Historical Events In 1816

Jul 01   Fr frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Géricault's "Raft of the Medusa" in the year 1816.   

Jul 01   French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of G‚ricault's "Raft of the Medusa" on this day in history.   

Jul 03   Dorothea Jordan, French actress/mistress (William IV), dies at 65 in the year 1816.   

Jul 03   On this day in history french frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas   

Jul 06   On this day in history philipp Meissner, composer, dies at 67   

Jul 07   Isaac Fitzgerald Shepard, Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889 in the year 1816.   

Jul 08   Frost in Waltham, MA in the year 1816.   

Jul 09   Argentina declares independence from Spain in the year 1816.   

Jul 09   On this day in history argentina, in South America, declares its independence from Spain   

Jul 11   French A Durlet, Belgian sculptor/architect in the year 1816.   

Jul 13   In the year 1816 gustav Freytag, writer   

Jul 14   In the year 1816 francisco AG de Miranda, Venezuela freedom fighter, dies at 66   

Jul 19   Survivors of French frigate Medusa rescued off Senegal after 17 days in the year 1816.   

Jul 20   William Bowman, English anatomist on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service   

Jul 21   On this day in history the birth of Paul von Reuter, News agency founder   

Jul 23   Charlotte Sanders Cushman, US, actress (Lady MacBeth) in the year 1816.   

Jul 23   Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Christian B Freiherr von Tauchnitz, German publisher (T Edition) in the year 1816.   

Jul 27   In the year 1816 fort Blount on Apalachicola Bay Fla, attacked by US Troops   

Jul 27   US troops destroy Ft Apalachicola, a Seminole fort, to punish Indians for harboring runaway slaves on this day in history.   

Jul 31   In the year 1816 george Henry Thomas, Major General (Union Army), died in 1870   

Aug 03   In the year 1816 john Eugene Smith, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897   

Aug 04   In the year 1816 israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

Aug 06   Karl Frieberth, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1816 dionysius G van der Keessel, Dut lawyer (Theses selectae), dies at 77   

Aug 08   On this day in history bavarian joins Saint Alliance   

Aug 08   In the year 1816 blas de Laserna, composer, dies at 65   

Aug 14   Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history joseph Robinson, composer   

Aug 19   Java again in Dutch hands on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1816 julius PJA van Zuylen van Nyevelt, Dutch minister of Foreign affairs   

Aug 21   In the year 1816 quebec has an early season snowfall. WOW that is early even for us Canadians!!   

Aug 24   Daniel Gooch, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables on this day in history.   

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Jan 07   In the year 1816 birth of stephen Miller, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881   

Jan 09   In the year 1816 birth of john Palmer Usher, Secy Int (Union) died in 1889   

Jan 11   Fitz-Henry Warren, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) was born in the year 1816.   

Jan 19   In the year 1816 birth of henry Gray, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1892   

Jan 23   In the year 1816 birth of carl Herrmann, near Hanover Germany, stage magician   

Jan 26   In the year 1816 birth of lloyd Tilghman, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863   

Jan 30   In the year 1816 birth of nathaniel Prentiss Banks, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1894   

Jan 01   On this day in history francois Alexander Sallantin, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 15   On this day in history henry Harington, composer, dies at 88   

Jan 27   Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood/admiral, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 30   On this day in history reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver/cartoonist/art collector, dies at 74   

Feb 04   On this day in history meingosus Gaelle, composer, dies at 63   

Feb 06   Maria Ludwika Rzewuska, Polish szlachcianka (b. 1744) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Johann Paul Aegidius Martini, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history adam Ferguson, Scottish sociologist/historian, dies at 92