Births on June 13

Carl Schmidt (chemist)

Born on June 13, 1822

Carl Schmidt, Latvian-German chemist and academic (d. 1894)

Carl Ernst Heinrich Schmidt (13 June [O.S. 1] 1822 – 11 March [O.S. 27] 1894), also known in Russia as Karl Genrikhovich Schmidt (Russian: Карл Ге́нрихович Шмидт, romanized: Karl Génrichovič Šmidt), was a Baltic German chemist from the Governorate of Livonia, a part of the Russian Empire.

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Events on 1822

15 Jan

Demetrios Ypsilantis
Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.
14 Jun

Difference engine
Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables".
2 Jul

Denmark Vesey
Thirty-five slaves are hanged in South Carolina, including Denmark Vesey, after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
26 Jul

Guayaquil Conference
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
27 Sep

Rosetta Stone
Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.

Births on June 13

Carl Schmidt (chemist)

Born on June 13, 1822

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Events on 1822

Demetrios Ypsilantis

Difference engine

Denmark Vesey

Guayaquil Conference

Rosetta Stone