Page 3: Historical Events In 1819

May 31   In the year 1819 walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass)   

Jun 03   Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter (Winter Scenes) on this day in history.   

Jun 05   John Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   William Howard Glover, composer in the year 1819.   

Jun 10   J D Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine) on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history the birth of Gustav Courbet, French painter   

Jun 12   Charles Kingsley, [Parson Lot], Engl vicar/historian (Westward Ho!) in the year 1819.   

Jun 12   On this day in history dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra   

Jun 20   320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) in the year 1819.   

Jun 20   Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) in the year 1819.   

Jun 20   Savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26] on this day in history.   

Jun 26   In the year 1819 johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71   

Jun 26   The birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher in the year 1819.   

Jun 27   Carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer in the year 1819.   

Jun 30   Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1819.   

Jun 30   William A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81) on this day in history.   

Jul 03   1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors on this day in history.   

Jul 03   In the year 1819 louis Theodore Gouvy, composer   

Jul 03   On this day in history the first bank in the U.S. opened in New York City. Business was brisk with $2,807 deposited in the Bank for Savings.   

Jul 04   Reuben Eaton Fenton, Governor (Union), died in 1885 on this day in history.   

Jul 04   In the year 1819 william Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet   

Jul 08   On this day in history alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

Jul 09   Elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine in the year 1819.   

Jul 19   In the year 1819 gottfried Keller, writer   

Jul 20   John Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Paul Henrion, composer in the year 1819.   

Jul 24   On this day in history sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43   

Aug 01   Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) in the year 1819.   

Aug 01   The first parachute jump in US in the year 1819.   

Aug 02   1st parachute jump in US on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1819 the first parachute jump in US   

Aug 06   Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States in the year 1819.   

Aug 06   In the year 1819 samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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Jan 01   Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george Foster Shepley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1878   

Jan 03   Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892 was born in the year 1819.   

Jan 03   Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1819 birth of baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)   

Jan 09   James Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884) was born in the year 1819.   

Jan 12   On this day in history birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900   

Jan 14   Fabio Campana, composer was born in the year 1819.   

Jan 08   In the year 1819 christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 14   Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738) died in the year 1819.   

Jan 20   On this day in history carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70   

Mar 08   Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739) died on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 16   On this day in history nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73   

Mar 23   August v Kotzebue, writer, dies on this day in history.