1815
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| Centuries: | 18th century - 19th century - 20th century |
| Decades: | 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1812 1813 1814 - 1815 - 1816 1817 1818 |
Contents |
[change] Births
- January 10 - John A. Macdonald, first Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1891)
- February 15 - Constantin von Tischendorf, German Biblical scholar (d. 1874)
- April 1 - Otto von Bismarck, German statesman (d. 1898)
- April 1 - Edward Clark, Governor of Texas (d. 1880)
- April 6 - Robert Volkmann, German composer (d. 1883)
- April 24 - Anthony Trollope, British author (d. 1882)
- August 5 - Edward John Eyre, explorer
- October 16 - Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas (d. 1905)
- October 31 - Karl Weierstrass, German mathematician (d. 1897)
- November 2 - George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (d. 1864)
- December 10 - Augusta Ada King (neé Byron), Countess of Lovelace, early English computer pioneer (d. 1852)
- November 12 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. 1902)
- December 21 - Thomas Couture, French painter (d. 1879)
[change] Events
- Fresnel developed the theory of light diffraction.
- Napoleon loses the Battle of Waterloo and is sent to Saint Helena.
[change] Deaths
[change] January - June
- January 8 - Edward Pakenham, British general (killed in battle) (born 1778)
- January 16 - Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson (born 1765)
- February 24 - Robert Fulton, American inventor (born 1765)
- February 26 - Prince Josias of Coburg, Austrian general (born 1737)
- March 4 - Frances Abington, English actress (born 1737)
- March 5 - Franz Mesmer, German developer of hypnotism (born 1734)
- April 21 - Joseph Winston, American patriot and Congressman from North Carolina (born 1746)
- June 1 - Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (born 1753)
- June 16 - Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Brunswick, German noble and general (killed in battle) (born 1771)
- June 18 - Thomas Picton, British general (killed in battle) (born 1758)
- June 18 - Claude-Etienne Michel, French general (killed in battle) (born 1772
- June 18 - Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (killed in battle) (born 1766)
[change] July - December
- August 2 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (murdered) (born 1763)
- August 6 - James A. Bayard (elder), U.S. Senator from Delaware (born 1767)
- September 9 - John Singleton Copley, American painter (born 1738)
- September 20 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (born 1725)
- October 13 - Joachim Murat, French marshal and King of Naples (executed) (born 1767)
- December 3 - John Carroll (priest), first American Roman Catholic Archbishop (born 1735)
- December 7 - Michel Ney, French marshal (executed) (born 1769)
- December 29 - Saartjie Baartman, sideshow performer
