Births on December 17

Vilhelm Petersen (painter)

Born on December 17, 1812

Vilhelm Petersen, Danish painter (d. 1880)

Vilhelm Peter Carl Petersen (17 December 1812 – 25 July 1880 )was a Danish landscape painter. He was one of the first Danish landscape painters to work on Bornholm and in the moorlands of Jutland. Small fishing villages were especially attractive to him.

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Vilhelm Petersen (painter)

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Events on 1812

27 Feb

Manuel Belgrano
Argentine War of Independence: Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time.
26 Mar

Gerrymander
A political cartoon in the Boston Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
24 Jun

French invasion of Russia
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.
12 Jul

Upper Canada
The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
7 Sep

Battle of Borodino
French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory.

Births on December 17

Vilhelm Petersen (painter)

Born on December 17, 1812

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Events on 1812

Manuel Belgrano

Gerrymander

French invasion of Russia

Upper Canada

Battle of Borodino