Historical Events In 1819

May 31   Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) on this day in history.  

Jun 03   On this day in history johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter (Winter Scenes)  

Jun 05   In the year 1819 john Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune)  

Jun 06   William Howard Glover, composer in the year 1819.  

Jun 10   On this day in history j D Gustave Courbet, French realist painter (Demoiselles the la Seine)  

Jun 10   The birth of Gustav Courbet, French painter in the year 1819.  

Jun 12   Charles Kingsley, [Parson Lot], Engl vicar/historian (Westward Ho!) in the year 1819.  

Jun 12   Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra in the year 1819.  

Jun 20   On this day in history 320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)  

Jun 20   On this day in history jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann)  

Jun 20   Savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) on this day in history.  

Jun 26   Abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26] in the year 1819.  

Jun 26   Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1819.  

Jun 26   In the year 1819 the birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher  

Jun 27   Carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer in the year 1819.  

Jun 30   Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1819.  

Jun 30   William A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1819 louis Theodore Gouvy, composer  

Jul 03   The first bank in the U.S. opened in New York City. Business was brisk with $2,807 deposited in the Bank for Savings in the year 1819.  

Jul 04   On this day in history reuben Eaton Fenton, Governor (Union), died in 1885  

Jul 04   In the year 1819 william Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet  

Jul 08   In the year 1819 alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864  

Jul 09   On this day in history elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine  

Jul 19   Gottfried Keller, writer on this day in history.  

Jul 20   On this day in history john Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies  

Jul 20   Paul Henrion, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 24   On this day in history sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43  

Aug 01   In the year 1819 herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd)  

Aug 01   The first parachute jump in US in the year 1819.  

Aug 02   On this day in history 1st parachute jump in US  

Aug 02   The first parachute jump in US in the year 1819.  

Aug 06   Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States on this day in history.  

Aug 06   On this day in history samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

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Jan 01   Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of george Foster Shepley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1878  

Jan 03   Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892 was born in the year 1819.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900)  

Jan 06   Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   James Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884) was born in the year 1819.  

Jan 12   Zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Fabio Campana, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1819 christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55  

Jan 14   In the year 1819 death of peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738)  

Jan 20   Carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739) died in the year 1819.  

Mar 09   Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1819.  

Mar 10   Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 16   Nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1819.  

Mar 23   August v Kotzebue, writer, dies in the year 1819.