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Historical Event(s)
– The Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast.
– First Anglo-Burmese War: The British officially declare war on Burma.
– The United States Department of War creates the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
– World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria. The performance is conducted by Michael Umlauf under the composer’s supervision.
– Greek War of Independence: Egyptian forces capture Psara in the Aegean Sea.
– Costa Rica annexes Guanacaste from Nicaragua.
– Greek War of Independence: Constantine Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian ships in the Battle of Samos.
– Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement.
– First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal.
– Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence.
Who Were Born On ?
– Vladimir Stasov, Russian art and music critic (d. 1906)
– Marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847)
– Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d. 1887)
– Clinton L. Merriam, American politician (d. 1900)
– Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)
– Eugène Boudin, French painter (d. 1898)
– Alexandre Dumas, fils, French author (d. 1895)
– Tsarina Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1880)
– Jaime Nunó, Spanish composer (d. 1908)
– George MacDonald, Scottish writer and preacher (d. 1905)