Historical Events In 1819

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

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

Jun 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 12   On this day in history dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra  

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

Jun 20   Jacques Offenbach, Cologne, French composer (Tales of Hoffmann) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 26   In the year 1819 abner Doubleday, Mjr Gen (Union)/inventor (baseball) [or 1/26]  

Jun 26   On this day in history johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer, dies at 71  

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

Jun 27   On this day in history carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer  

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

Jun 30   In the year 1819 william A Wheeler, (R) 19th VP (1877-81)  

Jul 03   In the year 1819 1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors  

Jul 03   Louis Theodore Gouvy, composer in the year 1819.  

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   On this day in history william Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet  

Jul 08   Alexander Hays, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 19   In the year 1819 gottfried Keller, writer  

Jul 20   John Playfair, Scottish geologist/mathematician, dies in the year 1819.  

Jul 20   On this day in history paul Henrion, composer  

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

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

Aug 01   On this day in history the first parachute jump in US  

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

Aug 02   On this day in history the first parachute jump in US  

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   Samuel Powhatan Carter, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) in the year 1819.  

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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   Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen (Confederacy), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886) was born in the year 1819.  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1819 birth of zealous Bates Tower, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900  

Jan 14   In the year 1819 birth of fabio Campana, composer  

Jan 08   In the year 1819 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   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 on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, writer, dies  

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

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