Births on April 15

Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (d. 1758)

Johann Friedrich Fasch (15 April 1688 – 5 December 1758) was a German violinist and composer.

1 Nov

Glorious Revolution
William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
9 Nov

William III of England
Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter.
9 Dec

Battle of Reading (1688)
Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing flight of James II from the country.
11 Dec

James II of England
Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, allegedly throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.