Historical Events In 1820

Apr 20   In the year 1820 arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies  

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   Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1820.  

May 11   In the year 1820 launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage.  

May 12   Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) in the year 1820.  

May 12   The birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing in the year 1820.  

May 13   Opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed on this day in history.  

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

May 14   Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1820.  

May 22   Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1820 james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)  

May 28   In the year 1820 willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic  

Jun 09   Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 in the year 1820.  

Jun 13   WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral in the year 1820.  

Jun 14   John Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations) in the year 1820.  

Jun 18   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer in the year 1820.  

Jun 19   Joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies in the year 1820.  

Jun 24   Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on this day in history.  

Jun 28   In the year 1820 tomato is proven non-poisonous  

Jun 28   In the year 1820 tomato is proven nonpoisonous  

Jul 01   On this day in history 1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published"  

Jul 10   Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 in the year 1820.  

Jul 13   On this day in history 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.  

Jul 22   On this day in history louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862  

Jul 26   John Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 in the year 1820.  

Jul 27   In the year 1820 john Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

Jul 29   On this day in history clement Laird Vallandigham, MC (Union), died in 1871  

Aug 01   In the year 1820 london's Regent's Canal opens.  

Aug 03   In the year 1820 luther Orlando Emerson, composer  

Aug 06   Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1820.  

Aug 07   In the year 1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii  

Aug 07   First potatoes planted in Hawaii on this day in history.  

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Jan 09   Pavel Krizkovsky, composer was born in the year 1820.  

Jan 17   Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born in the year 1820.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of john Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888  

Jan 20   Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

Jan 25   On this day in history joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79  

Jan 29   George III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Feb 07   Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1820.  

Feb 12   On this day in history guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 14   Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 died in the year 1820.  

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