Historical Events In 1815

Feb 21   Ernest Meissonier, French painter/sculptor on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 26   In the year 1815 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   In the year 1815 sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law  

Mar 02   In the year 1815 antonio Buzzolla, composer  

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

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

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   Willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium on this day in history.  

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

Mar 23   On this day in history uSS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes  

Mar 30   Wincenty Studzinski, composer in the year 1815.  

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

Apr 05   On this day in history eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java)  

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

Apr 06   In the year 1815 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer  

Apr 10   Austria declares war on realm of Naples on this day in history.  

Apr 11   Klara Fey, German orch leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24   On this day in history anthony Trollope, England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers)  

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

May 03   On this day in history battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples  

May 03   Hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 18   In the year 1815 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 in the year 1815.  

Jan 08   In the year 1815 birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883  

Jan 08   In the year 1815 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 in the year 1815.  

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1815 birth of william Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881  

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

Jan 15   In the year 1815 death of emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761  

Jan 21   In the year 1815 m Claudius, writer, dies at 74  

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

Feb 04   Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77 in the year 1815.  

Feb 17   Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1815.  

Feb 19   On this day in history leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47  

Feb 24   In the year 1815 robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies