1818 - What happened in 1818 ?

January 1818

Thursday 01:

Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is first published.

Friday 02:

British Institution of Civil Engineers formed.

February 1818

Thursday 12:

Bernardo O'Higgins signs the Independence of Chile near Concepción.

April 1818

Saturday 04:

The U.S. Congress adopts the flag of the United States as having 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (20 stars) with additional stars to be added whenever a new state is added to the Union.

May 1818

Monday 11:

Charles XIV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.

September 1818

Monday 07:

Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.

December 1818

Thursday 03:

Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state

Thursday 24:

"Silent Night" composed by Franz Xaver Gruber

Friday 25:

The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria).