Historical Events In March - 15

1729  Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans on this day in history.   

1731  Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75 on March - 15.   

1733  Johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized on this day in history.   

1744  On March - 15 french King Louis XV declares war on England   

1750  Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer on this day in history.   

1754  Silvestro Palma, composer on this day in history.   

1767  The birth of Andrew Jackson, Twice President of the United States on this day in history.   

1767  On March - 15 andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37)   

1778  On this day in history nootka Sound, BC Captain James Cook reaches the west coast of Vancouver Island with his ships Resolution and Discovery, on the way to search for a North West Passage from the Pacific; names the site Friendly Cove after a warm reception from local Nootka people   

1778  Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook on March - 15.   

1778  On March - 15 nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook   

1779  William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) on March - 15.   

1781  On March - 15 battle of Guilford Court House, South Carolina (British suffer heavy losses)   

1781  Battle of Guilford Court House, SC (British suffer heavy losses) on March - 15.   

1783  On March - 15 in an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place.   

1790  Nicola Vaccai, composer on March - 15.   

1801  Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history gaetano Gaspari, composer   

1809  On March - 15 joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia   

1810  Aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen) on this day in history.   

1811  On March - 15 robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886   

1812  First Russian settlement in California, Russian River on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River   

1820  Maine admitted as 23rd state on March - 15.   

1820  Clemens Maria Hofbauer, patron saint of Vienna (b. 1751 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)   

1827  Freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes on this day in history.   

1827  University of Toronto is chartered on this day in history.   

1827  Freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes on this day in history.   

1830  Paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910) on this day in history.   

1831  Edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army) on March - 15.   

1835  On this day in history eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance)   

1836  On this day in history henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer   

1838  On this day in history alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)   

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0938  On March - 15 birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318) was born on this day in history.   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on this day in history.   

1493  On this day in history birth of anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France   

1591  Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660) was born on March - 15.   

1638  On this day in history birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.   

1666  On March - 15 birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on this day in history.   

0752  On this day in history zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22]   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on this day in history.   

1034  Mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies on March - 15.   

1145  On March - 15 death of pope Lucius II   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on this day in history.   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on March - 15.