📅 1818. The Citadel Henri (Laferrière) struck by lightning:
Around 6 o'clock in the evening during a storm, lightning fell on the citadel and blew up the fireworks room.
Henri Christophe and his staff went to the Ferrière in complete displeasure, extinguishing the fire that was
was spreading despite the rain and saved the fort from a certain explosion. Prince Noël, the king’s brother and Duke of Port-de-Paix, died there, along with several officers and soldiers. Repairs were carried out.
began a few days later at at ended the first of October.
📅1849.
The Chamber of Deputies conferred on President Faustin Soulouque the title of Emperor of Haiti:
Having managed to defeat the understudy to which the political and supported bourgeoisie wanted to subject him
by a loyal army, Faustin Soulouque, president of March 1, 1847, presented to parliament a
petition signed by supporters to make Haiti an empire. The representatives of
Commons voted in the affirmative. The next day, the senators gave their support to the project.