Historical Events In 1814

Jul 07   Robert Jasper van der Capellen, Dutch politician, dies at 71 in the year 1814.  

Jul 07   In the year 1814 walter Scott's "Waverley" published  

Jul 18   British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history 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 in the year 1814.  

Jul 25   On this day in history battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British  

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   Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 in the year 1814.  

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

Aug 08   On this day in history esther Hobart Morris, suffragist/anti-slavery activist  

Aug 08   Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium in the year 1814.  

Aug 10   Jacob Edvard Gille, composer in the year 1814.  

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 in the year 1814.  

Aug 24   British forces captured Washington, DC, & burned down many landmarks on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 25   British capture Washington DC (too bad we lost it) on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 01   In the year 1814 erik Eriksson Tulindberg, composer, dies at 53  

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

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

Sep 06   In the year 1814 george Cartier, (C) Canadian co-PM (1858-62)  

Sep 11   Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British in the year 1814.  

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

Sep 12   In the year 1814 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   Francis Scott Key inspired to write "Star-Spangled Banner" on this day in history.  

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   "Star Spangled Banner" published as a poem in the year 1814.  

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

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   Aubrey de Vere, Irish writer (Victorian Observer) was born in the year 1814.  

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

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   In the year 1814 birth of johannes Josephus Viotta, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 13   Augustin Holler, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1814.  

Mar 26   Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738) died in the year 1814.