Historical Events In 1818

May 25   Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss cultural historian in the year 1818.  

May 26   On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Russian fieldmarshal/War Minister, dies  

May 27   Amelia Jenks Bloomer, suffragette known for her pantaloons in the year 1818.  

May 28   On this day in history 1st steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched  

May 28   On this day in history pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, US Confederate gen (Hero of Sumter)  

May 28   The first steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched on this day in history.  

May 31   On this day in history john Albion Andrew, Gov (Union), died in 1867  

Jun 03   Maratha Wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends on this day in history.  

Jun 04   John van Well, choreographer/mime (Pierrot), dies at 44 in the year 1818.  

Jun 10   Pesaro opera theater opens with Rossini's "La gaza ladra" on this day in history.  

Jun 12   In the year 1818 egwale Seyon, Emperor of Ethiopia  

Jun 17   In the year 1818 charles Francois Gounod, Paris France, opera composer (Faust)  

Jun 21   In the year 1818 ernst II, duke of Saxon-Coburg-Gotha (1844-93)/composer  

Jun 23   In the year 1818 simon Vissering, Dutch economist/minister of Finances (1879-81)  

Jun 29   On this day in history carl P Fohr, German painter/cartoonist, dies at 22  

Jun 30   Edward John Hopkins, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   On this day in history ignaz Semmelweis, gynecologist  

Jul 06   In the year 1818 adolf Anderssen, Prussia, world chess champion (1851-66)  

Jul 10   John Stuart "Cerro Gordo" Williams, Brig General (Confederate Army) in the year 1818.  

Jul 11   Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," & "Gadfly" on this day in history.  

Jul 14   Nathaniel Lyon, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1861 in the year 1818.  

Jul 15   In the year 1818 heinrich Esser, composer  

Jul 24   In the year 1818 felix Godefroid, composer  

Jul 30   On this day in history emily Jane Bronte, England, novelist (Wuthering Heights)  

Jul 30   The birth of Emily Bronte, English novelist on this day in history.  

Jul 31   In the year 1818 heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer  

Aug 01   In the year 1818 maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island  

Aug 02   On this day in history [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major  

Aug 03   On this day in history hM Jozef Schadde, Flemish architect (New Stock exchange Antwerp)  

Aug 04   Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

Aug 07   On this day in history henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist  

Aug 13   On this day in history lucy Blackwell-Stone, US abolitionist (US Woman's Suffrage Assn)  

Aug 18   In the year 1818 william Farquhar Barry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1879  

Aug 19   On this day in history cAPT James Biddle takes possession of Oregon Territory for U.S.  

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Jan 11   In the year 1818 birth of john Reese Kenly, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

Jan 14   Zacharias Topelius, Finnish historical novelist (Surgeon's Stories) was born in the year 1818.  

Jan 17   Antoine Dorion, (L) joint premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64) was born in the year 1818.  

Jan 18   Johannes van Vloten, Dutch literary/theologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of george Sewall Boutwell, MC (Union), died in 1905  

Jan 31   William Raine Peck, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1871 was born in the year 1818.  

Feb 06   William Maxwell Evarts, (Union), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.  

Feb 08   In the year 1818 birth of austin Blair, Gov/MC (Union), died in 1894  

Jan 01   In the year 1818 fedele Fenaroli, composer, dies at 87  

Feb 01   In the year 1818 giuseppi Gazzaniga, composer, dies at 74  

Feb 13   On this day in history death of george Rogers Clark, American military leader (b. 1752)  

Feb 14   In the year 1818 john C Hespe, Dutch journalist/politician, dies at 61  

Feb 15   Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Adriaan Loosjes Pzn, Dut publisher/writer (Moral Stories), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Nicolas Isouard, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1818.  

Mar 25   Caspar Wessel, Danish mathematician (b. 1745) died on this day in history.