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

Apr 27   On this day in history herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)   

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

May 10   In the year 1820 matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49   

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) on this day in history.   

May 12   On this day in history the birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing   

May 13   On this day in history opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed   

May 13   The opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed on this day in history.   

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   James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) in the year 1820.   

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   In the year 1820 john Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)   

Jun 18   In the year 1820 martin Andreas Udbye, composer   

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   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   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 in the year 1820.   

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

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

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

Jul 29   Clement Laird Vallandigham, MC (Union), died in 1871 in the year 1820.   

Aug 01   In the year 1820 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   On this day in history birth of pavel Krizkovsky, composer   

Jan 17   In the year 1820 birth of anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)   

Jan 18   Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   John Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history 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 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   In the year 1820 death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn   

Jan 25   In the year 1820 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   On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 12   Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1820.   

Feb 14   In the year 1820 death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42   

Feb 15   Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 in the year 1820.