Page 2: Historical Events In March - 15

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

1731  On March - 15 adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75   

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

1744  French King Louis XV declares war on England on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer   

1754  Silvestro Palma, composer on March - 15.   

1767  The birth of Andrew Jackson, Twice President of the United States on March - 15.   

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 this day in history.   

1778  On March - 15 nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook   

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

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

1781  On this day in history 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  On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer   

1808  Gaetano Gaspari, composer on this day in history.   

1809  On this day in history joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia   

1810  On this day in history aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen)   

1811  Robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886 on this day in history.   

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

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

1820  On March - 15 maine admitted as 23rd state   

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

1824  On March - 15 branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)   

1827  On March - 15 freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes   

1827  On this day in history university of Toronto is chartered   

1827  On March - 15 freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes   

1830  On March - 15 paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910)   

1831  Edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army) on this day in history.   

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

1836  On March - 15 henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer   

1838  Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land) on this day in history.   

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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 March - 15.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

1591  On this day in history birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  On March - 15 birth of shunzhi Emperor of China   

1666  On this day in history 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  On March - 15 odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

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

0963  On this day in history 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  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on this day in history.   

1575  On March - 15 death of annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527)