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Historical Event(s)
– The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded
– Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
– Second Battle of Cancha Rayada – Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
– In the Battle of Maipú, Chile’s independence movement – led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín – win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
– The United States Senate ratifies the Rush-Bagot Treaty, establishing the border with Canada.
– 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.
– Illinois becomes the 21st state in the union of the United States.
– Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
– 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.
– The first performance of “Silent Night” takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
Who Were Born On ?
– Henry Litolff, British musician and composer (d. 1891)
– Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1910)
– John Ainsworth Horrocks, English explorer of South Australia (d. 1846)
– Jan Heemskerk, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1897)
– Alexander H. Rice, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)
– Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, teacher (d. 1882)
– John Henninger Reagan, American politician (d. 1905)
– Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883)
– William Ellery Channing (poet) Transcendentalist poet (d. 1901)