The 1810s

1811 215 years ago

Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally

The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations are a Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation in Canada. They live on ten reserves along the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on Vancouver Island, British Colu…

Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally

1811 215 years ago

The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.

The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is a document drafted and adopted by Venezuela on July 5, 1811, through which Venezuelans made the decision to separate from the Spanish …

The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces.

1811 215 years ago

Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician (died 1893)

Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1864–1872).

Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician (died 1893)

1811 215 years ago

Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese-American showmen, the original conjoined twins (died 1874)

Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined twins in general. T…

Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese-American showmen, the original conjoined twins (died 1874)

1811 215 years ago

Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1887)

Alfred Domett was the fourth premier of New Zealand, a close friend of the poet Robert Browning and author of the epic poem Ranolf and Amohia, a South Sea Day Dream. Born in Englan…

Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1887)

1811 215 years ago

Giulia Grisi, Italian soprano (died 1869)

Giulia Grisi was an Italian opera singer. She performed widely in Europe, the United States and South America and was among the leading sopranos of the 19th century.

Giulia Grisi, Italian soprano (died 1869)

1811 215 years ago

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician (died 1864)

Henry Pelham Fiennes Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne,, styled Earl of Lincoln before 1851, was a British politician and aristocrat. He sat in Parliament for South …

Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle, English politician (died 1864)

1811 215 years ago

Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia…

David Thompson was a British fur trader, surveyor, and cartographer, known to some native people as "Koo-Koo-Sint" or "the Stargazer". Over Thompson's career, he travelled 90,000 k…

Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia…

1811 215 years ago

Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (died 1859)

Juan Bautista Loreto Mucio Francisco José de Asís de la Santísima Trinidad Ceballos Gómez Sañudo (1811–1859) was a Mexican politician who served in congress and in the supreme cour…

Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (died 1859)

1811 215 years ago

James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician (died 1870)

Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anaesthetic prop…

James Young Simpson, Scottish obstetrician (died 1870)

1811 215 years ago

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died 1896)

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote a popular novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which…

Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (died 1896)

1811 215 years ago

Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician (died 1879)

Jón Sigurðsson was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement.

Jón Sigurðsson, Icelandic scholar and politician (died 1879)

1811 215 years ago

Matthew Simpson, American Methodist bishop and academic (died 1884)

Matthew Simpson was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852 and based mainly in Philadelphia. During the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War, most …

Matthew Simpson, American Methodist bishop and academic (died 1884)

1811 215 years ago

John Archibald Campbell, American lawyer and jurist (died 1889)

John Archibald Campbell was an American jurist. He was a successful lawyer in Georgia and Alabama, where he served in the state legislature. Appointed by Franklin Pierce to the Uni…

John Archibald Campbell, American lawyer and jurist (died 1889)

1811 215 years ago

William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell (died 1896)

Sir William Robert Grove, FRS FRSE was a Welsh judge and physical scientist. He anticipated the general theory of the conservation of energy, and was a pioneer of fuel cell technol…

William Robert Grove, Welsh physicist and inventor of the first fuel cell (died 1896)

1811 215 years ago

William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (died 1863)

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist and illustrator. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1847–1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of Brit…

William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (died 1863)

1811 215 years ago

Robert Mackenzie, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (died 1873)

Sir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie, 10th Baronet was a pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was Premier of Queensland, Australia from August 1867 to November 1868.

Robert Mackenzie, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (died 1873)

1811 215 years ago

Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (born 1776)

Count Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky was a Russian general, younger son of Field Marshal Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky and his wife, Princess Anna Pavlovna Shcherbatova (1749-18…

Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (born 1776)

1811 215 years ago

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1742)

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE, styled as Lord Melville from 1802, was a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 1791 to 1794 and First Lord of the Admi…

Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1742)

1811 215 years ago

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (born 1728)

Charles Frederick was Margrave, Elector and later Grand Duke of Baden from 1738 until his death.

Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (born 1728)

1811 215 years ago

Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese poet and author (born 1740)

Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, from Lisbon, was the foremost Portuguese satirical poet of the 18th century. Beginning at age 20, Tolentino studied law for three years at the Univers…

Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, Portuguese poet and author (born 1740)

1811 215 years ago

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (born 1753)

Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Catholic p…

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and soldier (born 1753)

1811 215 years ago

Peninsular War: Allied British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces clashed with French troops at the Battle of Albuera (depi

The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forc…

Peninsular War: Allied British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces clashed with French troops at the Battle of Albuera (depi

1811 215 years ago

A British squadron under Charles Marsh Schomberg defeated a French force off Tamatave, Madagascar, that was attempting t

Captain Sir Charles Marsh Schomberg was an officer of the British Royal Navy, who served during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and later served as Lieutenant-Governor of…

A British squadron under Charles Marsh Schomberg defeated a French force off Tamatave, Madagascar, that was attempting t