Year 1815 (MDCCCXV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Jenkinson 2nd Earl of Liverpool, 1814 state leaders - Events of 1815 - 1816 state leaders - State leaders by year See also List of religious leaders in 1815, List of Portugal Angola - José de Oliveira Barbosa, Governor of Angola ( 1810 - 1816) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1815

January - March

January 8: The Battle of New Orleans. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812.

• January 2 - Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke, Seaham, County Durham. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. For the town of the same name in New South Wales, Australia see Seaham New South Wales Seaham, formerly Seaham Harbour is
• January 3 - Austria, Britain, and Bourbon-restored France form a secret defensive alliance treaty against Prussia and Russia. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• January 8 - War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans - American forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat an invading British force. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The Battle of New Orleans took place on January 8, 1815, and was the final major battle of the War of 1812. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• February - Hartford Convention arrives in Washington DC. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the The Hartford Convention was an event in 1814-1815 in the United States during the War of 1812 in which New England 's opposition to the war reached Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• February 3 - The first commercial cheese factory is founded in Switzerland
• February 4 - Netherlands, Foundation of the first Dutch student association, the Groninger Studenten Corps, Vindicat atque Polit. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Cheese is a Food made from Milk, usually the milk of cows, Buffalo, Goats or sheep, by coagulation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Groninger Studenten Corps Vindicat atque Polit ( Latin for Maintain and Refine) is the oldest Dutch Student association and was founded on The first rector of the senate was B. J. Winters.
• February 6 - New Jersey grants the first American railroad charter to a John Stevens. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. John Stevens (c1715 &ndash May 10, 1792) was a prominent politician from New Jersey who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in
• February 26 - Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba
• March 1 - Napoleon returns to France from his banishment on Elba. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino.
• March 15 - Joachim Murat, King of Naples declares war on Austria in an attempt to save his throne, starting the Neapolitan War. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815) The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. The Neapolitan War between the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples and the Austrian Empire, started on 15 March 1815 when Joachim Murat
• March 16 - Willem I becomes King of the Netherlands
• March 20 - Napoleon enters Paris after escaping from Elba with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000 beginning his "Hundred Days" rule. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king William Frederick (William I, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau ( The Hague, 24 August 1772 - Berlin, 12 December 1843 was a Prince of The Netherlands has been an independent Monarchy since 16 March 1815, and has been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino.

April - June

April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Mount Tambora (or Tomboro) is an active Stratovolcano, also known as a Composite volcano, on Sumbawa island Indonesia.

Congress Vienna, Jean Godefroy - Jean-Baptiste Isabey

• April 5-April 12 - Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies blows its top during an eruption event. Jean-Baptiste Isabey ( April 11, 1767 - April 18, 1855) French painter, was born at Nancy. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Mount Tambora (or Tomboro) is an active Stratovolcano, also known as a Composite volcano, on Sumbawa island Indonesia. See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below Upwards of 92,000 are killed during this eruption. The event is the cause of 1816 becoming known as the Year Without a Summer. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Year Without a Summer, also known as the Poverty Year, The Year There Was No Summer or Eighteen hundred and froze to death
• April 23- Second Serbian Uprising against Ottoman rule takes place in Takovo, Serbia. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at The Second Serbian Uprising (1815-1817 was a second phase of the national revolution of the Serbs against the Ottoman Empire, which erupted shortly after The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Takovo (Таково is a town in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country By the end of the year Serbia had been acknowledged as a semi-independent state. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Ideals of the First Serbian Uprising have thus been temporarily achieved. The First Serbian Uprising was a Serbian national Revolution which lasted for nine years and approx
• May 3 - Austria defeats the Kingdom of Naples at the decisive Battle of Tolentino which quickly ends the Neapolitan War. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian The Battle of Tolentino was the decisive battle in the Neapolitan War, fought by the King of Naples Joachim Murat to keep the throne after the The Neapolitan War between the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples and the Austrian Empire, started on 15 March 1815 when Joachim Murat Joachim Murat, the defeated King of Naples, is forced to flee to Corsica and is later executed. Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815) Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily
• May 30 - The Arniston, an East Indiaman repatriating wounded troops to England from Ceylon, is wrecked near Waenhuiskrans, South Africa with the loss of 372 of the 378 people on board. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Overview East Indiaman operated under charter or licence to the Honourable East India Company, which held a monopoly granted by Queen Elizabeth I An East Indiaman was a Ship operating under charter or licence to the Honourable East India Company. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island Arniston is a small seaside settlement in the Overberg region on the Cape South coast close to Cape Agulhas, the southern-most tip of Africa The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• June 9 - End of the Congress of Vienna: new European political situation is set. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich
• June 16 - Napoleon beats Prussians at the battle of Ligny and marshal Ney gets a marginal win against the British and Allies at the battle of Quatre Bras
• June 18 - Battle of Waterloo ends the Napoleonic wars. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Battle of Ligny ( 16 June 1815) was the last victory of the military career of Napoleon Bonaparte. Michel Ney, 1st Duc d' Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa ( January 10 1769 &ndash December 7 1815 The Battle of Quatre Bras, between Wellington's Anglo-Dutch army and the left wing of the Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney, was fought Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions
• June 22 - Napoleon abdicates again; Napoleon II (1811-32), age 4, rules for two weeks (June 22 to July 7). Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.

June 18 - Napoleon at Waterloo. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium

July - September

• July 8 - Louis XVIII returns to Paris; the "restoration" of Louis XVIII as King of France. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city (He had declared himself king on June 8, 1795, at the death of his nephew, 10-year-old Louis XVII, and had lived in Westphalia, Verona, Russia, and England. Louis XVII of France, also Louis VI of Navarre ( Versailles March 27 1785 – Paris June 8 1795) from birth )
• July 17 - In France, Napoleon surrenders at Rochefort to British forces. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Rochefort is a commune in western France, a Seaport on the Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• September 23 - The Great September Gale of 1815 - the first hurricane to strike New England in 180 years. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English The Great September Gale of 1815 (the word " Hurricane " was not yet current in American English at the time is one of five "major hurricanes" (Category 3 A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding

October - December

• October 3 - Fall of the Chassigny Mars meteorite in Chassigny, Haute-Marne, France
• October 15 - Napoleon I of France begins his exile on Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory
• October 21 - Humphry Davy patents the miner's safety lamp for use in coal mining

Undated

• Austria, Prussia and Russia sign a Holy Alliance to uphold the European status quo. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Sir Humphry Davy 1st Baronet FRS MRIA (17 December 1778 &ndash 29 May 1829 was a British Chemist and inventor The Davy lamp is a Safety lamp containing a candle devised in 1815 by Sir Humphry Davy. Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Holy Alliance was a Coalition of Russia, Austria and Prussia created in 1815 at the behest of Tsar Alexander I of Russia Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which"
• British missionaries arrive in New Zealand
• In Britain, use of pillory is limited to punishment for perjury
• Second wave of Amish immigration to North America
• First-class cricket begins. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the act of lying or making verifiably false statements on a material matter under Oath or Affirmation in a The Amish (ˈɑːmɪʃ are members of an Anabaptist Christian denomination best known for Simple living, Plain dress and resisting modern conveniences First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by

Ongoing events

• Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)-Seventh Coalition/Hundred Days
• War of 1812 (1812-1815)
• Congress of Vienna (1814 - 1815)

Births

January - June

• January 11 - John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada (d. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Hundred Days was the period between Napoleon Bonaparte 's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the restoration The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of the major powers of Europe, chaired by the Austrian statesman Clemens Wenzel von Metternich Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kyōwa and before Bunsei. The period spanned the years from 1804 to 1818. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Sir John Alexander Macdonald GCB, KCMG, PC ( January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1891)
• February 15 - Constantin von Tischendorf, German Biblical scholar (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Lobegott Friedrich Constantin (von Tischendorf ( January 18, 1815 &ndash December 7, 1874) was a noted German Biblical 1874)
• April 1 - Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) 1898)
• April 1 - Edward Clark, Governor of Texas (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Edward Clark may refer to Edward Clark (governor (1815-1880 governor of Texas Edward Clark (manufacturer (d Governors of Texas 1880)
• April 6 - Robert Volkmann, German composer (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Friedrich Robert Volkmann ( April 6, 1815 &ndash October 30, 1883) was a German composer 1883)
• April 24 - Anthony Trollope, British author (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Anthony Trollope (April 24 1815 – December 6 1882 became one of the most successful prolific and respected English Novelists of the Victorian era. 1882)
• May 27-Sir Henry Parkes, Father of Australian Federation (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896 was an Australian statesman the "Father of Federation 1896)

July - December

• August 5 - Edward John Eyre, explorer (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Edward John Eyre (5 August 1815 30 November 1901 was an English land explorer of the Australian continent and a controversial Governor of Jamaica. 1901)
• October 16 - Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Francis Richard Lubbock ( October 16, 1815 June 22, 1905) was the 9th Governor of Texas and was in office during the Governors of Texas 1905)
• October 23 - João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - João Maurício Wanderley, first and only baron of Cotejipe (Barra then São Francisco de Chagas da Barra do Rio Grande 23 October, 1815 &mdash Rio de Janeiro 1889)
• October 31 - Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass ( Weierstraß) ( October 31, 1815 &ndash February 19, 1897) was a German mathematician 1897)
• November 2 - George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 George Boole (buːl ( November 2, 1815 &ndash December 8, 1864) was a British Mathematician and Philosopher. 1864)
• December 10 - Augusta Ada King (née Byron), Countess of Lovelace, early English computer pioneer (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 London England &ndash 27 November 1852 Marylebone, London England born Augusta Ada Byron, was the only 1852)
• November 12 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12 1815 &ndash October 26 1902 was an American social activist and leading figure of the early woman's movement. 1902)
• December 21 - Thomas Couture, French painter (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Thomas Couture ( December 21, 1815 &ndash March 30, 1879) was an influential French history painter and teacher 1879)

See also Category: 1815 births. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Deaths

January - June

• January 8 - Edward Pakenham, British general (killed in battle) (b. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Edward Pakenham was also the name of the sixth earl of Longford Sir Edward Michael Pakenham ( pro 1778)
• January 16 - Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Emma Lady Hamilton (born 1761 baptised 26 April 1765 &ndash 15 January 1815 is best remembered as the mistress of Lord Nelson and as the muse of George Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British 1765)
• February 24 - Robert Fulton, American inventor (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Robert Fulton ( November 14, 1765 &ndash February 24, 1815) was a U 1765)
• February 26 - Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ( December 26, 1737 - February 26, 1815) was a famous general of the Habsburg Emperors 1737)
• March 4 - Frances Abington, English actress (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Frances "Fanny" Abington (1737 &ndash March 4, 1815) was a British actress. 1737)
• March 5 - Franz Mesmer, German developer of hypnotism (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Franz Anton Mesmer (born Friedrich Anton Mesmer; May 23, 1734 &ndash March 5, 1815) was a German physician and astrologist who 1734)
• April 21 - Joseph Winston, American patriot and Congressman from North Carolina (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Joseph Winston (born June 17, 1746 in Louisa County Virginia; died April 21, 1815 near Germanton North Carolina) was 1746)
• June 1 - Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Duc de Wagram, 1st Duc de Valengin, 1st Sovereign Prince de Neuchâtel ( February 1753)
• June 16 - Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick, German noble and general (killed in battle) (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Frederick William (Friedrich Wilhelm October 9 1771 &ndash June 16, 1815) was a German Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and 1771)
• June 18 - Thomas Picton, British general (killed in battle) (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Picton GCB (August 1758 &ndash 18 June 1815) was a British Army officer from Wales 1758)
• June 18 - Claude-Etienne Michel, French general (killed in battle) (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries General Claude-Etienne Michel ( 3 October 1772 - 18 June 1815) an officer in Napoleon's army was second in command of the Chasseur 1772
• June 18 - Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (killed in battle) (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Guillaume Philibert Duhesme ( July 7 1766, Bourgeuf, Burgundy – June 18 1815 near Waterloo) was a French 1766)

July - December

• August 2 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (murdered) (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Guillaume Marie Anne Brune 1st Comte Brune ( March 13, 1763 &mdash August 2, 1815) was a French soldier and political figure who rose 1763)
• August 6 - James A. Bayard (elder), U. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. James Asheton Bayard ( July 28, 1767 &ndash August 6, 1815) was an American Lawyer and Politician from S. Senator from Delaware (b. 1767)
• September 9 - John Singleton Copley, American painter (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian John Singleton Copley (1738 - 1815 was an American painter born presumably in Boston Massachusetts and a son of Richard and Mary Singleton Copley both Irish 1738)
• September 20 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Nicolas Desmarest ( September 16, 1725 &ndash September 20, 1815) was a French Geologist. 1725)
• October 13 - Joachim Murat, French marshal and King of Naples (executed) (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Joachim-Napoléon Murat (born Joachim Murat) ( Gioacchino Napoleone Murat) ( March 25 1767 &ndash October 13 1815) 1767)
• October 22 - Claude Lecourbe, French general (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Claude Jacques Lecourbe ( February 22, 1759 - October 22, 1815) born in Besançon, was a French general during the French Revolutionary 1759)
• December 3 - John Carroll (priest), first American Roman Catholic Archbishop (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French John Carroll, ( January 8 1735 &ndash December 3 1815) was the first Bishop and Archbishop in the United States 1735)
• December 7 - Michel Ney, French marshal (executed) (b. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Michel Ney, 1st Duc d' Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa ( January 10 1769 &ndash December 7 1815 1769)
• December 29 - Saartjie Baartman, sideshow performer

See also Category: 1815 deaths. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Saartjie "Sarah" Baartman ( 1789 &ndash December 29, 1815) was the most famous of at least two Khoikhoi women who were exhibited In America a sideshow is an extra secondary production associated with a circus, carnival fair or other such attraction