Overview of the events of 1812 in poetry
Overview of the events of 1812 in poetry
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Births
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- February 7 – Charles Dickens (died 1870), English novelist, writer, poet and playwright
- February 28 – Berthold Auerbach (died 1882), German-Jewish poet and novelist
- March – Iswarchandra Gupta (ঈশ্বরচন্দ্র গুপ্ত) (died 1859) Bengali poet and writer
- May 2 – Edward Lear (died 1888) English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose, especially his limericks, a form he popularised
- May 7 – Robert Browning (died 1899), English poet and playwright
- July 20 – Louisa Anne Meredith (died 1895), Australian
- September 24 – Mary Ann Browne (died 1845), English poet and writer of musical scores[6]
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Deaths
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