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Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
1803Feb, 18

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet and educator (b. 1719)
Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim (2 April 1719 – 18 February 1803) was a German poet, commonly associated with the Enlightenment movement.

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Events on 1803

  • 18May

    Treaty of Amiens

    Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.
  • 23Sep

    Battle of Assaye

    Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
  • 20Oct

    Louisiana Purchase

    The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.