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* [[April 11]]: [[Shelby Furnace]] founder [[Horace Ware]] was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. | |||
* [[September 4]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[John Winston]] was born in Madison County. | * [[September 4]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[John Winston]] was born in Madison County. | ||
* [[October 18]]: [[University of Alabama]] [[List of University of Alabama presidents|President]] [[Carlos Smith]] was born in Oglethorpe, Georgia. | * [[October 18]]: [[University of Alabama]] [[List of University of Alabama presidents|President]] [[Carlos Smith]] was born in Oglethorpe, Georgia. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:50, 14 October 2023
1812 was 61 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham and seven years before Alabama became a state.
Events
- May 15: Date observed as Elyton's founding by the Elyton Civic Club.
- Lawler Cemetery was founded.
Individuals
- Numerous men were called to serve in the War of 1812.
Births
- April 11: Shelby Furnace founder Horace Ware was born in Lynn, Massachusetts.
- September 4: Governor John Winston was born in Madison County.
- October 18: University of Alabama President Carlos Smith was born in Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Context
In 1812, the Napoleonic Wars continued in Europe. The New Madrid earthquakes, which began in December 1811, subsided. The term and concept of gerrymandering was invented. Louisiana was admitted as a state. The War of 1812 began. The first volume of Grimm's Fairy Tales was published.
Notable births in 1812 included writer Charles Dickens, jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany, watchmaker Aaron Lufkin Dennison, writer Robert Browning, astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle, and winemaker Nathaniel de Rothschild. Notable deaths included former vice president George Clinton, Shakespearean scholar Edmond Malone, British Prime Minister Spencer Perceval (assassinated), and native guide Sacagawea.
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