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) on this day in history.  

Jun 05   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 12   Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra in the year 1819.  

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

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

Jun 20   In the year 1819 savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)  

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

Jun 26   Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1819.  

Jun 26   In the year 1819 the birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher  

Jun 27   In the year 1819 carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer  

Jun 30   Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jun 30   William A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81) in the year 1819.  

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

Jul 03   Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1819 reuben Eaton Fenton, Governor (Union), died in 1885  

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

Jul 08   In the year 1819 alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

Jul 09   Elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history gottfried Keller, writer  

Jul 20   On this day in history john Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies  

Jul 20   Paul Henrion, composer in the year 1819.  

Jul 24   In the year 1819 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   The first parachute jump in US on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 01   George Foster Shepley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born in the year 1819.  

Jan 03   In the year 1819 birth of thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892  

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   In the year 1819 birth of james Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)  

Jan 12   Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

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   Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1819 death of benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739)  

Mar 09   On this day in history janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41  

Mar 10   Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies in the year 1819.  

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.