Page 3: Historical Events In 1812

May 12   Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book)   

May 13   Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62   

May 17   Joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880.   

May 19   Felix Kirk Zollicoffer, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862.   

May 20   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer   

May 21   Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38   

May 23   Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles)   

May 25   Earthquake destroys Caracas Venezuela.   

May 30   John Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers).   

Jun 02   John W de Winter, Dutch vice-adm, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51   

Jun 03   Pieter Mijer, Dutch gov-gen of Neth Indies (1866-72)   

Jun 04   Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"   

Jun 04   The Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.   

Jun 07   Theophilus Toulmin Garrard, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1902.   

Jun 08   Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik).   

Jun 09   Hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens)   

Jun 12   Napoleon Bonapart invades Russia   

Jun 12   Napoleon invades Russia.   

Jun 16   Franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23   

Jun 18   Ivan Goncharov, Russia, novelist/travel writer (Oblomov)   

Jun 18   The U.S. declares war on Great Britain, beginning what historians still remember as The War of 1812   

Jun 18   War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain.   

Jun 22   Napoleon's Grand Army invades Russia.   

Jun 27   John Pike Hullah, composer   

Jun 28   Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter   

Jul 01   Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus.   

Jul 11   US invades Canada (Detroit frontier).   

Jul 12   US forces led by Gen Hull invade Canada (War of 1812).   

Jul 14   Christian G Heyne, German archaeologist, dies at 82   

Jul 15   Benno Adam, animal painter   

Jul 22   Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain.   

Jul 22   French troops are defeated by the British at the Battle of Salamanca in Spain.   

Jul 23   Battle of Mogilev Russia-Napolean fights Czar Alexander I.   

Jul 24   Joseph Schuster, composer, dies at 63.   

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Jan 06   Melchora aquino: Filipino revolutionary hero    

Jan 08   Sigismond fortune francois thalberg: Composer   

Jan 10   Georg hermann nicolai: German architect   

Jan 13   Humphrey marshall: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1872   

Jan 13   Victor de laprade: French poet and critic   

Jan 14   Carl gradener: Composer   

Jan 15   Peter c asbjornsen: Norwegian fairy tale writer   

Jan 20   Ralph pomeroy buckland: Bvt mjr gen (union volunteers), died in 1892   

Jan 15   Johannes herbst: Composer,    

Jan 23   Robert craufurd: British general (b. 1764)   

Jan 24   Eligio celestino: Composer,   

Feb 05   Franz schneider: Composer,   

Feb 06   Carlo goldoni: Writer,    

Feb 09   Franz anton hoffmeister: Composer,   

Feb 24   Hugo kollataj: Polish teacher/minister,    

Mar 20   Jan ladislav dussek: Bohemian pianist/composer,