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Historical Event(s)
– Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom.
– War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Upper Canada in the Battle of York (present day Toronto, Canada).
– In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
– War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.
– At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town. Elsewhere, Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
– War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington D.C.
– Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British.
– The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bayern and Austria.
– The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon Bonaparte in the Battle of Leipzig.
– The Battle of Leipzig concludes, giving Napoleon Bonaparte one of his worst defeats.
Who Were Born On ?
– Joseph Glidden, American farmer who patented barbed wire (d. 1906)
– Sir Henry Bessemer, English inventor (d. 1898)
– Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876)
– Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. 1861)
– Otto Jahn, German archaeologist (d. 1869)
– Joseph Autran, French poet (d. 1877)
– John Sedgwick, American Civil War general (d. 1864)
– Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)
– Georg Büchner, German playwright (d. 1837)
– Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer (d. 1888)