Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   Gottfried Conradi, composer on this day in history.  

Apr 20   Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 26   Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) in the year 1820.  

Apr 27   In the year 1820 herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)  

May 04   Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack in the year 1820.  

May 10   On this day in history 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) 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 in the year 1820.  

May 13   The opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed in the year 1820.  

May 14   On this day in history paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43  

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   In the year 1820 wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68  

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   On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer  

Jun 19   In the year 1820 joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies  

Jun 24   Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 in the year 1820.  

Jun 28   Tomato is proven non-poisonous on this day in history.  

Jun 28   On this day in history tomato is proven nonpoisonous  

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

Jul 10   Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history london's Regent's Canal opens.  

Aug 03   Luther Orlando Emerson, composer in the year 1820.  

Aug 06   In the year 1820 antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 07   On this day in history 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii  

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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 in the year 1820.  

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 in the year 1820.  

Jan 20   In the year 1820 birth of anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women  

Jan 22   In the year 1820 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   Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   In the year 1820 death of prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn  

Jan 25   Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 in the year 1820.  

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

Feb 07   Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14   On this day in history death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42  

Feb 15   Pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63 on this day in history.