Births on August 16

Gabriel Lippmann

Born on August 16, 1845

Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)

Jonas Ferdinand Gabriel Lippmann (16 August 1845 – 13 July 1921) was a Franco-Luxembourgish physicist and inventor, and Nobel laureate in physics for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference. His parents were French Jews.

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Events on 1845

11 Mar

Treaty of Waitangi
Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
13 Mar

Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.
19 May

Franklin's lost expedition
Captain Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated Arctic expedition depart from Greenhithe, England.
13 Oct

United States Congress
A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution that, if accepted by the U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
20 Nov

Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.

Births on August 16

Gabriel Lippmann

Born on August 16, 1845

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Events on 1845

Treaty of Waitangi

Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)

Franklin's lost expedition

United States Congress

Battle of Vuelta de Obligado