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   On this day in history uS Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer discovers Antarctica  

Nov 23   In the year 1820 john Willis Ellis, Governor (Confederacy) died in 1861  

Nov 28   On this day in history friedrich Engels, Germany, social philosopher; Marx's collaborator  

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

Dec 06   US president James Monroe re-elected in the year 1820.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 20   On this day in history missouri imposes a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men between 21 & 50  

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

Dec 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history gustavus Adolphus Smith, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1885  

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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   On this day in history 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   Anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women was born on this day in history.  

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   Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899) was born in the year 1820.  

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   Joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79 in the year 1820.  

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

Feb 07   Samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57 in the year 1820.  

Feb 12   On this day in history guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71  

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

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