Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer on this day in history.   

1764  On October - 15 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  Mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn) on October - 15.   

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

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

1784  On October - 15 thomas Hastings, composer   

1785  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) on this day in history.   

1786  On October - 15 earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC   

1789  On this day in history the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

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

1795  On October - 15 frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61)   

1799  On October - 15 august Ferdinand Haeser, composer   

1815  Napoleon begins his exile on St. Helena, a remote Island in the Atlantic on October - 15.   

1815  Napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena on October - 15.   

1816  Amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

1817  On October - 15 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  On this day in history f Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48   

1822  On October - 15 alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer   

1827  Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge on October - 15.   

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

1829  On October - 15 asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)   

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

1832  On this day in history henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912   

1833  Klaas Kater, Dutch Christian Worker's Union Leader on this day in history.   

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

1842  On this day in history karl Marx becomes editor-in-chief of Rheinische Zeitung   

1844  Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born on this day in history.   

1846  Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether on this day in history.   

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

1852  Wilhelm Posse, composer on October - 15.   

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  On this day in history birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

1608  On October - 15 birth of evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist (d. 1647)   

1674  On October - 15 birth of robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together)   

1686  On October - 15 birth of allan Ramsay, Scottish poet (d. 1758)   

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 this day in history.   

0892  Al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies on October - 15.   

0898  Death of Lambert, Holy Roman Emperor on this day in history.   

0912  On this day in history death of abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba   

1002  On October - 15 death of otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946)   

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on October - 15.   

1268  On this day in history dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies   

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