Births on March 19

Johannes Verhulst

Born on March 19, 1816

Johannes Verhulst, Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1891)

Johannes Joseph Hermann Verhulst (March 19, 1816 in The Hague – January 17, 1891 in Bloemendaal) was a Dutch composer and conductor. As a composer mainly of songs and as administrator of Dutch musical life, his influence during his lifetime was considerable.

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Events on 1816

20 Feb

The Barber of Seville
Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
10 Apr

Second Bank of the United States
The Federal government of the United States approves the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.
22 May

Ely and Littleport riots of 1816
A mob in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England, riots over high unemployment and rising grain costs, which spreads to Ely the next day.
5 Aug

Electrical telegraph
The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
14 Aug

Cape Colony
The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.

Births on March 19

Johannes Verhulst

Born on March 19, 1816

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Events on 1816

The Barber of Seville

Second Bank of the United States

Ely and Littleport riots of 1816

Electrical telegraph

Cape Colony