Page 3: Historical Events In 1812

May 11   Waltz introduced into English ballrooms. Most observers consider it disgusting & immoral. No wonder it caught on! in the year 1812.   

May 12   Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) on this day in history.   

May 13   Johann Matthias Sperger, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1812.   

May 17   In the year 1812 joseph Warren Revere, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1880   

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

May 20   Gustav Adolf Mankell, composer on this day in history.   

May 21   Joseph Wolfl, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1812.   

May 23   On this day in history henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles)   

May 25   Earthquake destroys Caracas Venezuela in the year 1812.   

May 30   In the year 1812 john Alexander McClernand, Major General (Union volunteers)   

Jun 02   On this day in history 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) in the year 1812.   

Jun 04   On this day in history louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory"   

Jun 04   On this day in history the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.   

Jun 07   In the year 1812 theophilus Toulmin Garrard, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1902   

Jun 08   Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germany, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) on this day in history.   

Jun 09   In the year 1812 hermann von Fehling, German chemist (Fehling's reagens)   

Jun 12   Napoleon Bonapart invades Russia on this day in history.   

Jun 12   On this day in history napoleon invades Russia   

Jun 16   In the year 1812 franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund), dies at 23   

Jun 18   In the year 1812 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 22   On this day in history napoleon's Grand Army invades Russia   

Jun 27   John Pike Hullah, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Rudolf von Alt, Austrian painter in the year 1812.   

Jul 01   Willem J d'Ablaing van Giessenburg, Dutch genealogist/heraldicus in the year 1812.   

Jul 11   In the year 1812 uS invades Canada (Detroit frontier)   

Jul 12   US forces led by Gen Hull invade Canada (War of 1812) on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Christian G Heyne, German archaeologist, dies at 82 in the year 1812.   

Jul 15   In the year 1812 benno Adam, animal painter   

Jul 22   In the year 1812 duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain   

Jul 22   In the year 1812 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 in the year 1812.   

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Jan 06   Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1812 birth of william Henry Holmes, composer   

Jan 10   Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881) was born in the year 1812.   

Jan 13   In the year 1812 birth of humphrey Marshall, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1872   

Jan 13   In the year 1812 birth of victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of carl Gradener, composer   

Jan 15   Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Johannes Herbst, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764) died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Franz Schneider, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 06   On this day in history carlo Goldoni, writer, dies at 104   

Feb 09   In the year 1812 franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 24   On this day in history hugo Kollataj, Polish teacher/minister, dies at 61   

Mar 20   Jan Ladislav Dussek, Bohemian pianist/composer, dies at 52 in the year 1812.