Page 3: Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   In the year 1820 gottfried Conradi, composer   

Apr 20   Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies in the year 1820.   

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

Apr 27   Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics) in the year 1820.   

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

May 10   On this day in history matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49   

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

May 12   On this day in history florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)   

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   On this day in history the opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed   

May 14   Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

May 22   In the year 1820 alexander Ernst Fesca, composer   

May 23   In the year 1820 james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)   

May 28   In the year 1820 willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic   

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

Jun 13   WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral on this day in history.   

Jun 14   John Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 19   Joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1820 tomato is proven non-poisonous   

Jun 28   In the year 1820 tomato is proven nonpoisonous   

Jul 01   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1820 louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862   

Jul 26   John Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   Clement Laird Vallandigham, MC (Union), died in 1871 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 03   Luther Orlando Emerson, composer in the year 1820.   

Aug 06   Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Aug 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1820 birth of abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884   

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   Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe) was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 22   In the year 1820 birth of joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)   

Jan 17   In the year 1820 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1820 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81   

Feb 07   Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1820 guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71   

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

Feb 15   Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 on this day in history.