Births on June 30

Friedrich Theodor Vischer

Born on June 30, 1807

Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German author, poet, and playwright (d.1887)

Friedrich Theodor Vischer (German: [ˈfɪʃɐ]; 30 June 1807 – 14 September 1887) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, and writer on the philosophy of art. Today, he is mainly remembered as the author of the novel Auch Einer, in which he developed the concept of Die Tücke des Objekts (the spite of objects), a comic theory that inanimate objects conspire against humans.

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Events on 1807

7 Feb

Battle of Eylau
Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon finds Bennigsen's Russian forces taking a stand at Eylau. After bitter fighting, the French take the town, but the Russians resume the battle the next day.
19 Feb

Aaron Burr
Former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr is arrested for treason in Wakefield, Alabama and confined to Fort Stoddert.
12 Apr

Fort Ricasoli
The Froberg mutiny ends when the remaining mutineers blow up the magazine of Fort Ricasoli.
22 May

Aaron Burr
A grand jury indicts former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr on a charge of treason.
20 Jul

Internal combustion engine
Nicéphore Niépce is awarded a patent by Napoleon for the Pyréolophore, the world's first internal combustion engine, after it successfully powered a boat upstream on the river Saône in France.

Births on June 30

Friedrich Theodor Vischer

Born on June 30, 1807

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Aaron Burr

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Aaron Burr

Internal combustion engine