Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer   

1764  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 on October - 15.   

1775  On this day in history bernhard Henrik Crusell, composer   

1777  On this day in history mjr James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers (Penn)   

1783  On this day in history 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  Jose Miguel Carrera, president of Chile (1811-14) on this day in history.   

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

1789  On October - 15 the first presidental tour-George Washington in New England   

1789  1st presidental tour-George Washington in New England on this day in history.   

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

1799  August Ferdinand Haeser, composer on October - 15.   

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

1815  On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte exiled on Island of St Helena   

1816  On October - 15 amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1817  Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1818  Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history marinus FAG Campbell, bibliography/literary   

1819  F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1827  Charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge on this day in history.   

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

1829  On this day in history asaph Hall, discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos)   

1831  On this day in history helen Maria Hunt Jackson, author (Ramona)   

1832  Henry Harrison Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1912 on this day in history.   

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

1836  Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 on this day in history.   

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

1844  Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born on October - 15.   

1846  Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether on October - 15.   

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

1852  On October - 15 wilhelm Posse, composer   

1856  On October - 15 r G Nivelle, French military man   

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

1542  On this day in history 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 October - 15.   

1674  Robert Herrick, Mass, British poet (Together) was born on this day in history.   

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

1701  On this day in history birth of marie-Marguerite d'Youville, first native Canadian canonized (d. 1771)   

1711  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)   

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

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

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

0912  Death of Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Emir of Córdoba on October - 15.   

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

1080  Rudolf von Schwaben, German anti-King, dies on this day in history.   

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on October - 15.   

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