Historical Events In 1815

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

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

Feb 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1815.  

Mar 01   Disbanding of Lower Canada militia after War of 1812 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law in the year 1815.  

Mar 02   On this day in history antonio Buzzolla, composer  

Mar 02   On this day in history signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King.  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1815 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   Josephine Lang, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 16   In the year 1815 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   USS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes on this day in history.  

Mar 30   In the year 1815 wincenty Studzinski, composer  

Apr 01   On this day in history otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90)  

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

Apr 06   English militia shoots prisoners, 100's killed in the year 1815.  

Apr 06   On this day in history friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer  

Apr 10   In the year 1815 austria declares war on realm of Naples  

Apr 11   Klara Fey, German orch leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) in the year 1815.  

Apr 12   In the year 1815 henry Hugo Pierson, composer  

Apr 24   Anthony Trollope, England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers) on this day in history.  

Apr 28   On this day in history andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897  

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

May 03   Hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist in the year 1815.  

May 05   Eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright on this day in history.  

May 08   On this day in history jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer  

May 16   The Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains on this day in history.  

May 18   On this day in history thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891  

May 19   John Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1882 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1815 birth of alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874  

Jan 10   In the year 1815 birth of thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

Jan 11   John A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73) was born in the year 1815.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle  

Jan 15   Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761 died on this day in history.  

Jan 21   M Claudius, writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1815.  

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