Page 2: Historical Events In April - 14

1676  Ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer on this day in history.   

1692  Carlos de Gurrea, Spanish viceroy (Spanish Netherlands), dies on April - 14.   

1695  On April - 14 jean de la Fontaine, French poet (Fables), dies at 73   

1699  Khalsa: Birth of Khalsa, the brotherhood of the Sikh religion, in Northern India in accordance with the Nanakshahi calendar on April - 14.   

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer on this day in history.   

1716  On April - 14 arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral   

1718  Emanuele Barbella, composer on April - 14.   

1721  On this day in history william August duke of Cumberland, English army leader   

1723  On April - 14 john Wainwright, composer   

1738  Duck of Portland, (C) British PM (1783, 1807-09) on April - 14.   

1756  Gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians on April - 14.   

1759  Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1762  On April - 14 giuseppe Valadier, Italian architect/archaeologist   

1764  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer, dies at 84 on April - 14.   

1770  On this day in history george Canning, London, British PM (1827)   

1775  1st abolitionist society in US organizes in Phila on April - 14.   

1777  On this day in history nY adopts new constitution as an independent state   

1782  Carlo Coccia, composer on April - 14.   

1792  France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars on April - 14.   

1797  On this day in history adolphe Thiers, 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77)   

1799  On this day in history napoleon called for establishing Jerusalem for Jews   

1803  On April - 14 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter   

1809  On this day in history napoleon defeated Austria in the Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria   

1809  On this day in history george W Vreede, Dutch lawyer/politician   

1813  Junius S Morgan, US, merchant/philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art) on this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history joachim Nicolas Eggert, composer, dies at 34   

1814  On this day in history napoleon abdicated & was banished to Elba   

1818  US Medical Corp forms on April - 14.   

1819  Charles Halle, pianist/conductor/founder (Halle Orch) on this day in history.   

1820  On April - 14 harry Thompson Hays, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1876   

1828  On this day in history 18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard   

1828  On this day in history first edition of Noah Webster's dictionary published   

1828  On this day in history first edition of the Webster dictionary is published Now what did that word mean?   

1831  On this day in history soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse.   

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1336  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Kōgon of Japan (d. 1374)   

1572  Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on April - 14.   

1578  Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born on this day in history.   

1592  Abraham Elsevier, book publisher/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1629  Christian Huygens, Holland, astronomer (discovered Saturn's rings) was born on this day in history.   

1668  On April - 14 birth of magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)   

1676  On April - 14 birth of ernst Chreistian Hesse, composer   

1710  Marie A C de Camargo, Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer was born on April - 14.   

0711  On this day in history childebert III, king of French, dies at about 27   

0911  On this day in history sergius III, Italian Pope (904-11), dies   

1099  Death of Conrad, bishop of Utrecht, stabbed to death on this day in history.   

1132  On this day in history death of mstislav of Kiev (b. 1076)   

1240  On this day in history llywelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of Wales, dies   

1279  On April - 14 death of boleslaus of Greater Poland   

1322  On this day in history death of bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere, English soldier (b. 1275)   

1345  Death of Richard Aungerville, English bishop and writer (b. 1287) on this day in history.