Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1764  On this day in history edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire   

1775  On October - 15 bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer   

1777  On October - 15 mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn)   

1783  On October - 15 jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent   

1783  On this day in history jean Pilstre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent   

1784  Thomas Hastings, composer on October - 15.   

1785  On October - 15 jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14)   

1786  On this day in history earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC   

1789  The first presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

1789  On October - 15 1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

1795  On this day in history frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61)   

1799  On October - 15 august Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

1815  On this day in history napoleon begins his exile on St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena on this day in history.   

1816  Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on October - 15.   

1817  On this day in history tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies   

1818  On this day in history irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

1819  Marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary on this day in history.   

1819  F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48 on October - 15.   

1822  Alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer on October - 15.   

1827  On October - 15 charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge   

1829  Astronomer Asaph Hall born. Discovered the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos on this day in history.   

1829  Asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos) on this day in history.   

1831  On October - 15 helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona)   

1832  On October - 15 henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912   

1833  On this day in history klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader   

1836  On October - 15 thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910   

1842  Karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung on October - 15.   

1844  Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born on October - 15.   

1846  On this day in history dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether   

1851  George F Moore, US theologist (Hebrews, Old Testament) on October - 15.   

1852  On October - 15 wilhelm Posse, composer   

1856  R G Nivelle, French military man on October - 15.   

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1471  On October - 15 birth of konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)   

1542  On October - 15 birth of djalalud-Din Mohammed Akbar, emperor of India (1556-1605)   

1550  Henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange was born on this day in history.   

1608  Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on October - 15.   

1686  Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758) was born on this day in history.   

1701  Marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771) was born on October - 15.   

1711  Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741) was born on this day in history.   

0412  Death of Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria on October - 15.   

0892  On this day in history al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on October - 15.   

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on this day in history.   

1002  On this day in history death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  On October - 15 rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies   

1268  On October - 15 dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on this day in history.