First flower show is held in Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
First flower show is held in Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
First flower show is held in Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland
Events Before
Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "Barber of Seville" premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome, Italy
The Barber of Seville, or The Useless Precaution is an opera buffa (comic opera) in two acts composed by Gioachino Rossini with an Italian libretto by Cesare Sterbini.
Dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna
Dutch (King) Willem II marries Russian grand-duchess Anna Paulowna
Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron signs Deed of Separation dissolving his marriage with Lady Byron at her request after 1
Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron signs Deed of Separation dissolving his marriage with Lady Byron at her request after 1 year of marriage
Léopold (Léopold I)of Saxe-Coburg, 1st King of Belgium following independence from the Netherlands marries British Princ
Léopold (Léopold I)of Saxe-Coburg, 1st King of Belgium following independence from the Netherlands marries British Princess Charlotte Augusta
English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (24) marries 2nd wife writer "Frankenstein" Mary Godwin (19) and daughter of
English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (24) marries 2nd wife writer "Frankenstein" Mary Godwin (19) and daughter of early feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft
Events After
Battle of Maipú: Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, wins a decisive victor
Battle of Maipú: Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, wins a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead
English poet John Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," and "Gadfly"
English poet John Keats writes "In the Cottage Where Burns is Born," "Lines Written in the Highlands," and "Gadfly"
Inventor Samuel Morse (27) weds Lucretia Walker in Concord, New Hampshire
Inventor Samuel Morse (27) weds Lucretia Walker in Concord, New Hampshire
Padded gloves designed by Jack Broughton are first used in a competitive boxing match between two unnamed English boxers
Padded gloves designed by Jack Broughton are first used in a competitive boxing match between two unnamed English boxers at Aix-la-Chapelle in France
Lord Byron completes the fourth canto of his long narrative poem "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt is a long narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. The poem was published between 1812 and 1818.
More from the 1810s
Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron (27) marries Anne Isabella Milbanke (22) by special licence, at Seaham Hall in County D
Leading Romantic poet Lord Byron (27) marries Anne Isabella Milbanke (22) by special licence, at Seaham Hall in County Durham
Field Marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub
Field Marshal Blücher's troops cross the Rhine at Kaub
US Vice President John C. Calhoun (28) weds Floride Bonneau (19)
US Vice President John C. Calhoun (28) weds Floride Bonneau (19)
French church annuls marriage of Napoleon I and Empress Joséphine
Joséphine Bonaparte was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I and as such Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810.
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