Page 3: Historical Events In 1820

Apr 17   Gottfried Conradi, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1820 arthur Young, author (Annals of Agriculture), dies   

Apr 26   Alice Cary, Cincinnati, American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   On this day in history herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics)   

May 04   In the year 1820 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 in the year 1820.   

May 12   On this day in history florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)   

May 12   On this day in history the birth of Florence Nightingale, English pioneer of nursing   

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

May 13   On this day in history the opera "Die Jäearsbraut" is completed   

May 14   Paul Friedrich Struck, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1820.   

May 22   Alexander Ernst Fesca, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1820 wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange, dies at 68   

Jun 13   WF Hendrik, the Navigator, prince of the Netherlands/admiral in the year 1820.   

Jun 14   John Bartlett, US, editor (compiled Familiar Quotations) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer in the year 1820.   

Jun 19   Joseph Banks, English natural historian (Cook/Australia), dies on this day in history.   

Jun 24   Henry Rootes Jackson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1898 on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Tomato is proven non-poisonous in the year 1820.   

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

Jul 01   1st edition of newspaper "Courrier de la Meuse" published" on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Andrew Porter, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1872 in the year 1820.   

Jul 13   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 in the year 1820.   

Jul 22   Louis Powell Harvey, Governor (Union), died in 1862 in the year 1820.   

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

Jul 27   John Franklin Farnsworth, Brig General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

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   Antonin Vranicky, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 09   Pavel Krizkovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of anne Bronte, English novelist/poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)   

Jan 18   Abraham Buford, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1884 was born in the year 1820.   

Jan 19   John Haskell King, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of anne Jemima Clough, England, promoted higher education for women   

Jan 22   In the year 1820 birth of hermann von Lingg, German playwright/poet   

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

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of joseph Wolf, German artist (d. 1899)   

Jan 17   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classicist/historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 23   Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1820 joseph F Weigl, German/Austria violin cellist, dies at 79   

Jan 29   In the year 1820 george III, king of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81   

Feb 07   In the year 1820 samuel Adams Holyoke, composer, dies at 57   

Feb 12   Guillaume Albert Teniers, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history pierre-Joseph Cambon, member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63