Page 2: Historical Events In March - 15

1729  On this day in history sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans   

1731  On this day in history adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician, dies at 75   

1733  On this day in history johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized   

1744  French King Louis XV declares war on England on March - 15.   

1750  Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer on March - 15.   

1754  Silvestro Palma, composer on March - 15.   

1767  On this day in history the birth of Andrew Jackson, Twice President of the United States   

1767  Andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37) on March - 15.   

1778  Nootka Sound, BC Captain James Cook reaches the west coast of Vancouver Island with his ships Resolution and Discovery, on the way to search for a North West Passage from the Pacific; names the site Friendly Cove after a warm reception from local Nootka people on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history nootka Sound, Vancouver Island discovered by Captain Cook   

1778  On March - 15 nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook   

1779  William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41) on March - 15.   

1781  On March - 15 battle of Guilford Court House, South Carolina (British suffer heavy losses)   

1781  On March - 15 battle of Guilford Court House, SC (British suffer heavy losses)   

1783  On March - 15 in an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place.   

1790  Nicola Vaccai, composer on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 15 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer   

1808  On this day in history gaetano Gaspari, composer   

1809  Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia on this day in history.   

1810  Aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen) on March - 15.   

1811  On this day in history robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886   

1812  First Russian settlement in California, Russian River on March - 15.   

1812  On March - 15 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River   

1820  Maine admitted as 23rd state on this day in history.   

1820  Clemens Maria Hofbauer, patron saint of Vienna (b. 1751 on March - 15.   

1824  Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising) on this day in history.   

1827  Freedom's Journal, first Black newspaper, publishes on March - 15.   

1827  On this day in history university of Toronto is chartered   

1827  Freedom's Journal, 1st Black newspaper, publishes on March - 15.   

1830  Paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910) on March - 15.   

1831  On March - 15 edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army)   

1835  On March - 15 eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance)   

1836  Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer on March - 15.   

1838  On March - 15 alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)   

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0938  Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963) was born on this day in history.   

1275  On March - 15 birth of margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)   

1455  Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532) was born on March - 15.   

1493  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France was born on this day in history.   

1591  On March - 15 birth of alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)   

1638  Shunzhi Emperor of China was born on this day in history.   

1666  Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden) was born on this day in history.   

1666  On this day in history birth of george Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)   

0044  Death of Julius Caesar (murdered) (b. 100 BC) on this day in history.   

0493  On this day in history odiaker, German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies   

0752  Zachary, Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies [or Mar 22] on March - 15.   

0963  Romanus II, Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25 on March - 15.   

1034  On March - 15 mieszko II, King of Poland (1025-34), dies   

1145  Death of Pope Lucius II on March - 15.   

1311  Death of Walter V of Brienne, Duke of Athens on this day in history.   

1575  Death of Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) on this day in history.