Historical Events In 1814

Jul 07   Robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 07   Walter Scott's "Waverley" published on this day in history.  

Jul 18   British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) in the year 1814.  

Jul 19   In the year 1814 matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40  

Jul 19   In the year 1814 samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)  

Jul 20   On this day in history ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist  

Jul 25   On this day in history battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British  

Jul 25   Charles Dibdin, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1814.  

Aug 01   Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 in the year 1814.  

Aug 07   Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history esther Hobart Morris, suffragist/anti-slavery activist  

Aug 08   In the year 1814 peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium  

Aug 10   Jacob Edvard Gille, composer in the year 1814.  

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

Aug 14   On this day in history henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899  

Aug 24   British forces captured Washington, DC, & burned down many landmarks on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history british sack Washington, DC, White House burned  

Aug 24   In the year 1814 washington, D.C. is burned by the British.  

Aug 25   British capture Washington DC (too bad we lost it) in the year 1814.  

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   Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 05   -15] Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia in the year 1814.  

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

Sep 11   Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British on this day in history.  

Sep 11   In the year 1814 battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British  

Sep 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner"  

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

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

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1814 birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist  

Jan 08   In the year 1814 birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

Jan 10   Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget) was born in the year 1814.  

Jan 11   Richard Griffith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born in the year 1814.  

Jan 12   Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer was born in the year 1814.  

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   In the year 1814 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52  

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   Augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1814.  

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