Explore 482 historical events from 1820–1829.
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)
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…
The Captaincy General of Guatemala, also known as the Kingdom of Guatemala, was an administrative division of the Spanish Empire, under the viceroyalty of New Spain in Central Amer…
The Captaincy General of Guatemala declares independence from Spain.
The siege of Tripolitsa or fall of Tripolitsa, also known as the Tripolitsa massacre, was an early victory of the revolutionary Greek forces in the summer of 1821 during the Greek …
Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
At the end of the Mexican War of Independence, the Army of the Three Guarantees was the name given to the army after the unification of the Spanish troops led by Agustín de Iturbid…
The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico…
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)
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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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)
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)
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)
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)