Notable Historical Events - 1814
1814 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
Field marshal Blucher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub |
Jan 2 |
Lord Byron completes "The Corsair" |
Jan 14 |
King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel |
Jan 22 |
1st Knights Templar grand encampment in US held, NYC |
Jan 28 |
Stendahl's 1st book is published |
Jan 31 |
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of Argentina. |
Feb 1 |
Lord Byron's "Corsair" sells 10,000 copies on day of publication |
Feb 1 |
Volcano Mayon on Luzon Philippines erupts killing 1,200 |
Feb 10 |
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Champaubert, the French beat the Russians |
Feb 11 |
Norway's independence proclaimed |
Feb 17 |
Battle of Mormans. |
Feb 18 |
The Battle of Montereau; victory of French under Napoleon Bonaparte against Austrians and Württembergers under the King of Württemberg. |
Feb 27 |
Ludwig von Beethovens 8th Symphony in F, premieres |
Mar 7 |
Napoleon I of France wins the Battle of Craonne. |
Mar 20 |
Prince Willem Frederik becomes monarch of Netherlands |
Mar 25 |
Netherlands Bank established |
Mar 27 |
Battle at Horseshoe Bend: General Andrew Jackson defeats the Red Sticks, part of the Creek Indian tribe near Dadeville, Alabama |
Mar 30 |
Napoleonic Wars: Sixth Coalition forces march into Paris after defeating Napoleon. |
Mar 30 |
Murat issues the Rimini Declaration which would later inspire Italian Unification. |
Mar 31 |
Forces allied against Napoleon capture Paris |
Apr 4 |
Napoleon abdicates for the first time in favour of his son. |
Apr 5 |
Netherlands Bank issues its 1st banknotes |
Apr 9 |
Elias Canneman (L) resigns as minister of Finance of the Netherlands |
Apr 11 |
Napoleon abdicates unconditionally; he is exiled to Elba |
Apr 26 |
King Louis XVIII lands at Calais from England |
May 4 |
Bourbon reign restored in France |
May 4 |
King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decree of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism. |
May 5 |
British attack Ft Ontario, Oswego, NY |
May 17 |
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) |
May 17 |
Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll |
May 17 |
Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian. |
May 30 |
Napoleonic Wars: War of the Sixth Coalition - the Treaty of Paris (1814) is signed returning French borders to their 1792 extent. |
Jun 22 |
1st match at the present Lord's, MCC v Herefordshire |
Jul 3 |
Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812) |
Jul 5 |
Americans defeat British & Canadians at Chippewa, Ontario |
Jul 7 |
Walter Scott's "Waverley" published |
Jul 18 |
British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisc) |
Jul 25 |
Battle of Niagara Falls (Lundy's Lane); Americans defeat British |
Jul 25 |
George Stephenson introduced the 1st steam locomotive |
Aug 1 |
Belgian King Willem I accepts blame in Southern defeat |
Aug 7 |
Pope Pius VII reinstates the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) |
Aug 8 |
Peace negotiations begin in Ghent, Belgium |
Aug 13 |
Cape of Good Hope formally ceded to British by the Dutch |
Aug 13 |
Treaty of London-Netherland stops transporting slaves |
Aug 24 |
British forces captured Washington, DC, & burned down many landmarks (War of 1812) |
Aug 25 |
British forces destroy Library of Congress, containing 3,000 books (War of 1812) |
Sep 5 |
-15] Battle of Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russians out of East Prussia |
Sep 11 |
Begun on the 6th Sept, Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh during War of 1812 |
Sep 11 |
Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British |
Sep 12 |
Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812 |
Sep 14 |
Francis Scott Key inspired to write the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" words of which later become lyrics of "Star-Spangled Banner" |
Sep 20 |
"Star Spangled Banner" published as a song, lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith |
Oct 1 |
Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw the Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte the previous spring. |
Oct 17 |
London Beer Flood occurs in London killing nine. |
Oct 23 |
1st plastic surgery is performed (England) |
Oct 29 |
"Demologos", 1st steam-powered warship, is launched |
Nov 1 |
Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars. |
Nov 7 |
1st sitting of States-general in Hague |
Nov 28 |
The Times of London is for the first time printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by the German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer, signaling the beginning of the availability of newspapers to a mass audience. |
Dec 22 |
Samuel Marsden of the Church Missionary Society arrives in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand to establish the country's first mission station; Sheep, cattle, horses and poultry are introduced |
Dec 24 |
Treaty of Ghent (end of US-Britain War of 1812) signed |
Dec 25 |
Rev Samuel Marsden of the Church Missionary Society holds the first Christian service in New Zealand on land, at Rangihoua |
Dec 27 |
Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Patterson's make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans. |
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