1817
Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905)
Albert von Kölliker was a Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist.
Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905)
The 1810s
Explore 509 historical events from 1810–1819.
1817
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (died 1862)
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living …
Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher (died 1862)
1817
Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899)
Alvin Saunders was a U.S. senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil W…
Alvin Saunders, Territorial Governor and Senator from Nebraska (died 1899)
1817
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (died 1898)
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, KCMG, LLD, FRSE was an English civil engineer specialising in the construction of railways and railway infrastructure. In the 1850s and 1860s, he was …
Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge (died 1898)
1817
Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (died 1900)
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky was a Russian Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art. Baptized as Hovhannes Aivazian, he was born to Armenian …
Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (died 1900)
1817
Martin Körber, German pastor, composer, and conductor (died 1893)
Martin Georg Emil Körber was a Baltic German pastor, composer, writer and choir leader.
Martin Körber, German pastor, composer, and conductor (died 1893)
1817
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (died 1895)
Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik of Austria, Duke of Teschen, was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military ad…
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (died 1895)
1817
Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1874)
Alexander Hamilton Bailey was an American politician, a United States representative and judge from New York.
Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1874)
1817
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (died 1898)
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus was a French Catholic nun who founded the Religious of the Assumption and is a Catholic saint.
Marie-Eugénie de Jésus, French nun and saint, founded the Religious of the Assumption (died 1898)
1817
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1875)
Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, often referred to as A. K. Tolstoy, was a Russian poet, novelist, and playwright. He is considered to be the most important nineteenth-centur…
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1875)
1817
Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (died 1893)
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, was a politician and Father of Confederation, the union of British North American colonies into Canada.
Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian businessman and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (died 1893)
1817
Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold, German geologist and paleontologist (died 1902)
Gustav Heinrich Ludwig Hermann Trautschold was a German-Russian geologist and paleontologist and also pharmacist. From 1869 to 1888 he was a professor at the Petrovsky Agricultural…
Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold, German geologist and paleontologist (died 1902)
1817
Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (born 1766)
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a prominent Genevan and French novelist, woman of letters, philosopher, and political theorist in bot…
Germaine de Staël, French philosopher and author (born 1766)
1817
Jane Austen, English novelist (born 1775)
Jane Austen was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.
Jane Austen, English novelist (born 1775)
1817
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (born 1739)
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours was a French-American writer, economist, publisher and government official. During the French Revolution, he, his two sons and their families migra…
Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (born 1739)
1817
Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1734)
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father. During the American Revolution he was a Delaware delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where …
Thomas McKean, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Pennsylvania (born 1734)
1817
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1747)
Admiral of the Blue Sir John Thomas Duckworth, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Royal Navy officer, colonial administrator and politician who served in the Seven Years' War, American War of …
Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1747)
1817
Jacques Bernard d'Anselme, French general (born 1740)
Jacques Bernard Modeste d'Anselme was a French general of the French Revolutionary Army, notable as the first commander of the Army of the Var which soon became the Army of Italy. …
Jacques Bernard d'Anselme, French general (born 1740)
1817
Georg Anton Schäffer was forced to depart for China after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the Hawaiian Kingdom for…
Georg Anton Schäffer was a German medical doctor in the employ of the Russian-American Company who attempted to conquer Hawaii for the Company and, ultimately, the Russian Empire. …
Georg Anton Schäffer was forced to depart for China after his unsuccessful attempt to seize the Hawaiian Kingdom for…
1817
Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.
William Windham Sadler was an English balloonist. His father was aviation pioneer James Sadler, and, after an education in engineering, Sadler followed in his father's footsteps. H…
Windham William Sadler made the first successful aerial crossing of the Irish Sea, which he accomplished by balloon.
1816
210 years ago
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The Battle of Seven Oaks—also known as the Seven Oaks Massacre and the Seven Oaks Incident—was a violent confrontation of the Pemmican War between the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) an…
Battle of Seven Oaks between North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company, near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
1816
210 years ago
Louis XVIII of France has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exi…
Louis XVIII of France has to dissolve the Chambre introuvable ("Unobtainable Chamber").
1816
210 years ago
HMS Whiting runs aground on the Doom Bar.
HMS Whiting, built in 1811 by Thomas Kemp as a Baltimore pilot schooner, was launched as Arrow. On 8 May 1812 a British navy vessel seized her under Orders in Council, for trading …
HMS Whiting runs aground on the Doom Bar.
1816
210 years ago
Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (died 1876)
Thomas Hazlehurst was known nationally as "the Chapel Builder" and more locally as "the Prince of Methodism" or "the Prince of the Wesleyans". He was given these titles because of…
Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (died 1876)