Historical Events In 1815

May 21   Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

May 24   George Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia on this day in history.  

May 27   Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia on this day in history.  

May 29   In the year 1815 cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64  

Jun 01   Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France in the year 1815.  

Jun 02   On this day in history philip Kearny, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862  

Jun 03   On this day in history martin Edward Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

Jun 04   In the year 1815 paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

Jun 06   On this day in history francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer  

Jun 06   Samuel Whitbread, English Politician on this day in history.  

Jun 08   39 German states unite under Act of Confederation on this day in history.  

Jun 08   39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation on this day in history.  

Jun 09   End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle in the year 1815.  

Jun 17   On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle  

Jun 17   On this day in history stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda  

Jun 18   Battle of Waterloo, where British General Wellington defeats French Emperor Napoleon in the year 1815.  

Jun 18   In the year 1815 battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington & Blucher  

Jun 18   On this day in history battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington &Bl�cher  

Jun 19   On this day in history john William Glover, composer  

Jun 22   2nd abdication of Napoleon (after Waterloo) on this day in history.  

Jun 30   US naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates on this day in history.  

Jul 09   1st natural gas well in US is discovered on this day in history.  

Jul 13   In the year 1815 james Alexander Seddon, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1880  

Jul 15   In the year 1815 napoleon Bonaparte captured  

Jul 17   On this day in history napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces.  

Jul 21   Stewart Van Vliet, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901 in the year 1815.  

Jul 24   Antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810] in the year 1815.  

Jul 30   On this day in history thomas Jackson Rodman, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers)  

Jul 31   In the year 1815 commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812.  

Aug 01   On this day in history richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast  

Aug 05   Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) in the year 1815.  

Aug 06   US flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1815 birth of charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)  

Jan 08   George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1815.  

Jan 11   John A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761  

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

Jan 31   On this day in history death of josé Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775)  

Feb 04   Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   In the year 1815 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 in the year 1815.