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As a son of a horn player and a singer Rossini was taught instruments early in his life. When he was older he went to the conservatory of Bologna for lessons. His first opera was such a big success that a lot of people wanted him to write more pieces. But nevertheless in 1816 his masterpiece "The Barber of Seville" failed although later it received the attention it deserved. In 1823 Rossini became the director of the Italian Opera in Paris, but when he stopped working he left for Italy only to return in 1853 and stay in Paris until his death in 1868.- Writer
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August Blanche was born on 17 September 1811 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Kalle Utter (1925), The Springtime of Life (1912) and Kärlek på turné (1955). He died on 30 November 1868 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Writer
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Samuel Lover was born on 24 February 1797 in Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland [now Ireland]. He was a writer, known for Handy Andy (1921), Rory O'More (1911) and National Velvet (1944). He was married to Mary Wandby and Lucy Berrel. He died on 6 July 1868 in St. Heliers, Isle of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK.- After graduating from college in 1809, Buchanan became a lawyer. In 1814 he entered the Pennsylvania Assembly as a Federalist representative. In 1820 Buchanan was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he served until 1831. At the same time he served as envoy to Russia from 1823 to 1833. He became a leading figure in the newly emerging Democratic Party in Pennsylvania. From 1834 to 1845 he served in the US Senate, where he supported the southern states' position on the slave issue. Under the presidency of James Knox Polk (1845-1849), Buchanan played a key role in his expansionist policies as Secretary of State.
Meanwhile, he was chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 1836 to 1841. He reached an agreement with Great Britain on the Oregon issue. In the war against Mexico (1846-1848) he advocated the annexation of large parts of the neighboring country. President Franklin Pierce sent Buchanan as an envoy to Great Britain from 1853 to 1856. In 1856 he won the US presidential election as the Democratic candidate. The following year he began his term in the White House. Buchanan was the only unmarried President of the United States. His niece, Harriet Lane, served as "First Lady" during his term.
As with his predecessor Franklin Pierce, Buchanan's efforts at reconciliation and compromise were doomed to failure in view of the increasingly irreconcilable conflict over the slave issue. During his presidency, the Democratic Party was increasingly divided into northern and southern factions. An economic depression and conflict with the Mormons in Utah continued to complicate the domestic political environment of Buchanan's administration. Having already lost the 1860 presidential election to Abraham Lincoln, Buchanan faced his final crisis in office with the secession of South Carolina.
The US President lacked the ability to take decisive action to counteract the southern state's secession from the Union. Amid allegations of having been responsible for the dissolution of the Union and the outbreak of the American Civil War, Buchanan bitterly withdrew from the presidency and politics in 1861.
James Buchanan died on June 1, 1868 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. - Jacob Van Lennep was born on 24 March 1802 in Amsterdam, Batavian Republic [now Noord-Holland, Netherlands]. He was a writer, known for Ritmeester Buat (1968) and De zomer van 1823 - In het voetspoor van Jacob van Lennep (2001). He was married to Henriëtte Röell. He died on 25 August 1868 in Oosterbeek, nearby Arnheim, Netherlands.
- Germain Delavigne was born on 1 February 1790 in Giverny, Eure, France. He was a writer, known for Robert le Diable (1985), Gounod: La Nonne sanglante (2019) and Robert le Diable (2012). He died on 30 November 1868 in Montmorency, Val-d'Oise, France.
- Adalbert Stifter was born on 23 October 1805 in Oberplan, Krumau, Bohemia, Austrian Empire [now Horní Planá, Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic]. He was a writer, known for Bergkristall (1949), La valle di pietra (1992) and Die Flucht (1978). He was married to Amalia Mohaupt. He died on 28 January 1868 in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary [now Austria].
- Marc Michel was born on 22 July 1812 in Marseille, France. He was a writer, known for Two Timid Souls (1928), The Horse Ate the Hat (1928) and La fille bien gardée (1924). He died on 12 March 1868 in Paris, France.