Today in History for January 1812
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 4 of 4
9th - Swedish Pomerania (Germany) seized by Napoleon
12th - 1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
19th - Peninsular War: After a ten day siege, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, orders British soldiers of the Light and third divisions to storm Ciudad Rodrigo.
23rd - 7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 11 of 11
6th - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919)
8th - Sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer
8th - William Henry Holmes, composer
10th - Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)
13th - Humphrey Marshall, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1872
13th - Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)
14th - Carl Gradener, composer
15th - Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer
20th - Ralph Pomeroy Buckland, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1892
20th - Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)
31st - John Randolph Tucker, Capt (Confederate Navy), died in 1883
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
15th - Johannes Herbst, composer, dies at 76
23rd - Robert Craufurd, British general (b. 1764)
24th - Eligio Celestino, composer, dies at 72
