Historical Events In 1816

Jul 01   On this day in history fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa"   

Jul 01   On this day in history french frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa"   

Jul 03   In the year 1816 dorothea Jordan, French actress/mistress (William IV), dies at 65   

Jul 03   In the year 1816 french frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas   

Jul 06   In the year 1816 philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67   

Jul 07   Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard, Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on this day in history.   

Jul 08   On this day in history frost in Waltham, MA   

Jul 09   In the year 1816 argentina declares independence from Spain   

Jul 09   On this day in history argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain   

Jul 11   In the year 1816 french A Durlet, Belgian sculptor/architect   

Jul 13   In the year 1816 gustav Freytag, writer   

Jul 14   In the year 1816 francisco AG de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66   

Jul 19   On this day in history survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days   

Jul 20   William Bowman, English anatomist in the year 1816.   

Jul 21   Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service in the year 1816.   

Jul 21   In the year 1816 the birth of Paul von Reuter, News agency founder   

Jul 23   On this day in history charlotte Sanders Cushman, US, actress (Lady MacBeth)   

Jul 23   Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1816 christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition)   

Jul 27   On this day in history fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay Fla, attacked by US Troops   

Jul 27   US troops destroy Ft Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1816 george Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870   

Aug 03   John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897 in the year 1816.   

Aug 04   Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1816 karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 07   In the year 1816 dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77   

Aug 08   Bavarian joins Saint Alliance in the year 1816.   

Aug 08   On this day in history blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65   

Aug 14   Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Joseph Robinson, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1816 java again in Dutch hands   

Aug 19   Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs in the year 1816.   

Aug 21   Quebec has an early season snowfall. WOW that is early even for us Canadians!! in the year 1816.   

Aug 24   Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables on this day in history.   

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Jan 07   On this day in history birth of stephen Miller, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881   

Jan 09   John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Fitz-Henry Warren, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   Henry Gray, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born in the year 1816.   

Jan 23   Carl Herrmann, near Hanover Germany, stage magician was born in the year 1816.   

Jan 26   In the year 1816 birth of lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

Jan 30   In the year 1816 birth of nathaniel Prentiss Banks, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

Jan 01   On this day in history francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 15   Henry Harington, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1816.   

Jan 27   On this day in history samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies   

Jan 30   In the year 1816 reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver/cartoonist/art collector, dies at 74   

Feb 04   In the year 1816 meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63   

Feb 06   On this day in history death of maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)   

Feb 10   Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92 in the year 1816.