Historical Events In 1820

Nov 07   James Monroe elected 5th US president on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Matthias de Vries, Dutch linguist (spelling) on this day in history.  

Nov 18   Antarctica discovered by US Navy Capt Nathaniel B Palmer in the year 1820.  

Nov 18   US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica in the year 1820.  

Nov 23   John Willis Ellis, Governor (Confederacy) died in 1861 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator in the year 1820.  

Nov 28   On this day in history the birth of Friedrich Engels, German philosopher  

Dec 06   US president James Monroe re-elected on this day in history.  

Dec 10   David Allen Russell, Army Bvt Major General (Union), died in 1864 in the year 1820.  

Dec 15   1st General pharmacopoeia in US published, Boston in the year 1820.  

Dec 17   Frederick Tracy Dent, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 in the year 1820.  

Dec 20   Missouri imposes a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men between 21 & 50 in the year 1820.  

Dec 20   Missouri imposes a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men between 21 and 50 on this day in history.  

Dec 21   In the year 1820 charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45  

Dec 22   In the year 1820 the 1820 Radicals, sentenced to transportation to Australia, set sail on the convict ship Speke. Only one, Andrew White, returned when pardoned to Scotland  

Dec 26   In the year 1820 gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

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

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   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 in the year 1820.  

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

Jan 17   On this day in history daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73  

Jan 23   Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   In the year 1820 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   On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57  

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 in the year 1820.