Historical Events In 1812

Mar 06   In the year 1812 aaron Lufkin Dennison, father of American watchmaking   

Mar 09   On this day in history jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer   

Mar 10   Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice in the year 1812.   

Mar 11   Citizenship granted to Prussian Jews in the year 1812.   

Mar 11   In the year 1812 james Speed, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1887   

Mar 14   In the year 1812 congress authorizes war bonds to finance War of 1812   

Mar 15   On this day in history 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River   

Mar 15   In the year 1812 first Russian settlement in California, Russian River   

Mar 16   In the year 1812 henry Dwight Terry, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869   

Mar 20   In the year 1812 george Bibb Crittenden, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880   

Mar 20   Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemian pianist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die in the year 1812.   

Mar 26   In the year 1812 in Venezuela an earthquake destroys the City of Caracas severe damage. 20,000 killed.   

Apr 03   Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   British storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish in the year 1812.   

Apr 05   On this day in history brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French & Spanish   

Apr 05   Brits storm Badajoz fortress, held by French and Spanish on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Aaron Bernstein, writer on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1812 randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887   

Apr 10   Washington DC United States calls out the militia in preparation for a war against Britain that will begin June 18; attack on Upper Canada imminent in the year 1812.   

Apr 11   Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Opfer Noachs), dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau, painter   

Apr 20   In the year 1812 george Clinton, 4th US VP, dies at 73 1st VP to, die in office   

Apr 23   Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1812.   

Apr 23   Louis-Antoine Julien, conductor on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Alfred Krupp, German arms merchant in the year 1812.   

Apr 27   In the year 1812 friedrich von Flotow, composer   

Apr 28   Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1910 in the year 1812.   

Apr 30   (Eastern) Louisiana admitted as 18th US state in the year 1812.   

Apr 30   On this day in history kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel van Bathe   

May 06   In the year 1812 marin R Delany, Charlestown Va, 1st black major in US Medical Corp   

May 07   Robert Browning, London England, poet (Pied Piper) on this day in history.   

May 07   The birth of Robert Browning, English poet on this day in history.   

May 11   Waltz introduced into English ballrooms - Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral in the year 1812.   

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Jan 06   Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)   

Jan 13   In the year 1812 birth of humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872   

Jan 13   Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883) was born in the year 1812.   

Jan 14   Carl Gradener, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer was born in the year 1812.   

Jan 15   Johannes Herbst, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764) died in the year 1812.   

Jan 24   Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1812.   

Feb 05   In the year 1812 franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74   

Feb 06   Carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

Feb 09   On this day in history franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 24   On this day in history hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61   

Mar 20   Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemian pianist/composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.