Page 3: Historical Events In 1820

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

Apr 20   Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) in the year 1820.   

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

May 04   Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack on this day in history.   

May 10   Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1820.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

May 13   Opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed in the year 1820.   

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 in the year 1820.   

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

May 28   Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic in the year 1820.   

Jun 09   Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1820 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   On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer   

Jun 19   In the year 1820 joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies   

Jun 24   On this day in history henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jun 28   On this day in history tomato is proven non-poisonous   

Jun 28   Tomato is proven nonpoisonous in the year 1820.   

Jul 01   1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published" on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872   

Jul 13   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 26   In the year 1820 john Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

Jul 27   John Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers) in the year 1820.   

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   On this day in history luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

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

Aug 07   On this day in history 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii   

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Jan 09   On this day in history birth of pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1820 birth of john Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888   

Jan 20   In the year 1820 birth of anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women   

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899) was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 17   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 in the year 1820.   

Jan 23   Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79   

Jan 29   On this day in history george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81   

Feb 07   In the year 1820 samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 12   Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   On this day in history death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42   

Feb 15   On this day in history pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63