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   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   In the year 1814 samuel Colt, US inventor (Colt 6 shot revolver)  

Jul 20   In the year 1814 ivan S Gagarin, Russian theologist  

Jul 25   In the year 1814 battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British  

Jul 25   Charles Dibdin, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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   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   Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium in the year 1814.  

Aug 10   In the year 1814 jacob Edvard Gille, composer  

Aug 13   In the year 1814 cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch  

Aug 14   Henry Hayes Lockwood, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1899 in the year 1814.  

Aug 24   In the year 1814 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   British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books on this day in history.  

Aug 25   The US Library of Congress and its 3,000 books is destroyed by British troops on this day in history.  

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   -15] Battle at Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russ out of E Prussia in the year 1814.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 12   Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 in the year 1814.  

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

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

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

Sep 17   In the year 1814 stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1814 birth of hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel (d. 1864)  

Jan 08   Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist was born in the year 1814.  

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1814 birth of jones Mitchell Withers, Mjr General (Confederate Army), died in 1890  

Jan 14   In the year 1814 birth of johannes Josephus Viotta, composer  

Jan 05   On this day in history johann Gottfried Krebs, composer, dies at 72  

Jan 21   Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French writer and botanist (b. 1737) died in the year 1814.  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1814 johann Gottlieb Fichte, philosopher, dies  

Jan 29   Johann G Fichte, German philosopher (Wissenschaftslehre), dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history johann Antonin Kozeluch, composer, dies at 75  

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

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