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Historical Event(s)
– In Australia, William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth lead an expedition westwards from Sydney. Their route opens up inland Australia for continued expansion throughout the 19th century.
– South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador (“The Liberator”).
– War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.
– In Australia, Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth, reached Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains.
– Peninsular War: Battle of Vitoria.
– War of 1812: After learning of American plans for a surprise attack on Beaver Dams in Ontario, Laura Secord sets out on a 30 kilometer journey on foot to warn Lieutenant James FitzGibbon.
– Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
– At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town. Elsewhere, Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
– The Battle of Leipzig concludes, giving Napoleon Bonaparte one of his worst defeats.
– War of 1812: Battle of Crysler’s Farm – British and Canadian forces defeat a larger American force, causing the Americans to abandon their Saint Lawrence campaign.
Who Were Born On ?
– Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican founding father (d. 1876)
– Joseph Philo Bradley, American jurist and former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1892)
– John Snow, English epidemiologist (d. 1858)
– David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)
– Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. 1861)
– Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
– Jean Stas, Belgian chemist (d. 1891)
– John Rae, Scottish physician and explorer (d. 1893)
– Franz von Miklosich, Slovenian linguist (d. 1891)
– Charles-Valentin Alkan, French composer (d. 1888)