What Happened in November 1815

Historical Events

  • Nov 20 Russia, Prussia, Austria and England sign an Alliance "for the maintenance of peace in Europe" on the same day as the Treaty of Paris

Napoleonic Wars End

Nov 20 Second Treaty of Paris: France and her allies agree France will pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending the Napoleonic Wars

  • Nov 27 Adoption of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland
  • Nov 27 City of Kraków (Poland) declared a free republic state by the Congress of Vienna

Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 1 Crawford Williamson Long, American surgeon and pioneer (use of ether as an anesthetic in surgery), born in Danielsville, Georgia (d. 1878)
  • Nov 1 Douglas H. Cooper, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Amite County, Mississippi (d. 1879)

George Boole (1815-1864)

Nov 2 English mathematician and logician (Boolean algebra), born in Lincoln, England

  • Nov 3 Adrien Louis Boieldieu, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1883)
  • Nov 3 John Mitchel, Irish nationalist (Jail Journal), born in Camnish, County Londonderry (d. 1875)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)

Nov 12 American women's rights activist, abolitionist and writer, born in Johnstown, New York

  • Nov 15 John Banvard, American artist who painted worlds largest painting (3 mile canvas), born in New York City (d. 1892)
  • Nov 23 William Dennison, American politician (US postmaster general, Governor of Ohio), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1882)
  • Nov 24 Grace Darling, English heroine (d. 1842)
  • Nov 24 James Trapier, N Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1865)
  • Nov 29 Stephen Augustus Hurlbut, American politician, commander of US Army of the Gulf, Major General (Union Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1882)

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 15 Johann Lukas Schubaur, German composer and physician, dies at 65
  • Nov 25 Johann Peter Saloman, German composer and violinist, dies at 70
  • Nov 28 Johann Peter Salomon, composer, dies at 70