1814
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1780s 1790s 1800s – 1810s – 1820s 1830s 1840s |
| Years: | 1811 1812 1813 – 1814 – 1815 1816 1817 |
1814 Media
August 24: British troops capture Washington D.C., capital of the United States, and burn the U.S. Capitol and the White House after President Madison and members of Congress flee.
April 11: France's Emperor Napoleon, conqueror of much of Europe, abdicates by signing the Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814).
February 1: Cagsawa Church is destroyed by eruption of Mount Mayon.
March 9: The schooner Enterprise returns from the Caribbean.
September 13: Bombardment of Fort McHenry
November 1: Anglo-Nepalese war begins
- HeinrichGeissler
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894), inventor of the saxophone
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1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar.
Events
Births
- May 9 – Adolf von Henselt, German pianist.