1818 Calendar
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1818 Historical Event(s)
January 2, 1818
– The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
February 12, 1818
– Bernardo O'Higgins formally approved the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
March 16, 1818
– Second Battle of Cancha Rayada – Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
April 4, 1818
– The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20).
April 20, 1818
– The case of Ashford v Thornton ends, with Abraham Thornton allowed to go free rather than face a retrial for murder, after his demand for trial by battle is upheld.
August 26, 1818
– Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union of the United States.
September 7, 1818
– Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
October 20, 1818
– The Convention of 1818 signed between the United States and the United Kingdom which, among other things, settled the Canada – United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.
December 3, 1818
– Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
December 24, 1818
– The first performance of “Silent Night” takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
Who Were Born On 1818?
March 6, 1818
– William Claflin, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)
March 15, 1818
– Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (d. 1924)
April 20, 1818
– Heinrich Göbel, German-born inventor (d. 1893)
April 29, 1818
– Tsar Alexander II of Russia (d. 1881)
May 20, 1818
– William Fargo, American pioneer expressman, co-founder of Wells, Fargo & Co. (d. 1881)
May 25, 1818
– Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian (d. 1897)
May 31, 1818
– John Albion Andrew, American politician (d. 1867)
June 29, 1818
– Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1878)
November 7, 1818
– Emil du Bois-Reymond, German physician (d. 1896)
November 29, 1818
– George Brown, Scottish-born Canadian journalist and politician, one of the Fathers of Confederation (d. 1880)