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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.
– Bernardo O'Higgins formally approved the Chilean Declaration of Independence near Concepción, Chile.
– The United States Congress adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20).
– 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.
– Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
– The first performance of “Silent Night” takes place in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria.
Who Were Born On ?
– George S. Boutwell, American politician, 20th Governor of Massachusetts and later the 28th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1905)
– William Claflin, 27th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)
– Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1910)
– Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet (d. 1870)
– Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer (d. 1878)
– Emily Brontë, English novelist (d. 1848)
– Edmund Kennedy, Australian explorer (d. 1848)
– Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, teacher (d. 1882)
– Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle, French poet (d. 1894)
– Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (d. 1883)