Page 3: Historical Events In 1819

May 31   Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) in the year 1819.   

Jun 03   Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter (Winter Scenes) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   On this day in history john Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune)   

Jun 06   William Howard Glover, composer in the year 1819.   

Jun 10   J D Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine) in the year 1819.   

Jun 10   The birth of Gustav Courbet, French painter in the year 1819.   

Jun 12   On this day in history charles Kingsley, [Parson Lot], Engl vicar/historian (Westward Ho!)   

Jun 12   Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra on this day in history.   

Jun 20   320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) in the year 1819.   

Jun 20   In the year 1819 savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)   

Jun 26   Abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26] on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   The birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher in the year 1819.   

Jun 27   In the year 1819 carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer   

Jun 30   On this day in history ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72   

Jun 30   On this day in history william A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81)   

Jul 03   1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors on this day in history.   

Jul 03   On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer   

Jul 03   On this day in history the first bank in the U.S. opened in New York City. Business was brisk with $2,807 deposited in the Bank for Savings.   

Jul 04   Reuben Eaton Fenton, Governor (Union), died in 1885 in the year 1819.   

Jul 04   William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet in the year 1819.   

Jul 08   On this day in history alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

Jul 09   Elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history john Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies   

Jul 20   Paul Henrion, composer in the year 1819.   

Jul 24   On this day in history sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43   

Aug 01   Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1819 the first parachute jump in US   

Aug 02   On this day in history 1st parachute jump in US   

Aug 02   On this day in history the first parachute jump in US   

Aug 06   In the year 1819 norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.   

Aug 06   Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1819.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1819 birth of arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold   

Jan 01   George Foster Shepley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892   

Jan 03   Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886) was born in the year 1819.   

Jan 09   James Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884) was born in the year 1819.   

Jan 12   In the year 1819 birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900   

Jan 14   Fabio Campana, composer was born in the year 1819.   

Jan 08   On this day in history christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 14   Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738) died on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1819 carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70   

Mar 08   Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739) died in the year 1819.   

Mar 09   Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies   

Mar 16   Nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   August v Kotzebue, writer, dies in the year 1819.