Page 4: Historical Events In 1814

Jul 07   Robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 07   Walter Scott's "Waverley" published on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history british capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc)   

Jul 19   In the year 1814 matthew Flinders, English cartographer (Australia coast), dies at 40   

Jul 19   Samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist   

Jul 25   Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British in the year 1814.   

Jul 25   Charles Dibdin, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1814.   

Aug 01   On this day in history belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat   

Aug 01   On this day in history maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

Aug 07   Pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Esther Hobart Morris, suffragist/anti-slavery activist on this day in history.   

Aug 08   In the year 1814 peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium   

Aug 10   Jacob Edvard Gille, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch in the year 1814.   

Aug 14   Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history british forces captured Washington, DC, & burned down many landmarks   

Aug 24   In the year 1814 british sack Washington, DC, White House burned   

Aug 24   In the year 1814 washington, D.C. is burned by the British.   

Aug 25   In the year 1814 british capture Washington DC (too bad we lost it)   

Aug 25   On this day in history british forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books   

Aug 25   In the year 1814 the US Library of Congress and its 3,000 books is destroyed by British troops.   

Sep 01   Erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1814 ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian   

Sep 05   In the year 1814 -15] Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia   

Sep 06   George Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62) on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British on this day in history.   

Sep 11   In the year 1814 battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British   

Sep 12   On this day in history battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812   

Sep 13   Nicolas Beets, [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura= on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner"   

Sep 14   In the year 1814 francis Scott Key inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"   

Sep 17   On this day in history stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer   

Sep 21   In the year 1814 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel (d. 1864)   

Jan 08   Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)   

Jan 11   James Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1814 birth of richard Griffith, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

Jan 12   Jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890 was born in the year 1814.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of johannes Josephus Viotta, composer   

Jan 05   In the year 1814 johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 21   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French writer and botanist (b. 1737) died on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies in the year 1814.   

Jan 29   On this day in history johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51   

Feb 03   In the year 1814 johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75   

Feb 13   Augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738) died on this day in history.