1813
Joseph Autran, French poet and author (died 1877)
Joseph Autran was a French poet.
Joseph Autran, French poet and author (died 1877)
The 1810s
Explore 509 historical events from 1810–1819.
1813
Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (died 1887)
Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker, known for his support of the abolition of slavery, his emphasis on God's love, and his…
Henry Ward Beecher, American minister and reformer (died 1887)
1813
War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. …
War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence.
1813
Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate…
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Maitland was a British Army officer, politician and colonial administrator. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Haddington from 1790 to 1796,…
Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate…
1813
In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located in South America, with insular regions in North America. Colombia's mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to…
In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
1813
War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run…
The War of the Sixth Coalition, sometimes known in Germany as the Wars of Liberation saw a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Sardi…
War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run…
1813
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hu…
French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
1813
Francis Boott, American composer (died 1904)
Francis Boott was an American classical music composer of art songs and works for chorus.
Francis Boott, American composer (died 1904)
1813
Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (died 1878)
Claude Bernard was a French physiologist. I. Bernard Cohen of Harvard University called Bernard "one of the greatest of all men of science". He originated the term milieu intérieur…
Claude Bernard, French physiologist and academic (died 1878)
1813
Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (died 1896)
Ivar Andreas Aasen was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright, and poet. He was best known for having assembled one of the two official written versions of the Norwegia…
Ivar Aasen, Norwegian poet and linguist (died 1896)
1813
Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician (died 1891)
Jean Servais Stas was a Belgian analytical chemist who accurately measured the atomic weight of carbon.
Jean Stas, Belgian chemist and physician (died 1891)
1813
Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888)
Henry Bergh founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) in April, 1866, three days after the first effective legislation against animal cruelty in…
Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (died 1888)
1813
First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
The Battle of Kulm was fought near the town Kulm and the village Přestanov in northern Bohemia. It was fought on 29–30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. A French …
First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
1813
Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort…
The Creek War was a regional conflict between opposing Native American factions, European powers, and the United States during the early 19th century. The Creek War began as a conf…
Creek War: Fort Mims massacre: Creek "Red Sticks" kill over 500 settlers (including over 250 armed militia) in Fort…
1813
Peninsular War: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
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: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial.
1813
Future U.S. president Andrew Jackson is shot in a tavern brawl with future U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton and others.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His politica…
Future U.S. president Andrew Jackson is shot in a tavern brawl with future U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton and others.
1813
At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián),…
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…
At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián),…
1813
Emil Korytko, Polish activist and translator (died 1839)
Emil Antoni Korytko was a Polish political activist in the period of the Great Emigration, who was exiled to Ljubljana, Carniola and became an important ethnographer, philologist a…
Emil Korytko, Polish activist and translator (died 1839)
1813
John Sedgwick, American general and educator (died 1864)
John Sedgwick was an American military officer who served as a major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was one of the highest-ranking Union officers to be…
John Sedgwick, American general and educator (died 1864)
1813
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (born 1768)
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duc d'Istrie was a French military leader of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of the Empire by Emperor Napoleon…
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (born 1768)
1813
Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (born 1772)
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, Duke of Frioul, was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendsh…
Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (born 1772)
1813
The United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
The Battle of Lake Erie, also known as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shores of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the Un…
The United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
1813
War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C.
The War of 1812 was a conflict initiated by the United States against the United Kingdom and its allies fought mainly in North America and at sea during the wider Napoleonic Wars. …
War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C.
1813
Followers of the Eight Trigram Sect loyal to Lin Qing attack the Forbidden City in a failed attempt to oust the…
Baguadao or Eight Trigram Teaching (八卦教) or Attain Origin Sect (收元教) or Pure Water Sect (清水教) is a network of Chinese folk religious sects, one of the most extended in northern Chi…
Followers of the Eight Trigram Sect loyal to Lin Qing attack the Forbidden City in a failed attempt to oust the…