Page 4: Historical Events In 1818

Aug 23   Rufus Ingalls, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1893   

Aug 23   The inaugural steamship trip is taken on Lake Erie   

Aug 28   Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, trader, founder of Chicago, dies   

Sep 07   Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim   

Sep 12   Richard Gatling, US inventor of the Gatling gun is born   

Sep 12   Richard Jordan Gatling, US, inventor (hand-cranked machine gun)   

Sep 13   Olivier Gloux, [Aimard], Fren world explorer/writer (Grande Flibuste).   

Sep 16   Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon/graphic artist.   

Sep 17   Halfdan Kjeruif, composer (Kjerulf).   

Sep 18   Marcellus Augustus Stovall, Brig General (Confederate Army).   

Sep 18   Olaf Swaertz, botanist, dies.   

Sep 23   Border demarcation markers for Moresnet formally installed.   

Sep 25   inaugural human blood transfusion   

Sep 30   Congress of Aken: Russia, Austria, Prussia, France and England.   

Oct 04   Francesco Crispi, Italian minister of War/premier   

Oct 06   Joseph Rummel, composer.   

Oct 08   2 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves.   

Oct 08   2 English boxers are the inaugural to use padded gloves.   

Oct 08   John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy).   

Oct 09   Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya   

Oct 15   Irvin McDowell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1885.   

Oct 18   Edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

Oct 19   US and Chicasaw Indians sign a treaty.   

Oct 20   49th parallel established as the border between US and Canada.   

Oct 20   49th parallel forms as border between US and Canada.   

Oct 20   US and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country.   

Oct 22   Joachim H Campe, German theory/author, dies at 72   

Oct 22   Leconte de Lisle, writer   

Oct 24   Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin)   

Oct 25   Pavel Melnikov, Russian historian/author (V Lesach) [NS=Nov 6]   

Oct 26   Stefano Golinelli, composer   

Oct 28   Abigail Adams, 2nd inaugural lady (1797-1801), dies at 73.   

Oct 28   Ivan Turgenev, Russia, novelist/poet/playwright (Fathers and Sons) [OS]   

Nov 03   Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1891.   

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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)