Page 2: Historical Events In June - 15

1623  On June - 15 cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham)   

1626  King Charles I disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

1636  Johann David Mayer, composer on this day in history.   

1638  Samuel Apostool, Dutch vicar/theologist (The Sun) on this day in history.   

1643  Able Tasmania returns to Batavia after discovering Tasmania on June - 15.   

1664  On this day in history nJ established   

1666  On this day in history pieter de Bitter, Dutch admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies   

1677  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer, dies at 67 on June - 15.   

1702  On this day in history georg E Rumphius, German nature explorer, dies   

1703  On June - 15 gillis Schey, Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft), dies at 58   

1708  On June - 15 romeyn de Hooghe, painter/goldsmith, buried at 62   

1728  Pietro Alessandro Pavona, composer on June - 15.   

1734  On this day in history johann Ernst Altenburg, composer   

1741  Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America on June - 15.   

1749  On this day in history george Joseph Vogler, composer   

1752  On this day in history ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment   

1760  Antoine Court, French reformed theologist, dies at 69 on June - 15.   

1762  On this day in history austria uses 1st paper currency   

1763  Franz Danzi, composer on this day in history.   

1767  Rachel Donelson Jackson, wife of Pres Andrew (1828-37) (died 1828) on this day in history.   

1772  Louis-Claude Daquin, French organist/composer (La Rose), dies at 77 on June - 15.   

1775  George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of American Army on June - 15.   

1779  On this day in history general Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's first fatal aviation accident on June - 15.   

1785  2 French balloonists die in world's 1st fatal aviation accident on June - 15.   

1802  On this day in history toussaint L'Ouverture leaves Haiti, prisoner on French ship Héros   

1804  12th amendment ratified; deals with manner of choosing president on June - 15.   

1808  Jozef Napoleon becomes king of Spain on June - 15.   

1814  Charles Palissot de Montenoy, French writer/politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1821  On June - 15 nikolay Ivanovich Zaremba, composer   

1828  On June - 15 brizio Petrucci, composer, dies at 91   

1831  On this day in history peter Fuchs, composer, dies at 78   

1833  Edward Moody McCook, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1909 on June - 15.   

1834  Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews on June - 15.   

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1221  On June - 15 birth of frederik II, [Strijdbare], duke of Austria   

1330  On June - 15 birth of edward, the black prince, prince of Wales (1343-1376)   

1542  On June - 15 birth of richard Grenville, English parliament leader/vice-admiral (Roanoke)   

1553  On June - 15 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands   

1594  Nicolas Poussin, French painter (d. 1665) was born on June - 15.   

1623  Cornelis de Witt, Dutch statesman (Chatham) was born on June - 15.   

1624  On this day in history birth of hiob Ludolf, German orientalist (d. 1704)   

1636  On this day in history birth of johann David Mayer, composer   

0923  Robert I, King of France (922-23), dies in battle on this day in history.   

0948  Romanus I Lecapenus, Armenian emperor of Byzantium (919-44), dies on June - 15.   

0991  On June - 15 theophano, German Empress/wife of Emperor Otto II, dies   

1073  Death of Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (b. 1034) on this day in history.   

1246  On this day in history frederik II "the Strijdbare", duke of Austria, dies in battle at 25   

1337  On June - 15 angelus Clarenus/da Cingoli, Italian leader, dies   

1341  On June - 15 andronicus III Paleologus, Byzantine emperor (1328-41), dies   

1381  Death of Wat Tyler, leader of English Peasants' Revolt, beheaded in London on this day in history.