Historical Events In March - 15

1729  Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans on March - 15.   

1731  On this day in history adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75   

1733  Johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized on March - 15.   

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

1750  On March - 15 caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer   

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  Andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37) on this day in history.   

1778  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 on March - 15.   

1778  Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook on this day in history.   

1778  Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history william Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)   

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

1781  On this day in history battle of Guilford Court House, SC (British suffer heavy losses)   

1783  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 on March - 15.   

1790  On March - 15 nicola Vaccai, composer   

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

1808  On March - 15 gaetano Gaspari, composer   

1809  Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia on this day in history.   

1810  On March - 15 aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen)   

1811  On this day in history robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886   

1812  On this day in history first Russian settlement in California, Russian River   

1812  1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River on March - 15.   

1820  Maine admitted as 23rd state on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes   

1827  On March - 15 university of Toronto is chartered   

1827  On this day in history freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes   

1830  On this day in history paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910)   

1831  On March - 15 edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

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

1836  Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer on March - 15.   

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

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0938  On this day in history birth of romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)   

1275  On this day in history birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

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  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On March - 15 birth of georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)   

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on March - 15.   

0493  Odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies on March - 15.   

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

0963  On March - 15 romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25   

1034  On this day in history mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  On this day in history death of pope Lucius II   

1311  On March - 15 death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.