Page 3: Historical Events In 1816

Jul 01   Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa"   

Jul 01   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   

Jul 03   French frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence results in the deaths of 150 in calm seas.   

Jul 06   Philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67   

Jul 07   Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard, Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

Jul 08   Frost in Waltham, MA.   

Jul 09   Argentina declares independence from Spain.   

Jul 09   Argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain.   

Jul 11   French A Durlet, Belgian sculptor/architect   

Jul 13   Gustav Freytag, writer   

Jul 14   Francisco AG de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66   

Jul 19   Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days   

Jul 20   William Bowman, English anatomist   

Jul 21   Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service.   

Jul 21   Paul von Reuter, News agency founder is born   

Jul 23   Charlotte Sanders Cushman, US, actress (Lady MacBeth)   

Jul 23   Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration), dies at 68   

Jul 25   Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition).   

Jul 27   Fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay Fla, attacked by US Troops.   

Jul 27   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.   

Aug 03   John Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897.   

Aug 04   Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889.   

Aug 06   Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80   

Aug 07   Dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77.   

Aug 08   Bavarian joins Saint Alliance.   

Aug 08   Blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65.   

Aug 14   Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha.   

Aug 16   Joseph Robinson, composer.   

Aug 19   Java again in Dutch hands.   

Aug 19   Julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs.   

Aug 21   Quebec has an early season snowfall. WOW that is early even for us Canadians!!.   

Aug 24   Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables.   

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Jan 07   Stephen miller: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1881   

Jan 09   John palmer usher: Secy int (union) died in 1889   

Jan 11   Fitz-henry warren: Bvt major general (union volunteers), died in 1878   

Jan 15   Marie lafarge: French murderer    

Jan 19   Henry gray: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1892   

Jan 23   Carl herrmann: Near hanover germany, stage magician   

Jan 26   Lloyd tilghman: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1863   

Jan 30   Nathaniel prentiss banks: Mjr gen (union volunteers), died in 1894   

Jan 01   Francois alexander sallantin: Composer,    

Jan 15   Henry harington: Composer,    

Jan 27   Samuel hood: 1st viscount hood/admiral,    

Jan 30   Reinier vinkeles: Dutch engraver/cartoonist/art collector,   

Feb 04   Meingosus gaelle: Composer,   

Feb 06   Maria ludwika rzewuska: Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744)   

Feb 10   Johann paul aegidius martini: Composer,    

Feb 22   Adam ferguson: Scottish sociologist/historian,