Page 3: Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   In the year 1820 gottfried Conradi, composer   

Apr 20   On this day in history arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies   

Apr 26   On this day in history alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel)   

Apr 27   Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics) in the year 1820.   

May 04   On this day in history joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

May 10   Matthaus Stegmayer, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1820.   

May 11   Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that took young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage on this day in history.   

May 12   Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) on this day in history.   

May 12   The birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing in the year 1820.   

May 13   Opera "Die Jagarsbrautt" is completed on this day in history.   

May 13   In the year 1820 the opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed   

May 14   In the year 1820 paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43   

May 22   On this day in history alexander Ernst Fesca, composer   

May 23   James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) on this day in history.   

May 28   Willem Doorenbos, [Keerom], literary/critic in the year 1820.   

Jun 09   Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   On this day in history wF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral   

Jun 14   On this day in history john Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations)   

Jun 18   In the year 1820 martin Andreas Udbye, composer   

Jun 19   Joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies in the year 1820.   

Jun 24   In the year 1820 henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898   

Jun 28   On this day in history tomato is proven non-poisonous   

Jun 28   Tomato is proven nonpoisonous on this day in history.   

Jul 01   1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published" in the year 1820.   

Jul 10   Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1820 commencement of the trial in Stirling for High Treason of the Radicals captured at the Battle of Bonnymuir. Two of the accused, John Baird and Andrew Hardie, were subsequently executed on 8 September 1820.   

Jul 22   On this day in history louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862   

Jul 26   John Marshall Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 in the year 1820.   

Jul 27   John Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers) in the year 1820.   

Jul 29   On this day in history clement Laird Vallandigham, MC (Union), died in 1871   

Aug 01   On this day in history london's Regent's Canal opens.   

Aug 03   In the year 1820 luther Orlando Emerson, composer   

Aug 06   In the year 1820 antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59   

Aug 07   In the year 1820 1st potatoes planted in Hawaii   

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Jan 09   Pavel Krizkovsky, composer was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 17   Anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1820 birth of abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of john Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888   

Jan 20   In the year 1820 birth of anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women   

Jan 22   Hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter (Jahresringe) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1820 daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57   

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

Feb 14   In the year 1820 death of charles F, Duke of Berry, murdered at 42   

Feb 15   In the year 1820 pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63