Henry Liddell, English priest, author, and academic (d. 1898)
Henry George Liddell (; 6 February 1811 – 18 January 1898) was dean (1855–1891) of Christ Church, Oxford, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University (1870–1874), headmaster (1846–1855) of Westminster School (where a house is now named after him), author of A History of Rome (1855), and co-author (with Robert Scott) of the monumental work A Greek–English Lexicon, known as "Liddell and Scott", which is still widely used by students of Greek. Lewis Carroll wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for Henry Liddell's daughter Alice.
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- 5Mar
Battle of Barrosa
Peninsular War: A French force under the command of Marshal Victor is routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting the Siege of Cádiz in the Battle of Barrosa. - 5May
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
In the second day of fighting at the Peninsular War Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro the French army, under Marshall André Masséna, drive in the Duke of Wellington's overextended right flank, but French frontal assaults fail to take the town of Fuentes de Oñoro and the Anglo-Portuguese army holds the field at the end of the day. - 16May
Battle of Albuera
Peninsular War: The allies Spain, Portugal and United Kingdom, defeat the French at the Battle of Albuera. - 7Nov
Battle of Tippecanoe
Tecumseh's War: The Battle of Tippecanoe is fought near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana, United States. - 28Nov
Piano Concerto No. 5 (Beethoven)
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, premieres at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig.