Explore 329 historical events from 1820–1829.
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's…
Bahia Independence Day: The Siege of Salvador ends Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese…
Hugh Glass was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer. He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companion…
American fur trapper Hugh Glass is mauled by a grizzly bear while on an expedition in South Dakota.
Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory and analysis. Born in Berlin, Prussia, to Jewish parents who conver…
Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (died 1852)
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada y Corral was a Mexican liberal politician and jurist who served as the 31st president of Mexico from 1872 to 1876.
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (died 1889)
Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld, was an English-born New Zealand politician and colonial administrator of various British colonies and territories located in Oceania and Southeast Asia…
Frederick Weld, English-New Zealand politician, 6th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1891)
The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary…
A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
John H. Balsley was a master carpenter and inventor, inventing a practical folding wooden stepladder and receiving the first U.S. patent issued for a safety stepladder in the year.
John H
Gédéon Ouimet was a French-Canadian politician.
Gédéon Ouimet, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Quebec (died 1905)
Jean Chacornac was a French astronomer and discoverer of a comet and several asteroids.
Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (died 1873)
Ahmed Vefik Pasha was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during the Tanzimat and First Constitutional Era periods. He was commissioned with top-ran…
Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek-Ottoman statesman, diplomat, playwright, and translator (died 1891)
Carin Sophie Adlersparre, known by her pen-name Esselde, was a Swedish feminist, writer and publisher who was one of the pioneers of the 19th-century women's rights movement in Swe…
Sophie Adlersparre, Swedish publisher, writer, and women's rights activist (died 1895)
Sir Louis-Napoléon Casault was a Quebec lawyer, judge, professor and political figure. He represented Bellechasse in the 1st Canadian Parliament from 1867 to 1870 as a Conservative…
Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1908)
Leander Clark was an American businessman, Iowa state legislator, Union Army officer during the Civil War, and Indian agent who was the namesake for Leander Clark College.
Leander Clark, American businessman, judge, and politician (died 1910)
Alexandre-Antonin Taché was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, missionary of the Oblate order, author, and the first Archbishop of Saint Boniface in Manitoba, Canada.
Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary (died 1894)
Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death but …
Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (died 1867)
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri was a Spanish clarinetist, composer, and musicologist. Barbieri was a well-known composer of zarzuelas. He has been referred to as the “most important of …
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Spanish clarinetist, composer, and musicologist (died 1894)
Hugh Stowell Brown was a Manx Christian minister and renowned preacher.
Hugh Stowell Brown, English minister and reformer (died 1886)
Nathaniel Everett Green FRAS was an English painter, art teacher and astronomer. He professionally painted landscapes and portraits, and also gained fame with his drawings of plane…
Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer (died 1899)
Goldwin Smith was a British-born academic and historian who was active in both Great Britain and North America. From 1856 to 1866, he was a professor of modern history at the Unive…
Goldwin Smith, English-Canadian historian and journalist (died 1910)
Grace Dalrymple Elliott was a Scottish courtesan, writer and spy resident in Paris during the French Revolution. She was an eyewitness to events detailed in her memoirs, Journal of…
Grace Elliott, Scottish courtesan and spy (born c
Louis-Nicolas d'Avout, better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the F…
Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770)
Sir Henry Raeburn was a Scottish portrait painter. He served as Portrait Painter to King George IV in Scotland.
Henry Raeburn, Scottish portrait painter (born 1756)
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French…
Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, president of the National Convention (born 1753)
André-Jacques Garnerin was a French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute. He was appointed Official Aeronaut of France.
André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (born 1769)