5 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (1)
In the seventh month officials who had escorted the British envoy but failed to obtain an audience were demoted, including He Shitai. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿 卷16 嘉慶21年七月)
The Americas (4)
Letter written at Port-au-Prince (2 January 1816) — arrived the night before last, has not yet met the president. [Addressee: Señor don Luis Brion.] (Letters of Simón Bolívar vicente-lecuna-cartas-del-libertador-tomo-I.txt:L11763)
Letter written at Les Cayes (25 February 1816) — to Señor don Juan M. Camacho. (Letters of Simón Bolívar vicente-lecuna-cartas-del-libertador-tomo-I.txt:L11940)
Letter written at Carúpano (10 June 1816) — to Maxwell Hyslop. (Letters of Simón Bolívar vicente-lecuna-cartas-del-libertador-tomo-I.txt:L12180)
Letter written at Port-au-Prince (18 November 1816) — congratulates Arismendi on the liberation of Margarita Island. [Addressee: Most Excellent General in Chief Juan Bautista Arismendi.] (Letters of Simón Bolívar vicente-lecuna-cartas-del-libertador-tomo-I.txt:L13439)