Fanny Kemble, English actress, playwright, and poet (d. 1893)
Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble (27 November 1809 – 15 January 1893) was a British actress from a theatre family in the early and mid-19th century. She was a well-known and popular writer and abolitionist, whose published works included plays, poetry, eleven volumes of memoirs, travel writing and works about the theatre.
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- 16Jan
Battle of Corunna
Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of La Coruña. - 10Apr
War of the Fifth Coalition
Napoleonic Wars: The War of the Fifth Coalition begins when forces of the Austrian Empire invade Bavaria. - 20Apr
Battle of Abensberg
Two Austrian army corps in Bavaria are defeated by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon at the Battle of Abensberg on the second day of a four-day campaign that ended in a French victory. - 17May
Papal States
Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire. - 5Jul
Battle of Wagram
The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Wagram is fought between the French and Austrian Empires.