Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   Gottfried Conradi, composer in the year 1820.   

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   On this day in history herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)   

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 on this day in history.   

May 12   Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) on this day in history.   

May 12   The birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing on this day in history.   

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

May 22   On this day in history alexander Ernst Fesca, composer   

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

May 28   Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic on this day in history.   

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

Jul 27   John Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1820 antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59   

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

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Jan 09   On this day in history 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   Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born in the year 1820.   

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

Jan 20   Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet   

Jan 22   In the year 1820 birth of johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe)   

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

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1820 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   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   On this day in history death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42   

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