1825
George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (died 1898)
Colonel George Bruce Malleson was a Bengal Army officer and historian.
George Bruce Malleson, English-Indian colonel and author (died 1898)
The 1820s
Explore 167 historical events from 1820–1829.
1825
James Collinson, Victorian painter (died 1881)
James Collinson was a Victorian painter who was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood from 1848 to 1850. Collinson was known for the paintings,The Renunciation of St Elizabeth…
James Collinson, Victorian painter (died 1881)
1825
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and explorer (died 1878)
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens was a French avoué and adventurer who proclaimed by two decrees on 17 and 20 November 1860 that Araucanía and Patagonia did not depend of any other states…
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and explorer (died 1878)
1825
Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U
Antoinette Louisa Brown, later Antoinette Brown Blackwell, was the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the United States. She was a well-versed public…
Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U
1825
John Hunt Morgan, American general (died 1864)
John Hunt Morgan was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862, he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly raid …
John Hunt Morgan, American general (died 1864)
1825
Friedrich Bayer, German pharmacist, founded Bayer (died 1880)
Friedrich Bayer was the founder of what would become Bayer, a German chemical and pharmaceutical company. He founded the dyestuff factory Friedrich Bayer along with Johann Friedric…
Friedrich Bayer, German pharmacist, founded Bayer (died 1880)
1825
Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (died 1897)
Sondre Norheim, born Sondre Auverson, was a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing. Sondre Norheim is known as the father of Telemark skiing.
Sondre Norheim, Norwegian-American skier (died 1897)
1825
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (born 1765)
Johann Friedrich Pfaff was a German mathematician. He is best known for his work on differential equations and as Carl Friedrich Gauss's doctoral advisor.
Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (born 1765)
1825
Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (born 1750)
Antonio Salieri was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period. He was born in Legnago, south of Verona, in the Republic of Venice, and spent his adult life and career…
Antonio Salieri, Italian composer and conductor (born 1750)
1825
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French philosopher and theorist (born 1760)
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, better known as Henri de Saint-Simon, was a French political, economic and socialist theorist and businessman whose thought had a sub…
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French philosopher and theorist (born 1760)
1825
Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (born 1788)
Odysseas Androutsos was a Greek armatolos in eastern continental Greece and a prominent figure of the Greek War of Independence.
Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (born 1788)
1825
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D
Pierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant was a French-American artist, professor, and military engineer. In 1791, L'Enfant designed the baroque-styled plan for the development of Washington…
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D
1824
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. Mentored during the Classical period, he incorporated more complex structure and emotion in his later works. Beethoven's mus…
World premiere of Ludwig van Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Vienna, Austria
1824
The National Gallery in London opens to the public
The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintin…
The National Gallery in London opens to the public
1824
A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now the Royal Society for the Prev
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity operating in England and Wales which promotes animal Activism. The RSPCA is funded primarily by volu…
A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now the Royal Society for the Prev
1824
Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic (died 1904)
Alexander William Williamson FRS FRSE PCS MRIA was an English chemist. He is best known today for the Williamson ether synthesis.
Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic (died 1904)
1824
William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (died 1860)
William Walker was an American journalist and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of manifest destiny, Walker organized unauthorized…
William Walker, American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (died 1860)
1824
Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author (died 1896)
Jacob ben Moses Bachrach was a noted apologist of Rabbinic Judaism. He was descended from Rabbi Yair Chayim Bacharach, and in turn from the Maharal of Prague.
Jacob ben Moses Bachrach, Polish apologist and author (died 1896)
1824
Wilhelm Hofmeister, German botanist (died 1877)
Wilhelm Friedrich Benedikt Hofmeister was a German biologist and botanist. He "stands as one of the true giants in the history of biology and belongs in the same pantheon as Darwin…
Wilhelm Hofmeister, German botanist (died 1877)
1824
Levi P
Levi Parsons Morton was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York…
Levi P
1824
Edmund Kirby Smith, American general (died 1893)
Edmund Kirby Smith was a Confederate States Army general, who oversaw the Trans-Mississippi Department from 1863 to 1865. Before the American Civil War, Smith served as an officer …
Edmund Kirby Smith, American general (died 1893)
1824
Cadmus M
Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
Cadmus M
1824
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1881)
Ambrose Everts Burnside was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the American Civil War and a three-time governor of Rhode Island, as well a…
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1881)
1824
Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (born 1788)
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, was a British poet. He was one of the major figures of the Romantic movement, and is regarded as being among the greatest British poets. Among…
Lord Byron, English-Scottish poet and playwright (born 1788)