Historical Events In 1819

May 31   Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) in the year 1819.  

Jun 03   Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter (Winter Scenes) in the year 1819.  

Jun 05   In the year 1819 john Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune)  

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

Jun 10   J D Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine) in the year 1819.  

Jun 10   The birth of Gustav Courbet, French painter on this day in history.  

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

Jun 12   Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra on this day in history.  

Jun 20   320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)  

Jun 20   Savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) in the year 1819.  

Jun 26   In the year 1819 abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26]  

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   On this day in history carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer  

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

Jun 30   On this day in history william A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81)  

Jul 03   1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors in the year 1819.  

Jul 03   On this day in history louis Theodore Gouvy, composer  

Jul 03   The first bank in the U.S. opened in New York City. Business was brisk with $2,807 deposited in the Bank for Savings in the year 1819.  

Jul 04   Reuben Eaton Fenton, Governor (Union), died in 1885 in the year 1819.  

Jul 04   William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet on this day in history.  

Jul 08   Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1819 elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine  

Jul 19   Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.  

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

Jul 20   In the year 1819 paul Henrion, composer  

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

Aug 01   On this day in history herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)  

Aug 01   The first parachute jump in US on this day in history.  

Aug 02   1st parachute jump in US in the year 1819.  

Aug 02   On this day in history the first parachute jump in US  

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

Aug 06   Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1819.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold  

Jan 01   In the year 1819 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900) was born in the year 1819.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of james Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)  

Jan 12   Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born in the year 1819.  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of fabio Campana, composer  

Jan 08   Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55 in the year 1819.  

Jan 14   In the year 1819 death of peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738)  

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

Mar 08   On this day in history death of benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739)  

Mar 09   In the year 1819 janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41  

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

Mar 16   Nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 23   August v Kotzebue, writer, dies in the year 1819.