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Historical Event(s)
– Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California.
– Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry “gerrymanders” for the first time.
– British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.
– John Bellingham is found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging for the assassination of British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval.
– War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.
– Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon’s Grande Armée crosses the Neman River beginning the invasion of Russia.
– Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
– War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
– Napoleonic Wars: French grenadiers enter Moscow. The Fire of Moscow begins as soon as Russian troops leave the city.
– Work on London’s Regent’s Canal starts.
Who Were Born On ?
– Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)
– Berthold Auerbach, German poet and author (d. 1882)
– Aaron Lufkin Dennison American watch manufacturer (d. 1895)
– Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1887)
– Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
– Kaspar Hauser, German mystery boy (d. 1833)
– Edward Lear, British author and poet (d. 1888)
– Thomas Clingman, American Confederate general (d. 1897)
– Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American politician (d. 1880)
– Robert Spear Hudson, English businessman (d. 1884)