What happened in 1816?

Battle of Seven Oaks

Wars & Conflicts · Battle of Seven Oaks National Historic Site

1816 battle of the Pemmican War

Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental

Wars & Conflicts · Uruguay

Armed-conflict in the Banda Oriental

Battle of India Muerta

Wars & Conflicts · Rocha

1816 battle

Battle of Santa Ana

Wars & Conflicts · Rio Grande do Sul

1816

Battle of Carumbé

Wars & Conflicts · Rio Grande do Sul

1816 battle

Battle of Cachirí

Wars & Conflicts

1816 battle

Battle of Ibiraocaí

Wars & Conflicts · Rio Grande do Sul

1816 battle

Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo

Wars & Conflicts

1816 battle

Battle of Yavi

Wars & Conflicts · Jujuy Province

November 1816 battle during the Argentine War of Independence

Seminole Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Florida

19th-century wars between the United States Army and the Seminole people of Florida

Bombardment of Algiers

Wars & Conflicts · Algiers

1816 bombardment, attempt by Britain and the Netherlands to end the slavery practices of Omar Agha, the Dey of Algiers

Treaty of Turin

Politics & Government · Turin

1816 treaty between Sardinia and Switzerland

Treaty of Munich (1816)

Politics & Government · Munich

1816 treaty between Austria and Bavaria

Treaty of St. Louis

Politics & Government · Portage Des Sioux

1816 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Council of Three Fires

Liborio Mejía died

People · Bogotá

President of Colombia

Cvi Jehošua ha-Levi Horowitz died

People · Prostějov

Rabbi

Johann Hieronymus Schröter died

People · Lilienthal

German selenographer (1745-1816)

Thaddäus Haenke died

People · Cochabamba

Sudeten botanist, traveller, ethnographer, cartographer and doctor

Carlo Amoretti died

People · Milan

Italian explorer and scientist (1741-1816)

James Hingston Tuckey died

People · Moanda

Anglo-Irish explorer (1776-1816)

Edward Charles Howard died

People · Sheffield

British chemist (1774-1816)

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau died

People · former 10th arrondissement of Paris

French chemist and politician (1737-1816)

Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope died

People · Chevening

British scientist (1753-1816)

Francisco José de Caldas died

People · Bogotá

Neogranadine lawyer and scientist (1768-1816)

Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt died

People · Erlangen

German chemist

Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell died

People · Göttingen

German Chemist (1744-1816)

Jorge Tadeo Lozano died

People · Bogotá

President of Colombia (1771-1816)

Antonio Cagnoli died

People · Verona

Italian astronomer (1743-1816)

Joseph Hardtmuth died

People · Vienna

Czech entrepreneur

Peter Kinzing died

People · Mannheim

German clock maker (1745–1816)

Richard Watson died

People · Windermere

Welsh Anglican bishop and academic

Josef de Mendoza y Ríos died

People · Brighton

Spanish astronomer and mathematician (1761–1816)

Thomas Henry died

People · Manchester

Welsh surgeon and apothecary (1734-1816)

Jean-Pierre-François Guillot-Duhamel died

People · former 11th arrondissement of Paris

French engineer (1730-1816)

Christopher Colles died

People · Manhattan

Irish engineer

Ferdinand Adolf von Ende died

People · Cologne

German judge, politician and astronomer (1760-1816)

Ladislaus Chernac died

People · Deventer

Hungarian mathematician (1742-1816)

José María Cabal died

People · Popayán

Republican military leader

Osgood Carleton died

People · Litchfield

American mathematician, surveyor and cartographer (1742–1816)

John Cranch died

People · Congo

English naturalist and explorer

Dorothea Jordan died

People · Saint-Cloud

Anglo-Irish actress and courtesan (1761–1816)

Friedrich Ludwig Schröder died

People · Rellingen

German actor

Marie-Madeleine Guimard died

People · Paris

French ballerina (1743-1816)

František Martin Pecháček died

People · Vienna

Violinist and Composer

Eugénie D'Hannetaire died

People · former 11th arrondissement of Paris

French actress (1746-1816)

Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland died

People · Teddesley Hall

French actress

Hans Christian Knudsen died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actor (1763-1816)

Joachim Perinet died

People · Vienna

Austrian stage actor and playwright

Marianna Franciszka Pierożyńska died

People · Warsaw

Actor

Samuel Ahlgren died

People · Stockholm City

Swedish actor

Sarah Baker died

People · Rochester

English actress and theatre manager

Frances Alsop died

People · New York City

Actor (1782-1816)

Charlotte Brontë born

People · Thornton

Born in Thornton. British novelist and poet (1816-1855).

Werner von Siemens born

People · Lenthe

Born in Lenthe. German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892).

Arthur de Gobineau born

People · Ville-d'Avray

Born in Ville-d'Avray. French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882).

Eugène Pottier born

People · former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

Born in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. French politician (1816-1887).

Gustav Freytag born

People · Kluczbork

Born in Kluczbork. German writer and politician (1816-1895).

Grace Aguilar born

People · Hackney

Born in Hackney. English novelist, poet and writer on Jewish history and religion.

Jubal Early born

People · Franklin County

Born in Franklin County. Lawyer, politician, and general of the Confederate States Army (1816-1894).

Dmitry Milyutin born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian general and noble (1816-1912).

Nathaniel P. Banks born

People · Waltham

Born in Waltham. American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union Army (1816-1894).

George Henry Thomas born

People · Southampton County

Born in Southampton County. United States Army general (1816-1870).

August Karl von Goeben born

People · Stade

Born in Stade. Prussian general (1816-1880).

August Wilhelm Ambros born

People · Mýto

Born in Mýto. Czech music reviewer, composer and musicologist (1816–1876).

Charles Denis Bourbaki born

People · Pau

Born in Pau. French general (1816–1897).

Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski born

People · Varaždin

Born in Varaždin. Croatian historian and politician (1816-1889).

Maria I of Portugal died

People · Rio de Janeiro

Died in Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese monarch from 1777 to 1816 (1734-1816).

Frederick I of Württemberg died

People · Stuttgart

Died in Stuttgart. Last Duke of Würtemberg (1754-1816); then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and later King of Württemberg.

Girvan Yuddha Bikram Shah Deva died

People · Kathmandu

Died in Kathmandu. King of Nepal (1797–1816).

University of Warsaw

Science & Technology

Largest university in Poland

Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Science & Technology

Botanic gardens in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Science & Technology · Palais Meran, Graz

Public university in Graz, Austria

Gibraltar Botanic Gardens

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Gibraltar

Lviv University of Trade and Economics

Science & Technology

University in Lviv, Ukraine

Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V. Dokuchayev

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine

Penang Free School

Science & Technology

All-boys secondary school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women

Science & Technology

Former hospital in London

Universitäts-Sternwarte München

Science & Technology

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Science & Technology

Public agricultural university in Warsaw, Poland

Higher Scientific Institute for Diocesan Priests at St. Augustine's

Science & Technology

Seminary

Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola

Science & Technology

Education organization in Bochum, Germany

Tikehau

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

WV23

Exploration & Discovery · Valley of the Kings

Ancient Egyptian tomb

Eyrarland Statue

Exploration & Discovery · National Museum of Iceland

Bronze statue from about AD 1000 found in the area of Akureyri, Iceland

Rothsay Castle

Exploration & Discovery

Paddle steamer

Jubal A. Early House

Exploration & Discovery

historic house in Virginia, United States

St Andrew's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Glasgow

Catholic cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Mosque Sulejmanija (Travnik)

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Haci Esat Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Lojane

Santuario della Madonna del Castello

Religion & Belief Systems

Saints Urban and Wendelin Church

Religion & Belief Systems

All Saints Church (Kursk)

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Kursk, Russia

Kuopio Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Vahtivuori

Lutheran cathedral in Kuopio, Finland

St. John's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Lafayette Square

Church building in Washington, D.C., United States of America

Dreux Royal Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Eure-et-Loir, in France

Concatedral de Santa María de Vigo

Religion & Belief Systems · Q43084750

Church in Vigo, Spain

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Port of Spain

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Trinidad and Tobago

Hebrew Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic cemetery in Richmond City, Virginia

Statue of Saint John in Katowice

Religion & Belief Systems · Świętego Jana Street

Copy of a historic statue in downtown Katowice, Poland

Saint Joseph the Patriarch Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in San Jose, Batangas, Philippines

Chapel of the Villa Melzi

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Lombardy, Italy

El Santuario de Chimayo

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Mexico, United States of America

Brush Creek Salems Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Reid Temple A.M.E. Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in USA

San Antonio de Pala Asistencia

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in California, United States of America

First Congregational Church of Plainfield

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Connecticut, United States of America

Fort Miller Reformed Church Complex

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

AXA

Economy & Trade · Paris

French multinational insurance firm

Remington Arms

Economy & Trade · Madison

American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition

Smith, Elder & Co.

Economy & Trade · London

British book publisher

E. Remington & Sons

Economy & Trade · United States

Manufacturer of firearms and typewriters

Baltimore Gas and Electric

Economy & Trade · Baltimore

Gas and electric utility

Philadelphia Savings Fund Society

Economy & Trade · Philadelphia

Former American bank

William Fairbairn & Sons

Economy & Trade · Manchester

Engineering works in Manchester, England

Allaire Iron Works

Economy & Trade · New York City

19th-century marine engineering company in New York City

Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards

Economy & Trade · Louisiana

American nursery

1816 North Atlantic earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake near the Azores Island

1816 Guatemala earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

1816 earthquake in Guatemala

Triangle Conspiracy

Disasters & Pandemics · Madrid

Spa Fields riots

Social Movements & Revolutions · Spa Fields

1816 incidents in England

San Francesco di Paola

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Naples, Italy

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Charleston, South Carolina

O'Donovan Rossa Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Ireland

Christ Church, Bardhaman

Architecture & Engineering

Church in West Bengal

First Presbyterian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in North Carolina, United States of America

First Church of Christ, Unitarian

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lancaster, United States of America

Church of All Saints, Hassop

Architecture & Engineering

Catholic church in Hassop, Derbyshire, England, UK

St George's Church, Belfast

Architecture & Engineering · Belfast

Church building in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Providence Chapel, Charlwood

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Mole Valley, UK

First Unitarian Church of Providence

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Providence, United States of America

Duns Castle

Architecture & Engineering · Duns

Castle in Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK

Fort Armstrong

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Illinois, United States

Capela dos Ossos

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Faro, Faro District, Portugal

Church of St. Cosmas and Damian

Architecture & Engineering

Greek Catholic temple and national cultural monument in the village of Cigeľka, Bardejov district, Slovakia

Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Luninets

Architecture & Engineering

Pleasington Priory

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic church in the village of Pleasington, Lancashire, England, UK

Mausoleum in the Gadow Castle Park

Architecture & Engineering · Schloss Gadow

Mausoleum in Lanz, Prignitz district, Brandenburg

Patocki Manor in Vysokaje

Architecture & Engineering

Savage Mill

Architecture & Engineering

shopping complex and historic cotton mill in Maryland, United States of America

Addison Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Addison, United States of America

Théâtre des Funambules

Sports & Entertainment

Theater

Nwonyo Fishing Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Taraba State

Fishing festival at Ibi, Taraba State, Nigeria

Argentina founded

Empires & Countries · Buenos Aires

Argentina was founded, with its capital at Buenos Aires.

Kingdom of Naples dissolved

Empires & Countries · Naples

Kingdom of Naples ceased to exist, having been centered at Naples.

Kingdom of Sicily dissolved

Empires & Countries · Catania

Kingdom of Sicily ceased to exist, having been centered at Catania.

Zulu Kingdom founded

Empires & Countries · Bulawayo

Zulu Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Bulawayo.

Kingdom of Illyria founded

Empires & Countries · Ljubljana

Kingdom of Illyria was founded, with its capital at Ljubljana.

Indiana founded

Empires & Countries · Indianapolis

Indiana was founded, with its capital at Indianapolis.

Principality of Lichtenberg founded

Empires & Countries · Sankt Wendel

Principality of Lichtenberg was founded, with its capital at Sankt Wendel.