Page 2: Historical Events In October - 15

1762  On October - 15 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 this day in history.   

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  Jean Pilƒtre de Rozier makes captive-balloon ascent on this day in history.   

1783  On October - 15 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 October - 15 earliest 32°F (0°C) recorded temp in NYC   

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

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

1795  Frederik Willem IV, king of Prussia (1840-61)/Germany (1849-61) on October - 15.   

1799  On this day in history 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  On this day in history amiel Weeks Whipple, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1817  Tadeusz AB Kosciusko, Polish lt-general/freedom fighter, dies on October - 15.   

1818  On October - 15 irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885   

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

1819  On this day in history f Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48   

1822  Alfred Meissner, Austrian physician/writer on this day in history.   

1827  On this day in history charles Darwin reaches Christ's Counsel, Cambridge   

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

1829  On October - 15 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 October - 15.   

1836  Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1910 on October - 15.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1852  Wilhelm Posse, composer on October - 15.   

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  On October - 15 birth of henry, earl of Nassau-Dillenburg/brother of William of Orange   

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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 15 al-Mutamid, kalief of Abbasiden, dies   

0898  On October - 15 death of lambert, Holy Roman Emperor   

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

1002  Death of Otto-Henry, Duke of Burgundy (b. 946) on this day in history.   

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

1268  Dirk II, mister of Valkenburg, dies on this day in history.   

1271  Hostiensis, [Henricus the Segusia], cardinal/bishop of Ostia, dies on October - 15.