Page 2: Historical Events In 1821

Mar 14   African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (New York).   

Mar 14   African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (NY)   

Mar 14   Jens Worsaae, Denmark, archaeologist   

Mar 16   Ernest Feydeau, French author (Georges Feydeau).   

Mar 19   Francis Barretto Spinola, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

Mar 21   inaugural revolutionary act in Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta, Greek War of Independence   

Mar 21   Party leaves Sydney to establish a penal settlement at Port Macquarie, NSW.   

Mar 23   Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper)   

Mar 23   Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence.   

Mar 23   Bernhard Anselm Weber, pianist/conductor/composer, dies at 56.   

Mar 24   Elisa Felix, [Rachel], tragedienne   

Mar 25   Greece gains independence from Turkey (National Day)   

Mar 26   Earnest Angel, German statistician (Law of Angel).   

Mar 26   Franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess," premieres in Vienna.   

Mar 29   Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887   

Apr 04   Linus Yale, US, portrait painter/inventor (Yale cylinder lock)   

Apr 09   Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil)   

Apr 09   Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet is born   

Apr 09   Felix Maximo Lopez, composer, dies at 78.   

Apr 10   Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Turks from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus   

Apr 15   Emerson Brown Joseph, (Confederacy), died in 1894.   

Apr 16   Ford Maddox Brown, painter.   

Apr 19   Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

Apr 20   Franz K Achard, German physicist/chemist, dies at 67.   

Apr 22   John Crome, [Old Crome], English landscape painter/etcher, dies at 52.   

Apr 23   Pierre Dupont, song writer   

May 02   Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

May 05   Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.   

May 05   Napoleon I Bonaparte, emperor France (1799-1815), dies in St Helena.   

May 08   Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia.   

May 11   [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

May 12   The inaugural big battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi   

May 15   John Wall Calcott, composer, dies at 54   

May 21   John F Loudon, Dutch entrepreneur/colonial director   

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Jan 04   John james peck: Major general (union volunteers), died in 1878   

Jan 07   Lucius jeremiah gartrell: Brig general (confed army), died in 1891   

Jan 08   James longstreet: Confederate general (1st corps, anv)   

Jan 12   Nikolai afanisev: Composer   

Jan 15   Lafayette mclaws: Major general (confederate army), died in 1897   

Jan 21   John cabell breckinridge: (d) 14th us vp (1857-61)/mjr-gen (confed)   

Jan 27   John chivington: American officer,    

Jan 29   Isaac ferdinand quinby: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1891   

Jan 04   Elizabeth ann seton: 1st native-born american saint,    

Jan 25   Johan valckenier: Dutch politician/patriot,   

Feb 08   Paul anton wineberger: Composer,   

Feb 21   Georg friedrich von martens: German diplomat (b. 1756)   

Feb 23   John keats: Romantic poet,   

Feb 26   Joseph de maistre: Savoyard diplomat and writer (b. 1753)   

Mar 23   Bernhard anselm weber: Pianist/conductor/composer,   

Apr 09   Felix maximo lopez: Composer,