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Historical Event(s)
– The inaugural meeting of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
– The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.
– Napoleon’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte is crowned King of Spain.
– Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain.
– Battle of Vimeiro: British and Portuguese forces led by General Arthur Wellesley defeat French force under Major-General Jean-Andoche Junot near the village of Vimeiro, Portugal, the first Anglo-Portuguese victory of the Peninsular War.
– Finnish War: Russians defeat the Swedes in the bloody Battle of Oravais.
– The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France.
– French and Poles defeat the Spanish at battle of Tudela
– Peninsular War: The Siege of Zaragoza begins.
– Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).
Who Were Born On ?
– Josef Kajetán Tyl, Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem (d. 1856)
– Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
– Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1889)
– Emperor Napoleon III of France (d. 1873)
– Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (d. 1887)
– Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (d. 1892)
– Henry Bennett, American politician (d. 1868)
– Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (d. 1889)
– Thomas Cook, British travel entrepreneur (d. 1892)
– Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (d. 1875)