What Happened In January 1812 In History

Historical Events for January, 1812

• 1st » The Bishop of Durham, Shute Barrington, orders troops from Durham Castle to break up a miners strike in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
• 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.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1812

• 6th » Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (d. 1919)
• 8th » Sigismond Thalberg, Swiss pianist and composer (d. 1871)
• 10th » Georg Hermann Nicolai, German architect (d. 1881)
• 13th » Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)
• 15th » Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (d. 1885)
• 20th » Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (d. 1896)

Famous Deaths for January 1812

• 7th » Joseph Dennie, American journalist and author (b. 1768)
• 23rd » Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (b. 1764)
• 27th » John Perkins (Royal Navy officer) known as John Perkins, Jamaican captain

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