Page 2: Historical Events In 1815

Feb 21   Ernest Meissonier, French painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies in the year 1815.   

Feb 25   On this day in history robert Hall Chilton, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1879   

Feb 26   In the year 1815 napoleon & 1,200 leave Elba to start 100-day re-conquest of France   

Feb 26   On this day in history napoleon Bonaparte escapes from exile on the Island of Elba   

Mar 01   In the year 1815 disbanding of Lower Canada militia after War of 1812   

Mar 01   On this day in history sunday observance in Netherlands regulated by law   

Mar 02   On this day in history antonio Buzzolla, composer   

Mar 02   On this day in history signing of Kandyan treaty by British invaders and Sri Lankan King.   

Mar 03   US declares war on Algiers for taking US prisoners & demanding tribute on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In Charlottetown PEI, Peter Byers, a black, sentenced to death for stealing five pounds; 2 weeks earlier his brother Sancho sentenced to hang for stealing a pound of butter and a loaf of bread on this day in history.   

Mar 14   Josephine Lang, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 16   In the year 1815 willem I proclaimed king of the Netherlands, including Belgium   

Mar 20   Napoleon enters Paris after escape from Elba, begins 100-day rule in the year 1815.   

Mar 23   USS Hornet captures HMS Penguin in battle lasting 22 minutes in the year 1815.   

Mar 30   On this day in history wincenty Studzinski, composer   

Apr 01   In the year 1815 otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor (1866-90)   

Apr 05   Eruption of Tambora volcano (Sumbawa Java) on this day in history.   

Apr 06   English militia shoots prisoners, 100's killed on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1815 friedrich Robert Volkmann, composer   

Apr 10   Austria declares war on realm of Naples in the year 1815.   

Apr 11   Klara Fey, German orch leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) in the year 1815.   

Apr 12   On this day in history henry Hugo Pierson, composer   

Apr 24   Anthony Trollope, England, novelist/poet (Barchester Towers) in the year 1815.   

Apr 28   Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1897 on this day in history.   

Apr 29   Abram Duryee, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 on this day in history.   

May 03   Battle at Tolentino Austria beats king Joachim of Naples in the year 1815.   

May 03   Battle at Tolentino: Austria beats king Joachim of Naples on this day in history.   

May 03   On this day in history hermanus W Witteveen, Dutch theologist   

May 05   In the year 1815 eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright   

May 08   Jean Delphin Alard, French violinist/composer in the year 1815.   

May 16   In the year 1815 the Governor of New South Wales, Lachlan Macquarie, officially names the town of Blackheath in the upper Blue Mountains.   

May 18   On this day in history thomas Stanhope Bocock, rep (Confederacy), died in 1891   

May 19   John Gross Barnard, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1882 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neocriticism)   

Jan 08   George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883 was born in the year 1815.   

Jan 08   Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born in the year 1815.   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of william Jackson, composer   

Jan 10   Alexander Brydie Dyer, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1874 was born in the year 1815.   

Jan 10   In the year 1815 birth of thomas Williams, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1862   

Jan 11   John A MacDonald, (C) 1st PM of Canada (1867-73) was born in the year 1815.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of william Henry French, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881   

Jan 08   On this day in history edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle   

Jan 15   Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson (b. 1761 died on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history m Claudius, writer, dies at 74   

Jan 31   In the year 1815 death of josé Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775)   

Feb 04   In the year 1815 geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation proponent, dies at 77   

Feb 17   Franz Gotz, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1815 leonhard von Call, composer, dies at 47   

Feb 24   In the year 1815 robert Fulton, steamboat pioneer, dies