Page 4: Historical Events In 1819

Aug 07   Battle of Boyacá; Bolívar defeats Spanish in Colombia   

Aug 08   Charles Anderson Dana, Asst Secy War, (Union) died in 1897   

Aug 09   William Thomas Green Morton, dentist, used ether (HOF 1920)   

Aug 12   Daniel Davidson Bidwell, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1864.   

Aug 13   George Gabriel Stokes, physicist/mathematician (spectroscope)   

Aug 16   Manchester Massacre: English police charge unemployed demonstrators.   

Aug 16   Manchester Massacre; English police charge unemployed demonstrators   

Aug 17   James Henry Van Alen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886.   

Aug 23   Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday.   

Aug 25   Allan Pinkerton, founded Chicago detective agency   

Aug 26   Albert "Bertie" von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, husband of queen Victoria.   

Sep 06   Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer   

Sep 06   Georg Druschetzky, composer, dies at 74.   

Sep 06   Thomas Blanchard patents lathe   

Sep 07   Jean E "Adriaan" van Bevervoorde, journalist (History of Holland)   

Sep 07   Jean-Louis Duport, composer, dies at 69.   

Sep 08   Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer, dies at 56   

Sep 09   Martin Luther Smith, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1866.   

Sep 14   Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist, dies   

Sep 14   Henry Jackson Hunt, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1889   

Sep 17   1st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii.   

Sep 17   inaugural whaling ship arrives in Hawaii   

Sep 17   Jean-Bernard-Leon Foucault, physicist (pendulum proved Earth rotates)   

Sep 18   Jean Foucault, French physicist is born   

Sep 28   Jacob G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch vicar/theologist.   

Sep 28   Karl Haack, composer, dies at 68   

Sep 30   Nicolas Roze, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 02   George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1901.   

Oct 06   Charles Emanuel II, King of Sardinia (1796-1802)/Jesuit, dies   

Oct 06   Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer.   

Oct 09   Samuel McGowan, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897   

Oct 10   Zebulon York, Brig general (Confederate Army), died in 1900   

Oct 13   Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer, dies at 61   

Oct 15   F Louise W, daughter of viceroy Willem V, dies at 48.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page »

Jan 01   Arthur hugh clough: Poet, friend of matthew arnold   

Jan 01   George foster shepley: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1878   

Jan 03   Thomas hill watts: Atty gen (confederacy), died in 1892   

Jan 03   Charles piazzi smyth: Astronomer royal for scotland   

Jan 06   Baldassare verazzi: Italian painter    

Jan 09   James francis: Premier of victoria   

Jan 12   Zealous bates tower: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1900   

Jan 14   Fabio campana: Composer   

Jan 08   Christian gottlob saupe: Composer,    

Jan 14   Peter pindar: English satirist (b. 1738)   

Jan 20   Carlos iv: King of spain (1788-1808),    

Mar 08   Benjamin ruggles woodbridge: Doctor, massachusetts militia officer, member of the massachusetts legislature (b. 1739)   

Mar 09   Janos fusz: Composer,   

Mar 10   Friedrich heinrich jacobi: Writer,   

Mar 16   Nicolas sejan: Composer,   

Mar 23   August v kotzebue: Writer,