Discover what happened on 2 December 1816 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Karl von Sonklar (officer (1816-1885))
- Carl Immanuel Gerhardt (German mathematician and historian of mathematics (1816-1899))
- Landon Carter Haynes (American politician and newspaper editor (1816-1875))
- Otto Bernuth (German politician (1816-1887))
- Charles Labitte (French historian)
- Marta Le Bouteiller (French religious (1816-1883))
- Amedeo Preziosi (Maltese artist (1816-1882))
- George Ellwanger (American businessman (1816-1906))
- Francisco Javier Miranda y Morfi
- Pieter Schuddebeurs (Dutch photographer)
- Ágústína Eyjólfsdóttir (Icelandic poet)
- Franjo Anijan Feretić (Roman Catholic bishop (1816-1893))
- Mary Mortimer (British-born American educator (1816-1877))
- Ida Baronin von Lepel ((1816-1888))
- Chartres Brew Molony ((1816-1875))
- Rafael Cañellas y Gallisá
- Pierre Marie Baylin dit Baylin de Monbel (French official (1816-1854))
- Léon Rousseau (French painter, born 1825)
Deaths
- Johann Friedrich Städel (German private banker and art collector (1728-1816))
- Charlotte Schimmelmann (Danish salon-holder)
- Giorgio Viani (Italian numismatist and historian)
- Anders Fabian Orrhjelm
- Léonard Gaubert (French politician (1751-1816))
- Jakob Schmitt
- William Pepperell, 1st and last Baronet (Peerage person ID=314898)
- Johann Friedrich Städel (German private banker and art collector (1728-1816))
- Charlotte Schimmelmann (Danish salon-holder)
- Giorgio Viani (Italian numismatist and historian)
- Anders Fabian Orrhjelm
- Léonard Gaubert (French politician (1751-1816))
- Jakob Schmitt
- William Pepperell, 1st and last Baronet (Peerage person ID=314898)