What happened on April 15?

Discover what happened on April 15 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • 1802: Zoë Prévost (French opera singer)
  • 1802: Wilhelm Grabow (German assessor (1802-1874))
  • 1802: Christian Olufsen (Danish astronomer (1802-1855))
  • 1802: Gérard West
  • 1802: John James Moutray ((1802-1886))
  • 1802: Roger Kerrison Harvey ((1802-1882))
  • 1802: Albert Fairfax ((1802-1835))
  • 1802: Zoë Prévost (French opera singer)
  • 1802: Wilhelm Grabow (German assessor (1802-1874))
  • 1802: Christian Olufsen (Danish astronomer (1802-1855))
  • 1802: Gérard West
  • 1802: John James Moutray ((1802-1886))
  • 1802: Roger Kerrison Harvey ((1802-1882))
  • 1802: Albert Fairfax ((1802-1835))
  • 1803: Nicolas Frédéric Signard (French politician)
  • 1803: Ludwig Brüls (German artist, 1803-1882)
  • 1803: Antonio Salomone
  • 1803: Luigi Savi (Italian composer)
  • 1803: Anne Trotter ((1803-1894))
  • 1803: Camille Jean Lusson ((born 1803))
  • 1803: Wilhelm Scheffer
  • 1803: Sarah Sally Cole ((1803-1851))
  • 1803: Salvatore Montagnini
  • 1803: John Heelas ((1803-1889))
  • 1803: Stephen Johnson (American missionary)
  • 1803: Nicolas Frédéric Signard (French politician)
  • 1803: Ludwig Brüls (German artist, 1803-1882)
  • 1803: Antonio Salomone
  • 1803: Luigi Savi (Italian composer)
  • 1803: Anne Trotter ((1803-1894))
  • 1803: Camille Jean Lusson ((born 1803))
  • 1803: Wilhelm Scheffer
  • 1803: Sarah Sally Cole ((1803-1851))
  • 1803: Antonio Salomone
  • 1803: Luigi Savi (Italian composer)
  • 1804: Otto Friedrich Gruppe (German poet and philosopher (1804-1876))
  • 1804: Amália Bezerédj (Hungarian writer (1804–1837))
  • 1804: Bruno Renard (Belgian politician and Minister of Defence (1804–1879))
  • 1804: Eduard von Schmidlin (German politician)
  • 1804: Anselme Lacadé (French politician (1804-1866))
  • 1804: Daniel Ducommun de Locle (French sculptor (1804-1884))
  • 1804: Marcantonio Pacelli (Italian lawyer)
  • 1804: Louis-Françisque Lélut (French philosopher (1804–1877))
  • 1804: Varlaam
  • 1804: Alexander Handyside Ritchie (Scottish sculptor (1804–1870))
  • 1804: Archibald Bell Jr. (Australian politician (1804-1883))
  • 1804: Anton Hendrik Boon Mesch (Dutch chemist)
  • 1804: Philippe Busoni
  • 1804: Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (British writer on art, and algologist (1804–1889))
  • 1804: Johann Georg Heinrich Reiter
  • 1804: Charles Gabriel Laurent
  • 1804: Johannes Bänziger ((1804-1840))
  • 1804: Eugenie Winkler
  • 1804: Abraham Hazeland (brewer, malter and hop merchant (1804-1848))
  • 1804: Abraham Hazeland (brewer, malter and hop merchant (1804-1848))
  • 1804: Urs Kieffer
  • 1804: Otto Friedrich Gruppe (German poet and philosopher (1804-1876))
  • 1804: Amália Bezerédj (Hungarian writer (1804–1837))
  • 1804: Bruno Renard (Belgian politician and Minister of Defence (1804–1879))
  • 1804: Eduard von Schmidlin (German politician)
  • 1804: Anselme Lacadé (French politician (1804-1866))
  • 1804: Daniel Ducommun de Locle (French sculptor (1804-1884))
  • 1804: Marcantonio Pacelli (Italian lawyer)
  • 1804: Louis-Françisque Lélut (French philosopher (1804–1877))
  • 1804: Varlaam
  • 1804: Alexander Handyside Ritchie (Scottish sculptor (1804–1870))
  • 1804: Archibald Bell Jr. (Australian politician (1804-1883))
  • 1804: Anton Hendrik Boon Mesch (Dutch chemist)
  • 1804: Philippe Busoni
  • 1804: Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (British writer on art, and algologist (1804–1889))
  • 1804: Johann Georg Heinrich Reiter
  • 1804: Charles Gabriel Laurent
  • 1804: Johannes Bänziger ((1804-1840))
  • 1804: Eugenie Winkler
  • 1804: Abraham Hazeland (brewer, malter and hop merchant (1804-1848))
  • 1804: Urs Kieffer
  • 1804: Abraham Hazeland (brewer, malter and hop merchant (1804-1848))
  • 1804: Urs Kieffer
  • 1806: Émile Souvestre (French novelist)
  • 1806: Carl Jakob Ettling (German mineralogist (1806-1856))
  • 1806: Samuel Rayner (English landscape artist (1806-1879))
  • 1806: Alexander Duff (Scottish Christian missionary in India (1806–1878))
  • 1806: Calixte-Joseph-Camille de La Forgue de Bellegarde (French politician)
  • 1806: Qanglu (Qing dynasty person CBDB = 88781)
  • 1806: Abraham Breymand (French politician)
  • 1806: John Edwards (Welsh poet and prose-writer (Eos Glan Twrch))
  • 1806: Josef von Neupauer (Austrian politician and author (1806-1902))
  • 1806: Ivan Donaurov
  • 1806: Anne Catharine Nassau ((born 1806))
  • 1806: William Kidd ((1806-1837))
  • 1806: Émile Souvestre (French novelist)
  • 1806: Carl Jakob Ettling (German mineralogist (1806-1856))
  • 1806: Samuel Rayner (English landscape artist (1806-1879))
  • 1806: Alexander Duff (Scottish Christian missionary in India (1806–1878))
  • 1806: Calixte-Joseph-Camille de La Forgue de Bellegarde (French politician)
  • 1806: Qanglu (Qing dynasty person CBDB = 88781)
  • 1806: Abraham Breymand (French politician)
  • 1806: John Edwards (Welsh poet and prose-writer (Eos Glan Twrch))
  • 1806: Josef von Neupauer (Austrian politician and author (1806-1902))
  • 1806: Ivan Donaurov
  • 1806: William Kidd ((1806-1837))
  • 1806: Anne Catharine Nassau ((born 1806))
  • 1806: Émile Souvestre (French novelist)
  • 1806: Carl Jakob Ettling (German mineralogist (1806-1856))
  • 1806: Samuel Rayner (English landscape artist (1806-1879))
  • 1806: Alexander Duff (Scottish Christian missionary in India (1806–1878))
  • 1806: Calixte-Joseph-Camille de La Forgue de Bellegarde (French politician)
  • 1806: Qanglu (Qing dynasty person CBDB = 88781)
  • 1806: Abraham Breymand (French politician)
  • 1806: John Edwards (Welsh poet and prose-writer (Eos Glan Twrch))
  • 1806: Josef von Neupauer (Austrian politician and author (1806-1902))
  • 1806: Ivan Donaurov
  • 1806: William Kidd ((1806-1837))
  • 1810: Charles de Montalembert (French publicist, historian and Count of Montalembert, Deux-Sèvres (1810-1870))
  • 1810: Charles Frodsham (English watchmaker (1810–1871))
  • 1810: Cirjék János Piry ((1810–1880) Hungarian monk)
  • 1810: Otto von Keudell (German officer)
  • 1810: Frederik Johannes Sorg
  • 1810: Brynjólfur Pétursson (Icelandic lawyer, nationalist and government official)
  • 1810: Enoch W. Eastman (American politician)
  • 1810: Whitmell P. Tunstall (American politician (1810–1854))
  • 1810: Lady Selina Constance Rawdon-Hastings ((died 1867))
  • 1810: Henry Hastings-Ison ((1810-1894))
  • 1810: Henry Wedderburn Johnstone ((1810-1865))
  • 1810: Brownlow Edward Layard ((1810-1890))
  • 1810: María Erramus Altuna Sasíaín (1810-04-15)
  • 1810: Paulin Guillaume Noël Christian Laurens (French official (19th century))
  • 1810: Otto von Keudell (German officer)
  • 1810: Frederik Johannes Sorg
  • 1810: Brynjólfur Pétursson (Icelandic lawyer, nationalist and government official)
  • 1810: Enoch W. Eastman (American politician)
  • 1810: Whitmell P. Tunstall (American politician (1810–1854))
  • 1810: Lady Selina Constance Rawdon-Hastings ((died 1867))
  • 1810: Henry Hastings-Ison ((1810-1894))
  • 1810: Henry Wedderburn Johnstone ((1810-1865))
  • 1810: Brownlow Edward Layard ((1810-1890))
  • 1810: María Erramus Altuna Sasíaín (1810-04-15)
  • 1810: Eduardus Van Doren
  • 1810: Guilielmus Pitsaer (curate)
  • 1810: Paulin Guillaume Noël Christian Laurens (French official (19th century))
  • 1810: Paulin Guillaume Noël Christian Laurens (French official (19th century))
  • 1811: Hermann Nägeli ((1811-1872))
  • 1811: Franz Martin Rhomberg
  • 1811: Francis Springer (American politician (1811-1898))
  • 1811: Costantino Cumano (physician and politician (1811-1873))
  • 1811: Karl von Fischer
  • 1811: Benjamin R. Sheldon (American judge (1811-1897))
  • 1813: Theodor Kotschy (Austrian botanist and explorer (1813-1866))
  • 1813: Karl Friedrich Metzler (German jurist and politician (1813-1867))
  • 1816: Johann Baptist Franzelin (Catholic cardinal (1816-1886))
  • 1819: Charles Huber (horticulturist (1819-1907))
  • 1819: Léopold Barré (French actor)
  • 1819: Karl Langer (Austrian anatomist (1819–1887))
  • 1819: Edward F. W. Ellis (Union Army officer)
  • 1819: Henrik Wilhelm Bredberg (Swedish politician (1819-1877))
  • 1819: Ludwig Lewysohn (German rabbi)
  • 1819: Yidao (Qing dynasty person CBDB = 63002)
  • 1819: Louis Maurice Fortuné Gérard
  • 1819: Marko Peternel
  • 1819: John Swegles Jr. (American politician (1819-1861))
  • 1819: Stephen Merrill Allen (politician in Massachusetts, US (1819-1894))
  • 1819: Johann Philipp Schmaltz
  • 1819: Peter Ingwersen
  • 1819: Q123824910
  • 1819: Q133284353
  • 1824: Sámuel Kohányi (teacher, voice teacher, composer (1824–1905))
  • 1825: Pavel Maksutov (Russian admiral (1825–1882))
  • 1825: Federico Pizza (Italian archbishop (1825-1909))
  • 1825: Paul Jordan (Baltic German historian (1825-1894))
  • 1825: Antal Reményi (Hungarian journalist)
  • 1825: Q21099079
  • 1825: William B. Royall (Union Army officer of the American Civil War)
  • 1825: Emile Wagner (Dutch pianist (1825-1889))
  • 1825: Achille Monti (Italian writer)
  • 1825: Gustav Ochs (German painter)
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