What Happened In January 1814 In History

Historical Events for January, 1814

• 14th » Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
• 29th » France defeats Russia and Prussia in the Battle of Brienne.
• 31st » Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata e.g Supreme Director of Argentina.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1814

• 1st » Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel leader (d. 1864)
• 11th » James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (d. 1899)
• 17th » Ellen Wood (author) or Ellen Wood, English author (d. 1887)
• 27th » Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect, designed the Lausanne Cathedral (d. 1879)

Famous Deaths for January 1814

• 21st » Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, French botanist and author (b. 1737)
• 27th » Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (b. 1762)

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