Historical Events In 1819

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

Jun 03   In the year 1819 johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter (Winter Scenes)  

Jun 05   On this day in history john Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune)  

Jun 06   In the year 1819 william Howard Glover, composer  

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 in the year 1819.  

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

Jun 12   In the year 1819 dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra  

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

Jun 20   In the year 1819 jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)  

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] in the year 1819.  

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

Jun 26   On this day in history the birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher  

Jun 27   On this day in history carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer  

Jun 30   On this day in history ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72  

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

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

Jul 03   In the year 1819 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1819.  

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 in the year 1819.  

Jul 20   In the year 1819 john Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies  

Jul 20   Paul Henrion, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1819 1st parachute jump in US  

Aug 02   The first parachute jump in US in the year 1819.  

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

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

Jan 12   In the year 1819 birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900  

Jan 14   In the year 1819 birth of fabio Campana, composer  

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

Jan 14   Peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1819.  

Mar 09   Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1819.  

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

Mar 16   Nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1819.  

Mar 23   In the year 1819 august v Kotzebue, writer, dies