Historical Events In 1814

Jul 07   In the year 1814 robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician, dies at 71  

Jul 07   On this day in history walter Scott's "Waverley" published  

Jul 18   British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) in the year 1814.  

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   Ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist on this day in history.  

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   Belgium King Willem I accept blame in Southern defeat in the year 1814.  

Aug 01   Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 on this day in history.  

Aug 07   On this day in history pope Pius VII reinstates Jesuits  

Aug 08   In the year 1814 esther Hobart Morris, suffragist/anti-slavery activist  

Aug 08   On this day in history peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium  

Aug 10   On this day in history jacob Edvard Gille, composer  

Aug 13   Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch on this day in history.  

Aug 14   On this day in history henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899  

Aug 24   British forces captured Washington, DC, & burned down many landmarks in the year 1814.  

Aug 24   British sack Washington, DC, White House burned in the year 1814.  

Aug 24   On this day in history washington, D.C. is burned by the British.  

Aug 25   On this day in history british capture Washington DC (too bad we lost it)  

Aug 25   British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books in the year 1814.  

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 in the year 1814.  

Sep 02   Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian in the year 1814.  

Sep 05   -15] Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia on this day in history.  

Sep 06   George Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62) in the year 1814.  

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

Sep 11   Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; Americans defeat British in the year 1814.  

Sep 12   In the year 1814 battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812  

Sep 13   On this day in history nicolas Beets, [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura=  

Sep 14   Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" in the year 1814.  

Sep 14   Francis Scott Key inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the year 1814.  

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

Sep 21   On this day in history "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem  

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Jan 01   Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist  

Jan 08   Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born in the year 1814.  

Jan 10   In the year 1814 birth of aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer)  

Jan 11   In the year 1814 birth of james Paget, English surgeon (disease of Paget)  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Johannes Josephus Viotta, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1814.  

Jan 21   On this day in history death of jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French writer and botanist (b. 1737)  

Jan 23   In the year 1814 georg Friedrich Theodor Wolf, composer, dies at 52  

Jan 27   Johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1814 johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51  

Feb 03   Johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   On this day in history augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69  

Mar 26   In the year 1814 death of joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738)