Page 3: Historical Events In 1815

May 21   Roman Hoffstetter, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1815 george Evans discovers Lachlan River, Australia   

May 27   Henry Parkes, British journalist/premier of Australia on this day in history.   

May 29   On this day in history cornelis de Gijselaar, politician/patriot, dies at 64   

Jun 01   Napoleon swears fidelity to the Constitution of France on this day in history.   

Jun 02   On this day in history philip Kearny, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

Jun 03   On this day in history martin Edward Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

Jun 04   On this day in history paul Jones Semmes, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

Jun 06   Francesco Antonio Norberto Pinto, composer in the year 1815.   

Jun 06   On this day in history samuel Whitbread, English Politician   

Jun 08   39 German states unite under Act of Confederation on this day in history.   

Jun 08   39 German states unite under the Act of Confederation in the year 1815.   

Jun 09   End of the Congress of Vienna: New European political situation is set in the year 1815.   

Jun 16   Battle at Ligny: French army under Napoleon beats Prussia in the year 1815.   

Jun 16   Frederik Willem, duke of Brunswick (1813-15), dies in battle in the year 1815.   

Jun 17   On this day in history hammida, Algerian admiral, dies in battle   

Jun 17   Stephen Decatur conquerors Algerian frigate Mashouda on this day in history.   

Jun 18   On this day in history battle of Waterloo, where British General Wellington defeats French Emperor Napoleon   

Jun 18   In the year 1815 battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington & Blucher   

Jun 18   On this day in history battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated by Wellington &Blcher   

Jun 19   John William Glover, composer in the year 1815.   

Jun 22   In the year 1815 2nd abdication of Napoleon (after Waterloo)   

Jun 30   On this day in history uS naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates   

Jul 09   On this day in history 1st natural gas well in US is discovered   

Jul 13   In the year 1815 james Alexander Seddon, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1880   

Jul 15   On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte captured   

Jul 17   On this day in history napoleonic Wars: In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime to British forces.   

Jul 21   On this day in history stewart Van Vliet, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901   

Jul 24   On this day in history antoine T D'Abbadie, French explorer (Ethiopia) [or Jan 3, 1810]   

Jul 30   On this day in history thomas Jackson Rodman, Bvt Brig General (Union volunteers)   

Jul 31   Commodore Stephen Decatur concludes agreement with Bey of Tunis to compensate U.S. for seizure of merchant ships during the War of 1812 in the year 1815.   

Aug 01   On this day in history richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast   

Aug 05   On this day in history edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

Aug 06   On this day in history uS flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis & Tripoli   

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Jan 01   Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism) was born in the year 1815.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Jan 08   In the year 1815 birth of lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905   

Jan 09   In the year 1815 birth of william Jackson, composer   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874   

Jan 10   In the year 1815 birth of thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

Jan 11   In the year 1815 birth of john A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73)   

Jan 13   William Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle   

Jan 15   On this day in history death of emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761   

Jan 21   In the year 1815 m Claudius, writer, dies at 74   

Jan 31   On this day in history death of josé Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 04   Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1815 leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47   

Feb 24   Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies on this day in history.