What happened in 1816?
112 recorded events in 1816, including 52 in people, 10 in architecture & engineering and 9 in economy & trade.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Seven Oaks
1816 battle of the Pemmican War
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Portuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental
Armed-conflict in the Banda Oriental
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Battle of India Muerta
1816 battle
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Battle of Santa Ana
1816
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Battle of Carumbé
1816 battle
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Battle of Cachirí
1816 battle
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Battle of Ibiraocaí
1816 battle
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Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo
1816 battle
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Battle of Yavi
November 1816 battle during the Argentine War of Independence
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Politics & Government 3
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Treaty of Turin
1816 treaty between Sardinia and Switzerland
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Treaty of Munich (1816)
1816 treaty between Austria and Bavaria
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Treaty of St. Louis
1816 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Council of Three Fires
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People 52
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Liborio Mejía died
President of Colombia
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Cvi Jehošua ha-Levi Horowitz died
Rabbi
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Johann Hieronymus Schröter died
German selenographer (1745-1816)
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Thaddäus Haenke died
Sudeten botanist, traveller, ethnographer, cartographer and doctor
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Carlo Amoretti died
Italian explorer and scientist (1741-1816)
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James Hingston Tuckey died
Anglo-Irish explorer (1776-1816)
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Edward Charles Howard died
British chemist (1774-1816)
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Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau died
French chemist and politician (1737-1816)
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Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope died
British scientist (1753-1816)
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Francisco José de Caldas died
Neogranadine lawyer and scientist (1768-1816)
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Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt died
German chemist
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Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell died
German Chemist (1744-1816)
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Jorge Tadeo Lozano died
President of Colombia (1771-1816)
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Antonio Cagnoli died
Italian astronomer (1743-1816)
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Joseph Hardtmuth died
Czech entrepreneur
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Peter Kinzing died
German clock maker (1745–1816)
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Richard Watson died
Welsh Anglican bishop and academic
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Josef de Mendoza y Ríos died
Spanish astronomer and mathematician (1761–1816)
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Thomas Henry died
Welsh surgeon and apothecary (1734-1816)
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Jean-Pierre-François Guillot-Duhamel died
French engineer (1730-1816)
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Christopher Colles died
Irish engineer
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Ferdinand Adolf von Ende died
German judge, politician and astronomer (1760-1816)
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Ladislaus Chernac died
Hungarian mathematician (1742-1816)
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José María Cabal died
Republican military leader
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Osgood Carleton died
American mathematician, surveyor and cartographer (1742–1816)
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John Cranch died
English naturalist and explorer
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Dorothea Jordan died
Anglo-Irish actress and courtesan (1761–1816)
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Friedrich Ludwig Schröder died
German actor
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Marie-Madeleine Guimard died
French ballerina (1743-1816)
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František Martin Pecháček died
Violinist and Composer
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Eugénie D'Hannetaire died
French actress (1746-1816)
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Hyacinthe-Gabrielle Roland died
French actress
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Hans Christian Knudsen died
Danish actor (1763-1816)
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Joachim Perinet died
Austrian stage actor and playwright
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Marianna Franciszka Pierożyńska died
Actor
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Samuel Ahlgren died
Swedish actor
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Sarah Baker died
English actress and theatre manager
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Frances Alsop died
Actor (1782-1816)
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Charlotte Brontë born
Born in Thornton. British novelist and poet (1816-1855).
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Werner von Siemens born
Born in Lenthe. German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892).
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Arthur de Gobineau born
Born in Ville-d'Avray. French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882).
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Eugène Pottier born
Born in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. French politician (1816-1887).
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Gustav Freytag born
Born in Kluczbork. German writer and politician (1816-1895).
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Grace Aguilar born
Born in Hackney. English novelist, poet and writer on Jewish history and religion.
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Jubal Early born
Born in Franklin County. Lawyer, politician, and general of the Confederate States Army (1816-1894).
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Dmitry Milyutin born
Born in Moscow. Russian general and noble (1816-1912).
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Nathaniel P. Banks born
Born in Waltham. American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union Army (1816-1894).
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George Henry Thomas born
Born in Southampton County. United States Army general (1816-1870).
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August Karl von Goeben born
Born in Stade. Prussian general (1816-1880).
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August Wilhelm Ambros born
Born in Mýto. Czech music reviewer, composer and musicologist (1816–1876).
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Charles Denis Bourbaki born
Born in Pau. French general (1816–1897).
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Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski born
Born in Varaždin. Croatian historian and politician (1816-1889).
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Science & Technology 9
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University of Warsaw
Largest university in Poland
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
Botanic gardens in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
Public university in Graz, Austria
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Gibraltar Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden in Gibraltar
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Lviv University of Trade and Economics
University in Lviv, Ukraine
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Kharkiv National Agrarian University named after V.V. Dokuchayev
Higher education institution in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine
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Penang Free School
All-boys secondary school in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
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Royal Waterloo Hospital for Children and Women
Former hospital in London
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Universitäts-Sternwarte München
Universitäts-Sternwarte München (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 4
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Tikehau
Island in French Polynesia
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WV23
Ancient Egyptian tomb
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Eyrarland Statue
Bronze statue from about AD 1000 found in the area of Akureyri, Iceland
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Rothsay Castle
Paddle steamer
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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St Andrew's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Mosque Sulejmanija (Travnik)
Mosque
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Port of Spain
Church in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
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Haci Esat Mosque
Haci Esat Mosque (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Santuario della Madonna del Castello
Santuario della Madonna del Castello (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saints Urban and Wendelin Church
Saints Urban and Wendelin Church (Religion & Belief Systems).
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All Saints Church (Kursk)
Temple in Kursk, Russia
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Economy & Trade 9
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AXA
French multinational insurance firm
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Remington Arms
American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition
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Smith, Elder & Co.
British book publisher
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E. Remington & Sons
Manufacturer of firearms and typewriters
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Baltimore Gas and Electric
Gas and electric utility
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Philadelphia Savings Fund Society
Former American bank
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William Fairbairn & Sons
Engineering works in Manchester, England
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Allaire Iron Works
19th-century marine engineering company in New York City
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Stark Brothers Nurseries and Orchards
American nursery
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1816 North Atlantic earthquake
Earthquake near the Azores Island
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1816 Guatemala earthquake
1816 earthquake in Guatemala
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Spa Fields riots
1816 incidents in England
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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San Francesco di Paola
Church building in Naples, Italy
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Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Church in Charleston, South Carolina
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O'Donovan Rossa Bridge
Bridge in Ireland
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Christ Church, Bardhaman
Church in West Bengal
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First Presbyterian Church
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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First Church of Christ, Unitarian
Church building in Lancaster, United States of America
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Church of All Saints, Hassop
Catholic church in Hassop, Derbyshire, England, UK
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St George's Church, Belfast
Church building in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Providence Chapel, Charlwood
Church in Mole Valley, UK
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First Unitarian Church of Providence
Church building in Providence, United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Théâtre des Funambules
Theater
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Empires & Countries 5
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Argentina founded
Argentina was founded, with its capital at Buenos Aires.
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Kingdom of Naples dissolved
Kingdom of Naples ceased to exist, having been centered at Naples.
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Kingdom of Sicily dissolved
Kingdom of Sicily ceased to exist, having been centered at Catania.
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Zulu Kingdom founded
Zulu Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Bulawayo.
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Kingdom of Illyria founded
Kingdom of Illyria was founded, with its capital at Ljubljana.
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