Page 3: Historical Events In 1819

May 31   Walt Whitman, West Hills, NY, poet (Leaves of Grass) in the year 1819.   

Jun 03   Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop Neth, Dut/Fr painter (Winter Scenes) in the year 1819.   

Jun 05   John Couch Adams, English astronomer (co-discover Neptune) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1819 william Howard Glover, composer   

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

Jun 10   On this day in history the birth of Gustav Courbet, French painter   

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

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   Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history savannah becomes first steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   The birth of Abner Doubleday, Publisher in the year 1819.   

Jun 27   Carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 30   Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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   Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 04   William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet in the year 1819.   

Jul 08   On this day in history alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864   

Jul 09   Elias Howe, Spencer Mass, invented sewing machine in the year 1819.   

Jul 19   In the year 1819 gottfried Keller, writer   

Jul 20   In the year 1819 john Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies   

Jul 20   In the year 1819 paul Henrion, composer   

Jul 24   In the year 1819 sophie Gail, composer, dies at 43   

Aug 01   Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) in the year 1819.   

Aug 01   In the year 1819 the first parachute jump in US   

Aug 02   1st parachute jump in US in the year 1819.   

Aug 02   The first parachute jump in US on this day in history.   

Aug 06   Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States in the year 1819.   

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   George Foster Shepley, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1819 birth of thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892   

Jan 03   Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1819 birth of baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)   

Jan 09   In the year 1819 birth of james Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of fabio Campana, composer   

Jan 08   On this day in history christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of peter Pindar, English satirist (b. 1738)   

Jan 20   In the year 1819 carlos IV, King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70   

Mar 08   In the year 1819 death of benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (b. 1739)   

Mar 09   Janos Fusz, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 16   In the year 1819 nicolas Sejan, composer, dies at 73   

Mar 23   On this day in history august v Kotzebue, writer, dies