Page 2: Historical Events In March - 15

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

1731  On March - 15 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  Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer on March - 15.   

1754  On March - 15 silvestro Palma, composer   

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

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

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 this day in history nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1808  Gaetano Gaspari, composer on March - 15.   

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

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 March - 15.   

1812  On March - 15 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  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  Freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes on this day in history.   

1827  On March - 15 university of Toronto is chartered   

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

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  Eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance) on March - 15.   

1836  Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer on this day in history.   

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

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on March - 15.   

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  On this day in history birth of pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)   

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 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  George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738) was born on this day in history.   

0044  On March - 15 death of julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC)   

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

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

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on this day in history.   

1311  On this day in history death of walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens   

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