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Historical Event(s)
– Poet Lord Byron gives his first address as a member of the House of Lords, in defense of Luddite violence against Industrialism in his home county of Nottinghamshire.
– The Cádiz Cortes promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
– An earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela.
– 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.
– Following Louisiana’s admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
– War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire.
– Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Borodino – Napoleon wins a Pyrrhic victory over the Russian army of Alexander I near the village of Borodino.
– War of 1812: A second supply train sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
– War of 1812: The American frigate, USS United States, commanded by Stephen Decatur, captures the British frigate HMS Macedonian.
– The French invasion of Russia comes to an end as the remnants of the Grande Armée are expelled from Russia.
Who Were Born On ?
– Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)
– Charles Dickens, English novelist (d. 1870)
– Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846)
– Henry Wilson, American politician 18th Vice President of the United States (d. 1875)
– Aaron Lufkin Dennison American watch manufacturer (d. 1895)
– Stephen Pearl Andrews, American abolitionist (d. 1886)
– Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (d. 1870)
– Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1887)
– Edmond Hébert, French geologist (d. 1890)
– James Hope-Scott, English barrister (d. 1873)