Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   Gottfried Conradi, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies   

Apr 26   On this day in history alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)   

Apr 27   Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics) on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

May 10   In the year 1820 matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49   

May 11   In the year 1820 launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.   

May 12   Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) in the year 1820.   

May 12   In the year 1820 the birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing   

May 13   On this day in history opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed   

May 13   In the year 1820 the opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed   

May 14   On this day in history paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43   

May 22   Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)   

May 28   On this day in history willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic   

Jun 09   Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 in the year 1820.   

Jun 13   On this day in history wF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral   

Jun 14   On this day in history john Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)   

Jun 18   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 19   Joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies in the year 1820.   

Jun 24   In the year 1820 henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jun 28   Tomato is proven non-poisonous on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Tomato is proven nonpoisonous on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1820 1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published"   

Jul 10   Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history commencement of the trial in Stirling for High Treason of the Radicals captured at the Battle of Bonnymuir. Two of the accused, John Baird and Andrew Hardie, were subsequently executed on 8 September 1820.   

Jul 22   Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862 on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history john Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

Jul 27   In the year 1820 john Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

Jul 29   On this day in history clement Laird Vallandigham, MC (Union), died in 1871   

Aug 01   London's Regent's Canal opens on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Luther Orlando Emerson, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1820.   

Aug 07   In the year 1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii   

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Jan 09   Pavel Krizkovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 18   Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 19   John Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 20   Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 22   In the year 1820 birth of hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet   

Jan 22   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)   

Jan 17   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn died in the year 1820.   

Jan 25   Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81 in the year 1820.   

Feb 07   Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1820.   

Feb 12   Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1820.   

Feb 14   Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 died on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1820 pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63