Historical Events In 1814

Jul 07   In the year 1814 robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician, dies at 71  

Jul 07   Walter Scott's "Waverley" published in the year 1814.  

Jul 18   In the year 1814 british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)  

Jul 19   Matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   Samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver) on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 1814 ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist  

Jul 25   In the year 1814 battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British  

Jul 25   On this day in history charles Dibdin, composer, dies at 69  

Aug 01   Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat in the year 1814.  

Aug 01   Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits in the year 1814.  

Aug 08   Esther Hobart Morris, suffragist/anti-slavery activist on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1814 jacob Edvard Gille, composer  

Aug 13   In the year 1814 cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch  

Aug 14   Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 in the year 1814.  

Aug 24   On this day in history british forces captured Washington, DC, & burned down many landmarks  

Aug 24   British sack Washington, DC, White House burned in the year 1814.  

Aug 24   Washington, D.C. is burned by the British on this day in history.  

Aug 25   British capture Washington DC (too bad we lost it) on this day in history.  

Aug 25   On this day in history british forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books  

Aug 25   The US Library of Congress and its 3,000 books is destroyed by British troops in the year 1814.  

Sep 01   On this day in history erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer, dies at 53  

Sep 02   On this day in history ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian  

Sep 05   On this day in history -15] Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia  

Sep 06   On this day in history george Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62)  

Sep 11   In the year 1814 battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British  

Sep 11   Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British in the year 1814.  

Sep 12   In the year 1814 battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812  

Sep 13   Nicolas Beets, [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura= in the year 1814.  

Sep 14   Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" in the year 1814.  

Sep 14   In the year 1814 francis Scott Key inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"  

Sep 17   Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer in the year 1814.  

Sep 21   On this day in history "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel (d. 1864)  

Jan 08   Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1814 birth of aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)  

Jan 11   James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of richard Griffith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

Jan 12   Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 was born in the year 1814.  

Jan 14   In the year 1814 birth of johannes Josephus Viotta, composer  

Jan 05   Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1814.  

Jan 21   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French writer and botanist (b. 1737) died on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1814.  

Jan 27   Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51 in the year 1814.  

Feb 03   Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   In the year 1814 augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69  

Mar 26   On this day in history death of joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738)