  On June - 15 rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews   

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On June - 15 birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke) was born on June - 15.   

1553  Ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands was born on June - 15.   

1594  On this day in history birth of nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665)   

1623  On June - 15 birth of cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1624  Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on June - 15.   

0948  On this day in history romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  On June - 15 death of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034)   

1246  On this day in history frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on June - 15.   

1341  Andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on this day in history.