Discover what happened on 21 June 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
- Anders Sandøe Ørsted (Danish botanist and zoologist (1816-1872))
- Samuel Mayall (American politician (1816–1892))
- George Hills (Anglican bishop)
- Juan Borja y Lizarzaburu (Ecuadorian politician)
- Eliza Meteyard (writer)
- Guillaume Teissèdre (French politician)
- Theodor Oelckers (German writer and translator (1816-1869))
- Tamme Weyert Theodor Janssen (German painter, draftsman and engraver)
- Manuel Minuesa de Lacasa (Spanish publisher (1816-1888))
- Johann Matthias Neithardt ((1816-1886))
- Heinrich Joseph Theisen
- Joseph Larue
- Luigi Volpicella (Italian historian (1816-1883))
- Anna Blackwell (Spiritualist writer (1816-1900))
- Edward Weatherbee Harrington (9th mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire)
- Karl Alois Franz (architect from Austria (1816-1876))
Deaths
- Edmund Rustige
- Teodor Gottfred Nicolaus Angelo (copperplate engraver)
- Edmund Rustige
- Teodor Gottfred Nicolaus Angelo (copperplate engraver)
- Wilhelm Friedrich Wucherer
- Theodor Fugger ((1796-1816))
- Deemster John Frissell Crellin ((1764-1816))
- Jürgen Helwig Freydag (German architect and draftsman)