Page 5: Historical Events In 1814

Oct 03   Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, Russian poet/writer (Demon and other poems).   

Oct 04   Jean Francois Millet, French painter is born.   

Oct 16   Juan Jose Landaeta, composer, dies at 34   

Oct 17   London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine   

Oct 23   1st plastic surgery is performed (England)   

Oct 25   Louis CPR van Orleans, French duke of Nemours.   

Oct 26   British governor-general of India declares war on Gurkhas of Nepal   

Oct 29   "Demologos," 1st steam-powered warship, is launched.   

Nov 01   Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars   

Nov 06   Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone is born   

Nov 06   Adolphe Sax, Belgium, musician/inventor (saxophone).   

Nov 07   1st sitting of States-general in Hague.   

Nov 08   Girolamo/Jeromin de Rada, Albanian poet (Skanderbeku).   

Nov 13   Joseph Hooker, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1879.   

Nov 14   Michael Kelly Lawler, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), dies in 1882.   

Nov 15   Pleasant Adam Hackleman, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862.   

Nov 17   Joseph Finegan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885.   

Nov 23   Elbridge Gerry, US merchant/signer (Decl of Independence), dies at 70.   

Nov 28   The Times in London is for the inaugural time printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience.   

Dec 01   August Rockel, composer.   

Dec 02   Marquis de Sade, writer, dies at 74.   

Dec 09   Jose Angel Lamas, composer, dies at 39.   

Dec 13   Charles Joseph Prince of Ligne, Belg fieldmarshal/author, dies at 79.   

Dec 19   Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, US Secretary of War (1861-65).   

Dec 19   Joseph Bramah, Inventor and Locksmith, notably invented the beer pump   

Dec 24   Treaty of Ghent (end of the War of 1812) signed   

Dec 24   Treaty of Ghent (end of US-Britain's War of 1812) signed.   

Dec 25   Jan de Liefde II, Dutch vicar/founder (Coop of Welfare of the People).   

Dec 27   Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.   

Dec 27   James Henry Carleton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1873.   

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Jan 01   Hong xiuquan: Chinese rebel   

Jan 08   Johannes kneppelhout: [klikspaan], dutch humorist   

Jan 08   Thomas green: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1864   

Jan 10   Aubrey de vere: Irish writer (victorian observer)   

Jan 11   James paget: English surgeon (disease of paget)   

Jan 11   Richard griffith: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1862   

Jan 12   Jones mitchell withers: Mjr general (confederate army), died in 1890   

Jan 14   Johannes josephus viotta: Composer   

Jan 05   Johann gottfried krebs: Composer,   

Jan 21   Jacques-henri bernardin de saint-pierre: French writer and botanist (b. 1737)   

Jan 23   Georg friedrich theodor wolf: Composer,    

Jan 27   Johann gottlieb fichte: Philosopher,   

Jan 29   Johann g fichte: German philosopher (wissenschaftslehre),   

Feb 03   Johann antonin kozeluch: Composer,    

Feb 13   Augustin holler: Composer,    

Mar 26   Joseph-ignace guillotin: Namesake of the guillotine (b. 1738)