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Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard was an American military officer known for being the Confederate general who started the American Civil War at the Battle of Fort Sumter on April …
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The 1810s
Explore 509 historical events from 1810–1819.
1818
John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1867)
John Albion Andrew was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was elected in 1860 as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, serving between 1861 and 1866, and led th…
John Albion Andrew, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1867)
1818
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician, Governor of Senegal (died 1889)
Louis Léon César Faidherbe was a French general and colonial administrator. He created the Senegalese Tirailleurs when he was governor of Senegal.
Louis Faidherbe, French general and politician, Governor of Senegal (died 1889)
1818
Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1903)
Alexander Bain was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, log…
Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1903)
1818
Charles Gounod, French composer and academic (died 1893)
Charles-François Gounod was a French composer, conductor, and organist of the Romantic era. He wrote twelve operas, of which the most popular has always been Faust (1859); his Romé…
Charles Gounod, French composer and academic (died 1893)
1818
Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands (died 1877)
Sophie of Württemberg was Queen of the Netherlands as the first wife of King William III. Sophie separated from William in 1855 but continued to perform her duties as queen in publ…
Sophie of Württemberg, queen of the Netherlands (died 1877)
1818
Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878)
Angelo Secchi was an Italian Catholic priest and astronomer from the Italian region of Emilia. He was director of the observatory at the Pontifical Gregorian University for 28 year…
Angelo Secchi, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1878)
1818
Karl von Vierordt, German physician, psychologist and academic (died 1884)
Karl von Vierordt was a German physiologist.
Karl von Vierordt, German physician, psychologist and academic (died 1884)
1818
Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (died 1879)
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen was a German chess master. He won the great international tournaments of 1851 and 1862, but lost matches to Paul Morphy in 1858, and to Wilhelm Steinitz …
Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (died 1879)
1818
Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1896)
Baron Louis Gerard De Geer af Finspång was a Swedish statesman, lawyer, and writer who served twice as Prime Minister for Justice from 1858 to 1870 and from 1875 to 1876; in 1876, …
Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1896)
1818
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (died 1902)
Agostino Roscelli, also known as Augustine Roscelli, and Augustin Roscelli, was an Italian priest who inspired social change in Genoa, Italy for children and disadvantaged women. H…
Agostino Roscelli, Italian priest and saint (died 1902)
1818
Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian-Austrian physician and obstetrician (died 1865)
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a Hungarian medical doctor and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures and was described as the "saviour of mothe…
Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian-Austrian physician and obstetrician (died 1865)
1818
Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (died 1848)
Emily Jane Brontë was an English writer best known for her 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. She also co-authored a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne entitled Poems by…
Emily Brontë, English novelist and poet (died 1848)
1818
Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th and 19th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1897)
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon was a Dutch politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1874 to 1877, and again from 1883 to 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk also se…
Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th and 19th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1897)
1818
Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (died 1889)
Maria Mitchell was an American astronomer, librarian, naturalist, and educator. In 1847, she discovered a comet named 1847 VI that was later known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet" in her…
Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (died 1889)
1818
Lucy Stone, American abolitionist and suffragist (died 1893)
Lucy Stone was an American orator, abolitionist and suffragist who was a vocal advocate for and organizer of promoting rights for women. In 1847, Stone became the first woman from …
Lucy Stone, American abolitionist and suffragist (died 1893)
1818
Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892)
Caspar Rudolph von Jhering was a German jurist. He is best known for his 1872 book Der Kampf ums Recht, as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a modern sociological and historic…
Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (died 1892)
1818
Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1895)
Alexander Hamilton Rice was an American politician and businessman from Massachusetts. He served as Mayor of Boston from 1856 to 1857, a U.S. congressman during the American Civil …
Alexander H. Rice, American businessman and politician, 30th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1895)
1818
José María Castro Madriz, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, 1st President of Costa Rica (died 1892)
José María Castro Madriz was a Costa Rican intellectual and statesman who served as President of Costa Rica from 1847 to 1849 and from 1866 to 1868. Inaugurated at age 29, he was t…
José María Castro Madriz, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, 1st President of Costa Rica (died 1892)
1818
Edmund Kennedy, Australian explorer and surveyor (died 1848)
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy was an explorer in Australia in the mid-19th century. He was the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, working with Sir Thomas Mitchell. Kennedy explor…
Edmund Kennedy, Australian explorer and surveyor (died 1848)
1818
Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (died 1903)
Richard Jordan Gatling was an American inventor. He is best known for having invented the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun.
Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (died 1903)
1818
Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (died 1882)
Theodor Kullak was a German pianist, composer and teacher.
Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (died 1882)
1818
Thomas Talbot, American businessman and politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1886)
Thomas Talbot was an American textile mill owner and politician from Massachusetts, United States. Talbot ran a major textile business, involving chemical dyeworks and the weaving …
Thomas Talbot, American businessman and politician, 31st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1886)
1818
Lucy Goode Brooks, Former American slave and a founder of Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans (died 1900)
Lucy Goode Brooks was an enslaved American woman who later became instrumental in the founding of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans in Richmond, Virginia.
Lucy Goode Brooks, Former American slave and a founder of Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans (died 1900)