Explore 329 historical events from 1820–1829.
Pauline Viardot was a French dramatic mezzo-soprano, composer and pedagogue of Spanish descent. Born Michelle Ferdinande Pauline García, she came from a musical family and took up …
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (died 1910)
William Poole, also known as Bill the Butcher, was the leader of the Washington Street Gang, which later became known as the Bowery Boys gang. He was a local leader of the Know Not…
William Poole, American boxer and gangster (died 1855)
Louis Vuitton was a French malletier and businessman. He was the founder of the Louis Vuitton brand of leather goods now owned by LVMH. Prior to this, he had been appointed as trun…
Louis Vuitton, French fashion designer, founded Louis Vuitton (died 1892)
Jay Cooke was an American financier who helped finance the Union war effort during the American Civil War and the postwar development of railroads in the northwestern United States…
Jay Cooke, American financier, founded Jay Cooke & Company (died 1905)
Arthur Cayley was an English mathematician who worked mostly on algebra. He helped found the modern British school of pure mathematics, and was a professor at Trinity College, Camb…
Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (died 1895)
James Springer White, also known as Elder White, was a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the husband of Ellen G. White. In 1849, he started the first Sabbatarian A…
James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (died 1881)
Gregory V of Constantinople, born Georgios Angelopoulos, was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1797 to 1798, from 1806 to 1808, and from 1818 to 1821. He was responsible …
Gregory V of Constantinople, Greek patriarch and saint (born 1746)
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…
Napoleon, French general and emperor (born 1769)
Camille Jordan was a French politician born in Lyon of a well-to-do mercantile family.
Camille Jordan, French lawyer and politician (born 1771)
Martín Miguel de Güemes was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spanish royalist army during the Argentine War of Independence.
Martín Miguel de Güemes, Argentinian general and politician (born 1785)
Richard Cosway was a leading English portrait painter of the Georgian and Regency era, noted for his miniatures. He was a contemporary of John Smart, George Engleheart, William Woo…
Richard Cosway, English painter and academic (born 1742)
John William Polidori was an English writer and medical doctor. He is known for his associations with the Romantic movement and credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre…
John William Polidori, English writer and physician (born 1795)
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: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ott
The Peruvian War of Independence was a series of military conflicts in Peru from 1809 to 1826 that resulted in the country's independence from the Spanish Empire. Part of the broad…
Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish…
The statue of A'a from Rurutu is a wooden sculpture of the god A'a that was made on the Pacific island of Rurutu in the Austral archipelago most likely in the late 1500s to mid 160…
The statue of A'a from Rurutu was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of…
The Cato Street Conspiracy was a plot to murder all the British cabinet ministers and the Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820. The name comes from the meeting place near Edgware …
Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, who plotted to kill the British Cabinet and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool
Constitutionalism is "a compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of f…
Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in the 1840s. Although he was an inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was s…
Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and (disputed) inventor of baseball (died 1892)
Herbert Spencer was an English polymath active as a philosopher, psychologist, biologist, sociologist, and anthropologist. Spencer originated the expression "survival of the fittes…
Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1903)
Julia Gardiner Tyler was the first lady of the United States from June 26, 1844, to March 4, 1845, as the second wife of President John Tyler. A member of the influential Gardiner …
Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States (died 1889)
John Whiteaker was an American politician, soldier, and judge. A native of Indiana, he joined the army during the Mexican–American War and then prospected during the California Gol…
John Whiteaker, American soldier, judge, and politician, 1st Governor of Oregon (died 1902)
Florence Nightingale was an English social reformer, statistician and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale came to prominence while serving as a manager and trainer of nurses…
Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician (died 1910)
Sir James Martin, QC was three times Premier of New South Wales, and Chief Justice of New South Wales from 1873 to 1886.
James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (died 1886)
James Buchanan Eads was an American civil engineer and inventor. He held more than 50 patents and was known internationally. He designed and built the Eads Bridge over the Mississi…
James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (died 1887)