Page 2: Historical Events In July - 15

1738  Alexander Voznitsyn, Rus Naval officer converted to Judaism, executed on July - 15.   

1741  Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska on July - 15.   

1751  John Wilson, botanist, dies on July - 15.   

1755  On July - 15 french ambassador recalled from London   

1765  Charles Andrew Vanloo, painter, dies on this day in history.   

1779  On July - 15 uS troops under Gen A Wayne conquer Ft Stony Point, NY   

1779  On July - 15 clement Clarke Moore, US, author ('Twas the Night Before Xmas)   

1782  On July - 15 farinelli, Italian singer, dies at 77   

1783  On July - 15 1st steamboat, Pyroscaphe, 1st run in France   

1784  Johan B Straub, South German sculptor, dies on July - 15.   

1787  Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes on July - 15.   

1789  Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, is named by acclamation colonel-general of the new National Guard of Paris on July - 15.   

1789  On this day in history jacques Duphly, composer, dies at 74   

1795  On July - 15 the 'Marseillaise' is adopted as the French national anthem   

1795  On this day in history "Marseillaise" becomes French national anthem   

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  Discovery of the Rosetta Stone, which will yield better understanding of the ancient egyptian language on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history the Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.   

1802  On July - 15 john Barnett, composer   

1806  On this day in history zebulon Pike began his journey to explore the Southwest   

1808  French marshal Joachim Murat becomes king of Naples on this day in history.   

1808  Henry Cole, promotor (Great Exhibition of 1851) on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history jean-Baptiste Rey, composer, dies at 75   

1812  On this day in history benno Adam, animal painter   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte captured on July - 15.   

1817  John Fowler, English engineer (London Metropolitan Railway) on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history heinrich Esser, composer   

1823  A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on July - 15.   

1830  On this day in history 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk & Fox, signs a treaty giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa & Missouri   

1839  On this day in history winthrop Mackworth Praed, politician/poet, dies   

1840  On July - 15 england, Russia, Austria & Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance   

1848  On this day in history vilfredo F D Pareto, Italian economist/sociologist   

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1273  Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and religious leader (d. 1352) was born on July - 15.   

1353  Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410) was born on July - 15.   

1458  Juan Ponce de Leon, Spanish Explorer (d. 1521) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On July - 15 birth of eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)   

1553  On July - 15 birth of archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)   

1573  Inigo Jones, London, architect (restored St Paul's Cathedral) was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of rembrandt van Rijn, Leiden Netherlands, painter (Night Watch)   

1606  Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

0668  Constantius II, emperor of Byzantium, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

1085  On July - 15 robert Guiscard, Duke of Apulia & Calabria, dies at 70   

1262  On this day in history death of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (b. 1222)   

1274  On July - 15 john F Bonaventura, Ital/French theologist/dominican/saint, dies   

1291  On this day in history rudolf I, King of Germany & Holy Roman Empire, dies   

1381  On this day in history death of john Ball, English priest/ideologist of Boer uprising, hanged   

1406  On July - 15 death of duke William of Austria (b. c.1370)   

1410  On this day in history death of ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (killed in battle) (b. 1360)