Page 2: Historical Events In 1818

Mar 25   Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862.   

Mar 27   Jakob Axel Josephson, composer   

Mar 28   Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer, dies at 62.   

Mar 28   Wade Hampton, SC, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1902   

Apr 04   Congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars.   

Apr 05   In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement.   

Apr 05   Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

Apr 06   Francis Henry Brown, composer.   

Apr 07   Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St Marks Fla from Seminole indians   

Apr 08   Christaan IX, king of Denmark (1863-1906).   

Apr 14   US Medical Corp forms   

Apr 16   Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border)   

Apr 16   Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot ammendment (unarmed US-Canada border)   

Apr 18   Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59.   

Apr 21   Franz Grillparzer's "Sappho," premieres in Vienna.   

Apr 22   Cadwallader Colden Washburn, Major General (Union volunteers)   

Apr 23   James Anthony Froude, historian.   

Apr 25   Marek Konrad Sokolowski, composer.   

Apr 28   Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.   

Apr 29   Alexander II N Romanov, Tsar of Russia (1855-81).   

May 01   Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet.   

May 02   Herman W Daendels, governor-gen of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55.   

May 04   Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling.   

May 05   Karl Marx, German author is born.   

May 05   Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital)   

May 07   Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh, composer, dies at 70.   

May 08   Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer, dies at 78   

May 10   Paul Revere, American patriot known for his warning ride on horseback to warn of the British invasion, dies in Boston.   

May 10   Paul Revere, American patriot, dies   

May 20   William George Fargo, founder (Wells Fargo)   

May 24   Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida.   

May 24   General Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola FL.   

May 25   Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian   

May 26   Michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies   

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Jan 11   John reese kenly: Bvt major general (union volunteers), died in 1891   

Jan 14   Zacharias topelius: Finnish historical novelist (surgeon's stories)   

Jan 17   Antoine dorion: (l) joint premier of canada (1858, 1863-64)   

Jan 18   Johannes van vloten: Dutch literary/theologist   

Jan 28   George sewall boutwell: Mc (union), died in 1905   

Jan 31   William raine peck: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1871   

Feb 06   William maxwell evarts: (union), died in 1901   

Feb 08   Austin blair: Gov/mc (union), died in 1894   

Jan 01   Fedele fenaroli: Composer,    

Feb 01   Giuseppi gazzaniga: Composer,   

Feb 13   George rogers clark: American military leader (b. 1752)   

Feb 14   John c hespe: Dutch journalist/politician,   

Feb 15   Charles xiii: King of sweden (1809-18)/norway (1814-18),   

Feb 28   Adriaan loosjes pzn: Dut publisher/writer (moral stories),    

Mar 23   Nicolas isouard: Composer,   

Mar 25   Caspar wessel: Danish mathematician (b. 1745)