Page 2: Historical Events In 1815

Feb 21   Ernest Meissonier, French painter/sculptor in the year 1815.   

Feb 24   Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies in the year 1815.   

Feb 25   In the year 1815 robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

Feb 26   On this day in history napoleon & 1,200 leave Elba to start 100-day re-conquest of France   

Feb 26   Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the Island of Elba on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Disbanding of Lower Canada militia after War of 1812 in the year 1815.   

Mar 01   On this day in history sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law   

Mar 02   Antonio Buzzolla, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1815 signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King.   

Mar 03   In the year 1815 uS declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners & demanding tribute   

Mar 08   On this day in history in Charlottetown PEI, Peter Byers, a black, sentenced to death for stealing five pounds; 2 weeks earlier his brother Sancho sentenced to hang for stealing a pound of butter and a loaf of bread   

Mar 14   On this day in history josephine Lang, composer   

Mar 16   On this day in history willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium   

Mar 20   Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1815 uSS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes   

Mar 30   In the year 1815 wincenty Studzinski, composer   

Apr 01   Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90) on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1815 eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)   

Apr 06   English militia shoots prisoners, 100's killed on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 10   Austria declares war on realm of Naples in the year 1815.   

Apr 11   In the year 1815 klara Fey, German orch leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein)   

Apr 12   On this day in history henry Hugo Pierson, composer   

Apr 24   Anthony Trollope, England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers) in the year 1815.   

Apr 28   Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 in the year 1815.   

Apr 29   Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1815 battle at Tolentino Austria beats king Joachim of Naples   

May 03   Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples on this day in history.   

May 03   In the year 1815 hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist   

May 05   On this day in history eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright   

May 08   Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer in the year 1815.   

May 16   The Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains in the year 1815.   

May 18   Thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891 in the year 1815.   

May 19   In the year 1815 john Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1882   

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Jan 01   Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) was born in the year 1815.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

Jan 09   William Jackson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of john A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73)   

Jan 13   William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761 died in the year 1815.   

Jan 21   M Claudius, writer, dies at 74 in the year 1815.   

Jan 31   José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775) died in the year 1815.   

Feb 04   On this day in history geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77   

Feb 17   On this day in history franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59   

Feb 19   Leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on this day in history.