Historical Events In 1820

Nov 07   James Monroe elected 5th US president in the year 1820.  

Nov 09   Matthias de Vries, Dutch linguist (spelling) in the year 1820.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 28   In the year 1820 friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator  

Nov 28   The birth of Friedrich Engels, German philosopher on this day in history.  

Dec 06   On this day in history uS president James Monroe re-elected  

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

Dec 15   1st General pharmacopoeia in US published, Boston on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1820.  

Dec 21   Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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   Gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885 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 in the year 1820.  

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   In the year 1820 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   On this day in history 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   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 in the year 1820.  

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   In the year 1820 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81  

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

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

Feb 14   Charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42 died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63