Historical Events In 1820

Apr 20   Arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies in the year 1820.  

Apr 26   In the year 1820 alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)  

Apr 27   Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics) on this day in history.  

May 04   Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack on this day in history.  

May 10   Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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

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

May 12   On this day in history the birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing  

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 in the year 1820.  

May 23   James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) on this day in history.  

May 28   On this day in history willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic  

Jun 09   Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jun 13   In the year 1820 wF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral  

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

Jun 18   On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer  

Jun 19   On this day in history joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies  

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

Jun 28   Tomato is proven non-poisonous in the year 1820.  

Jun 28   On this day in history tomato is proven nonpoisonous  

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

Jul 10   On this day in history andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872  

Jul 13   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 on this day in history.  

Jul 22   Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862 in the year 1820.  

Jul 26   John Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 on this day in history.  

Jul 27   John Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Clement Laird Vallandigham, MC (Union), died in 1871 in the year 1820.  

Aug 01   London's Regent's Canal opens on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 1820 luther Orlando Emerson, composer  

Aug 06   On this day in history antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59  

Aug 07   1st potatoes planted in Hawaii on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 09   Pavel Krizkovsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)  

Jan 18   In the year 1820 birth of abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884  

Jan 19   In the year 1820 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   Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet was born in the year 1820.  

Jan 22   In the year 1820 birth of johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe)  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1820 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73  

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

Jan 25   In the year 1820 joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57  

Feb 12   In the year 1820 guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71  

Feb 14   In the year 1820 death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42  

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