Historical Events In 1816

Jul 01   Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa" in the year 1816.  

Jul 01   In the year 1816 french frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa"  

Jul 03   Dorothea Jordan, French actress/mistress (William IV), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   French frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas in the year 1816.  

Jul 06   In the year 1816 philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 07   Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard, Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on this day in history.  

Jul 08   Frost in Waltham, MA in the year 1816.  

Jul 09   On this day in history argentina declares independence from Spain  

Jul 09   On this day in history argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain  

Jul 11   French A Durlet, Belgian sculptor/architect on this day in history.  

Jul 13   Gustav Freytag, writer in the year 1816.  

Jul 14   Francisco AG de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66 in the year 1816.  

Jul 19   On this day in history survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days  

Jul 20   William Bowman, English anatomist on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service in the year 1816.  

Jul 21   The birth of Paul von Reuter, News agency founder in the year 1816.  

Jul 23   In the year 1816 charlotte Sanders Cushman, US, actress (Lady MacBeth)  

Jul 23   Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition) in the year 1816.  

Jul 27   Fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay Fla, attacked by US Troops in the year 1816.  

Jul 27   In the year 1816 uS troops destroy Ft Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves  

Jul 31   George Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870 in the year 1816.  

Aug 03   On this day in history john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897  

Aug 04   Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on this day in history.  

Aug 06   In the year 1816 karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80  

Aug 07   Dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history bavarian joins Saint Alliance  

Aug 08   In the year 1816 blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65  

Aug 14   In the year 1816 great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha  

Aug 16   In the year 1816 joseph Robinson, composer  

Aug 19   In the year 1816 java again in Dutch hands  

Aug 19   On this day in history julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs  

Aug 21   In the year 1816 quebec has an early season snowfall. WOW that is early even for us Canadians!!  

Aug 24   On this day in history daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables  

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Jan 07   In the year 1816 birth of stephen Miller, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881  

Jan 09   John Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Fitz-Henry Warren, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history birth of marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852)  

Jan 19   Henry Gray, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Carl Herrmann, near Hanover Germany, stage magician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26   On this day in history birth of lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863  

Jan 30   Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1894 was born in the year 1816.  

Jan 01   On this day in history francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60  

Jan 15   Henry Harington, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies in the year 1816.  

Jan 30   In the year 1816 reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver/cartoonist/art collector, dies at 74  

Feb 04   Meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 06   Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1816 johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74  

Feb 22   On this day in history adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92