Explore 329 historical events from 1820–1829.
George Stoneman Jr. was an American military officer and politician who served as the 15th governor of California from 1883 to 1887.
George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (died 1894)
Isaac Peace Rodman was a Rhode Island banker, politician, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician (died 1862)
William Hayden English was an American politician. He served as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of th…
William Hayden English, American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana and Democratic vice-presidential nominee…
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno (Brünn), Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was b…
Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (died 1884)
Sir Graham Berry was an Australian colonial politician and the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria,…
Graham Berry, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria (died 1904)
John Stark was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. A major general, he became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for …
John Stark, American general (born 1728)
Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, was a French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy tit…
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b
Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pi…
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Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley …
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (born 1792)
Kristjan Jaak Peterson, also known as Christian Jacob Petersohn, was an Estonian poet, commonly regarded as a herald of Estonian national literature and the founder of modern Eston…
Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Estonian poet and author (born 1801)
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, usually known as Lord Castlereagh, derived from the courtesy title Viscount Castlereagh by which he was styled from 1796 to 1821, was a…
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (born 1769)
Jean Baptiste Joseph, chevalier Delambre was a French mathematician, astronomer, historian of astronomy, and geodesist. He was also director of the Paris Observatory, and author of…
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (born 1749)
Frederick William Herschel was a German–British astronomer and composer. He frequently collaborated with his younger sister and fellow astronomer Caroline Herschel. Born in the Ele…
William Herschel, German-English astronomer and composer (born 1738)
On 26 May 1822 there was a Pentecost worship service at the Grue Church near Kirkenær, Norway. During the service, the church caught fire and at least 113 people were killed. It is…
The deadliest fire in Norwegian history occurred at a church in Grue, killing at least 113 people
Alexis Bidagan dit St-Martin was a Canadian voyageur who is known for his part in experiments on digestion in humans, conducted on him by the American Army physician William Beaumo…
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The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society and charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related bran…
In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engi
Benderli Ali Pasha was an Ottoman statesman. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire.
Benderli Ali Pasha arrives in Constantinople as the new Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire; he remains in power for only
Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hu…
Emperor Napoleon dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with it…
The first edition of The Manchester Guardian, now The Guardian, is published
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the …
Greek War of Independence: The Greeks defeat the Turks at the Battle of Gravia Inn
The Senate of the entire People of the Peloponnese provinces, commonly known as the Peloponnesian Senate, was a provisional regime that existed in the Peloponnese during the early …
Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek rebels
Badi VII was the last ruler of the Funj Sultanate.
Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the ex
Badi VII was the last ruler of the Funj Sultanate.
Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 3
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the …
The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi