1808 - 1814 (6 years)
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| 1 | 1808 | - 1808—1808:
SA - Clanwilliam founded.
- 1808—1808:
Gas lighting in London streets
- 13 Jul 1808—13 Jul 1808:
'Hot Wednesday' ? temperature of 101?F in the shade recorded in London
- 20 Dec 1808—20 Dec 1808:
Beethoven premieres his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy together in Vienna
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| 2 | 1809 | - 1809—1809:
SA - Gola's Xhosa community settles at Pramberg.
- 1809—1809:
SA - Severe drought in eastern frontier.
- 12 Feb 1809—12 Feb 1809:
Birth of Charles Darwin
- 18 Sep 1809—18 Sep 1809:
Royal Opera House opens in London
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| 3 | 1810 | - 1810—1810:
SA - Montshiwa of Rolong born
- 1810—1810:
John McAdam begins road construction in England, giving his name to the process of
road metalling
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| 4 | 1811 | - 1811—1812:
SA - William John Burchell travels in the interior
- 1811—1811:
SA - Caledon and George founded. Dutch Reformed Church congregation founded in Caledon. Regular circuit courts introduced.
- 1811—1812:
SA - Fourth Frontier War between Xhosa and whites.
- 5 Feb 1811—5 Feb 1811:
Prince of Wales (future George IV) made Regent after George III deemed insane
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| 5 | 1812 | - 1812—1812:
SA - Molehabangwe of Tlhaping died; succeeded by son Mothibi
- 1812—1812:
SA - Cradock and Grahamstown founded.
- 11 May 1812—11 May 1812:
Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, assassinated ? shot as he entered the House of Commons by a bankrupt Liverpool broker, John Bellingham, who was subsequently hanged
- 18 Jun 1812—18 Jun 1812:
Start of American 'War of 1812' (to 1814) against England and Canada
- Oct 1812—Oct 1812:
Napoleon retreats from Moscow with catastrophic losses
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| 6 | 1813 | - 1813—1813:
SA - Revd John Campbell conducts mission inspection in the interior
- 1813—1813:
SA - Adam Kok's people assert the name Griqua
- 1813—1813:
SA - Court proceedings opened to the public.
- 1813—1813:
Ireland: First recorded '12th of July' sectarian riots in Belfast
- 1813—1813:
Jane Austen wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'
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| 7 | 1814 | - 1814—1814:
SA - The Cape Colony is formally ceded to Britain. Mail packet service started between Britain and the Cape.
- 1 Jan 1814—1 Jan 1814:
Invasion of France by Allies
- 6 Apr 1814—6 Apr 1814:
Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba
- 13 Aug 1814—13 Aug 1814:
Convention of London signed, a treaty between the UK and the Dutch
- 24 Aug 1814—24 Aug 1814:
The British burn the White House
- 29 Nov 1814—29 Nov 1814:
'The Times' first printed by a 'mechanical apparatus' (at 1100 sheets per hour)
- 24 Dec 1814—24 Dec 1814:
Treaty of Ghent signed ending the 1812 war between Britain and the US
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