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François Habeneck
1849Feb, 8

François Habeneck

François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (b. 1781)
François Antoine Habeneck (22 January 1781 – 8 February 1849) was a French classical violinist and conductor.

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    Franz Joseph I of Austria

    The delegation headed by Metropolitan bishop Andrei Șaguna hands out to the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria the General Petition of Romanian leaders in Transylvania, Banat and Bukovina, which demands that the Romanian nation be recognized.
  • 14Apr

    Lajos Kossuth

    Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.
  • 25Apr

    Montreal Riots

    The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
  • 3Jul

    Italian unification

    The French enter Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification.
  • 17Sep

    Harriet Tubman

    American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.