Page 4: Historical Events In June - 15

1869  On this day in history celluloid patented by John Wesley Hyatt, Albany, NY   

1869  Mike McCoole (US) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout on June - 15.   

1869  Albert Grisar, composer, dies at 60 on June - 15.   

1871  Phoebe Couzins is first woman graduate of a US collegiate law school on June - 15.   

1871  Phoebe Couzins is 1st woman graduate of a US collegiate law school on June - 15.   

1875  Johan Peter Cronhamm, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1876  On June - 15 sara Spencer (R) is first woman to address a US presidential cconvention   

1876  On June - 15 sara Spencer (R) is 1st woman to address a US presidential convention   

1877  On June - 15 henry O Flipper becomes first black graduate at West Point   

1877  Henry O Flipper becomes 1st black graduate at West Point on June - 15.   

1878  The first attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground on this day in history.   

1878  1st attempt at motion pictures (used 12 cameras, each taking 1 picture) done to see if all 4 of a horse's hooves leave the ground on June - 15.   

1878  On June - 15 eduard R Verkade, Dutch actor/director/critic (Pygmalion)   

1880  On this day in history mahlon Hamilton, VA, actor (Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi)   

1884  On June - 15 the birth of Harry Langdon, American silent film star   

1884  Harry Langdon, Council Bluffs IA, comic/director (Strong Man) on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history charles Wood, composer   

1887  On June - 15 carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel   

1888  Wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany on this day in history.   

1888  Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota) on June - 15.   

1888  On June - 15 frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies   

1889  Start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG) on June - 15.   

1889  On June - 15 mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

1893  On this day in history jacob HA van Coeverden, boer/edelman   

1894  On June - 15 phillies beat Cincinnati Reds, 21-8   

1894  Robert Russell Bennett, Kansas City, composer/arranger (Oklahoma!) on this day in history.   

1895  Richard Genee, composer, dies at 72 on June - 15.   

1896  Tsunami strikes Shinto festival on beach at Sanriku Japan 27,000 are killed, 9,000 injured, with 13,000 houses destroyed on June - 15.   

1897  On June - 15 liberals/social-democrats win Dutch 2nd Parliamentary election   

1898  US House of Reps accept annexation of Hawaii on this day in history.   

1898  Thomas Henry Wait Armstrong, organist on this day in history.   

1900  Otto Clarence Luening, Milwaukee Wisconsin, composer (Sonority Canon) on June - 15.   

1901  7th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 331 at Myopia Hunt Club MA on June - 15.   

1901  On June - 15 john Wesley Work, composer   

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1221  On this day in history birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  Edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376) was born on this day in history.   

1542  On this day in history birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  On this day in history birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On this day in history 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  On June - 15 robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle   

0948  On June - 15 romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies   

0991  Theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies on June - 15.   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on this day in history.   

1246  On June - 15 frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  Angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies on this day in history.   

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

1381  On this day in history death of wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London