1812
Overview page. Subjects: Music.
Concert overture, op. 49 (1880), by Tchaikovsky; written for the Moscow Exhibition, it commemorates Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in 1812 and incorporates La Marseillaise and the Tsarist...
Martin, John (1812–1875), Young Irelander and politician
in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Ethnic Politics; UK Politics. 1401 words.
Martin, John (1812–1875), Young Irelander and politician, was born at Loughorne, in the parish of Donaghmore, near Newry, co. Down, on 8 September 1812. He was the second of nine children...
Kenyon, John (1812–1869), Roman Catholic priest and Young Irelander
in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
September 2004; p ublished online September 2004 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Ethnic Politics; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church. 980 words.
Kenyon, John (1812–1869), Roman Catholic priest and Young Irelander, was born at Thomondgate, Limerick City, Ireland, one of the three sons and three daughters of Patrick Kenyon, owner of...
Delany, Martin Robison
in American National Biography Online
January 1999; p ublished online February 2000 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Ethnic Politics; Race and Politics. 961 words.
Delany, Martin Robison (06 May 1812–24 January 1885), black nationalist, was born in Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia), the son of Samuel Delany, a slave, and Pati Peace, a free...