Historical Events In 1820

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

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

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

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

May 10   In the year 1820 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) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1820 the opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed  

May 14   In the year 1820 paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43  

May 22   On this day in history alexander Ernst Fesca, composer  

May 23   James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) in the year 1820.  

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

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

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

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

Jun 18   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jun 24   On this day in history 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   1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published" in the year 1820.  

Jul 10   In the year 1820 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 in the year 1820.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 07   On this day in history first potatoes planted in Hawaii  

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Jan 09   In the year 1820 birth of pavel Krizkovsky, composer  

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

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

Jan 19   John Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women  

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet  

Jan 22   In the year 1820 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn died in the year 1820.  

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 in the year 1820.  

Feb 07   In the year 1820 samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57  

Feb 12   Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1820 pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63