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*[[Greece]] declares independence from the [[Ottoman Empire]], starting the [[Greek War of Independence]]. |
*[[Greece]] declares independence from the [[Ottoman Empire]], starting the [[Greek War of Independence]]. |
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*In the first known obscenity case in the [[United States]], a [[Massachusetts]] court outlawed the [[John Cleland]] novel, ''[[Fanny Hill]] ''. The publisher, Peter Holmes, was convicted for printing a "lewd and obscene" novel. |
*In the first known obscenity case in the [[United States]], a [[Massachusetts]] court outlawed the [[John Cleland]] novel, ''[[Fanny Hill]] ''. The publisher, Peter Holmes, was convicted for printing a "lewd and obscene" novel. |
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'''Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy''' |
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'''Births''' |
'''Births''' |
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*[[January 8]] - [[James Longstreet]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General (+ [[1904]]) |
* [[January 8]] - [[James Longstreet]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General (+ [[1904]]) |
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*[[February 3]] - [[Elizabeth Blackwell]], first female physician in the [[United States]] |
* [[February 3]] - [[Elizabeth Blackwell]], first female physician in the [[United States]] |
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*[[February 11]] - [[Hermann Allmers]], writer, and [[Auguste Edouard Mariette]], French [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] who dug out the [[Sphinx]]. |
* [[February 11]] - [[Hermann Allmers]], writer, and [[Auguste Edouard Mariette]], French [[Egyptology|Egyptologist]] who dug out the [[Sphinx]]. |
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*[[February 17]] - Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, better known as [[Lola Montez]] |
* [[February 17]] - Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, better known as [[Lola Montez]] |
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*[[April 9]] - [[Charles-Pierre Baudelaire]], French poet and writer |
* [[April 9]] - [[Charles-Pierre Baudelaire]], French poet and writer |
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*[[July 18]] - [[Pauline Garcia-Viardot]], composer |
* [[July 18]] - [[Pauline Garcia-Viardot]], composer |
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*[[August 10]] - [[Jay Cooke]], financier (+ [[1905]]) |
* [[August 10]] - [[Jay Cooke]], financier (+ [[1905]]) |
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*[[October 13]] - [[Rudolf Virchow]], [[Germany|German]] [[doctor]], [[pathologist]], [[biologist]], and [[politician]] |
* [[October 13]] - [[Rudolf Virchow]], [[Germany|German]] [[doctor]], [[pathologist]], [[biologist]], and [[politician]] |
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* [[October 30]] - [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]] (+ [[1881]]) |
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'''Deaths''' |
'''Deaths''' |
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*[[January 4]] - [[Elizabeth Ann Seton]], American saint |
* [[January 4]] - [[Elizabeth Ann Seton]], American saint |
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*[[February 23]] - [[John Keats]], British poet, dies in [[Rome]] |
* [[February 23]] - [[John Keats]], British poet, dies in [[Rome]] |
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*[[May 5]] - [[Napoleon]] |
* [[May 5]] - [[Napoleon]] |
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Revision as of 16:58, 8 April 2003
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades: 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s 1810s - 1820s - 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
Years: 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 - 1821 - 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826
Events
- February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college.
- March 25 - Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence.
- September 27 - Mexico gains its independence from Spain.
- Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire, starting the Greek War of Independence.
- In the first known obscenity case in the United States, a Massachusetts court outlawed the John Cleland novel, Fanny Hill . The publisher, Peter Holmes, was convicted for printing a "lewd and obscene" novel.
Arts, Sciences, Literature and Philosophy
Births
- January 8 - James Longstreet, Confederate General (+ 1904)
- February 3 - Elizabeth Blackwell, first female physician in the United States
- February 11 - Hermann Allmers, writer, and Auguste Edouard Mariette, French Egyptologist who dug out the Sphinx.
- February 17 - Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, better known as Lola Montez
- April 9 - Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, French poet and writer
- July 18 - Pauline Garcia-Viardot, composer
- August 10 - Jay Cooke, financier (+ 1905)
- October 13 - Rudolf Virchow, German doctor, pathologist, biologist, and politician
- October 30 - Fyodor Dostoevsky (+ 1881)
Deaths
- January 4 - Elizabeth Ann Seton, American saint
- February 23 - John Keats, British poet, dies in Rome
- May 5 - Napoleon