Explore 329 historical events from 1820–1829.
Filiki Eteria or Society of Friends was a secret political and revolutionary organization founded in 1814 in Odessa, whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule in Greece and estab…
Decisive defeat of the Filiki Eteria by the Ottomans at Drăgășani (in Wallachia)
The Battle of Carabobo, on 24 June 1821, was fought between independence fighters, led by Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces, led by Spanish Field Marshal Mi…
Battle of Carabobo: Decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia. The island of Cyprus, w…
Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to…
Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the southernmost point of continental Europe, it is …
The Kingdom of Spain cedes the territory of Florida to the United States.
George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, …
Coronation of George IV of the United Kingdom.
Ford Madox Brown was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, h…
Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter (died 1893)
Sir Henry Ayers was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873.
Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (died 1897)
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 …
While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to…
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts o…
José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain.
The Saturday Evening Post is an American magazine published six times a year. It was first published in 1821, and published weekly from 1897 until 1963. It was published every othe…
The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper.
Jarvis Island is an uninhabited 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands. It is an unincorporated, uno…
Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances.
The Treaty of Córdoba established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence. It was signed on August 24, 1821 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexic…
The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from…
Sebastian Kneipp was a German Catholic priest and one of the forefathers of the naturopathic movement. He is most commonly associated with the "Kneipp Cure" form of hydrotherapy, t…
Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist (died 1897)
Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev was a Russian mathematician and considered to be the founding father of Russian mathematics.
Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and statistician (died 1894)
Thomas Mitchell Morris, otherwise known as Old Tom Morris, and The Grand Old Man of Golf, was a Scottish golfer. He was born in St Andrews, Fife, the "home of golf" and location of…
Old Tom Morris, Scottish golfer and architect (died 1908)
Ephraim George Squier, usually cited as E. G. Squier, was an American archaeologist, history writer, painter and newspaper editor.
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Guillermo Rawson was a medical doctor and politician in nineteenth-century Argentina. In 1862, when he was the Interior Minister of Argentina, he met Captain Love Jones-Parry and L…
Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian physician and politician (died 1890)
William Henry Vanderbilt was an American businessman and railroad magnate. Known as "Billy", he was the eldest son of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, an heir to his fortune and a p…
William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1885)
Apollon Nikolayevich Maykov was a Russian poet, best known for his lyric verse showcasing images of Russian villages, nature, and history. His love for ancient Greece and Rome, whi…
Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (died 1897)
Bartolomé Mitre was an Argentine general, statesman and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of unified Argentina.
Bartolomé Mitre, Argentinian soldier, journalist, and politician, 6th President of Argentina (died 1906)
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia f…
Charles Tupper, Canadian physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1915)
Daniel Harvey Hill, commonly known as D. H. Hill, was a Confederate general who commanded infantry in the eastern and western theaters of the American Civil War.
D. H. Hill, American general and academic (died 1889)
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a Confederate general, noted for his aggressive cavalry tactics and rapid rise from private to general during the American Civil War. After the war, Forr…
Nathan Bedford Forrest, American general and first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan (died 1877)
Mary Baker Eddy was an American religious leader and author, who in 1879 founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, the Mother Church of the Christian Science movement. She also foun…
Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (died 1910)