Historical Events In 1820

Apr 20   On this day in history arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies  

Apr 26   Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) on this day in history.  

Apr 27   On this day in history herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)  

May 04   On this day in history joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack  

May 10   Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1820.  

May 11   Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed  

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

May 28   Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic in the year 1820.  

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

Jun 13   On this day in history wF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral  

Jun 14   On this day in history john Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)  

Jun 18   In the year 1820 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1820 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   In the year 1820 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   In the year 1820 john Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

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 in the year 1820.  

Aug 03   In the year 1820 luther Orlando Emerson, composer  

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

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

Aug 07   First potatoes planted in Hawaii in the year 1820.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1820.  

Jan 22   In the year 1820 birth of hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet  

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe)  

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)  

Jan 17   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 in the year 1820.  

Jan 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1820 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   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 on this day in history.