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1812Mar 01Augustus Pugin born in Bloomsbury, London, England.1
Jun 18War of 1812 began.2
1814Dec 24The War of 1812 officially ended as the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent in Belgium.3
1815Mar 20Napoleon Bonaparte entered Paris, beginning his ''Hundred Days'' rule. 3
1816Dec 02The first savings bank in the United States, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opened for business.3
1817Mar 04James Monroe inaugurated President of the United States.2
1819Feb 08John Ruskin born at 54 Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, London, England.6-20
May 24Queen Victoria was born Alexandria Victoria at Kensington Palace, London, England.5
Aug 26Prince Albert was born Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel at Schloss Rosenau near Coburg, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.2
1 The Catholic Encyclopedia
2 Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2001
3 NY Times on the Web
4 John Ruskin : A Life, John Batchelor, 2000
5 Official Web Site of the British Monarcy
6 The Wider Sea, John Dixon Hunt, 1982