Page 3: Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   Gottfried Conradi, composer in the year 1820.   

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

Apr 26   Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) on this day in history.   

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

May 04   In the year 1820 joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

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

May 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history the birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing   

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

May 13   The opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed in the year 1820.   

May 14   In the year 1820 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   Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic in the year 1820.   

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

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   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer in the year 1820.   

Jun 19   On this day in history joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies   

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

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

Jun 28   In the year 1820 tomato is proven nonpoisonous   

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

Jul 10   Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 in the year 1820.   

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   On this day in history louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862   

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   On this day in history london's Regent's Canal opens.   

Aug 03   In the year 1820 luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

Aug 06   On this day in history antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59   

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

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Jan 09   In the year 1820 birth of pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899) was born in the year 1820.   

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   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   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.