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Year 1820 (MDCCCXX) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - George III of the United Kingdom (until 29 January) George IV of the United Kingdom 1819 state leaders - Events of 1820 - 1821 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - Manuel Vieira Tovar de Albuquerque, Governor of Angola ( 1819 - 1821) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter BA) such as 2000. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1820
- January 1 - Constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to summoning of Spanish parliament (March 7) (See Mid-nineteenth century Spain. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Spain in the mid-nineteenth century was a country in turmoil Occupied by Napoleon from 1808 to 1814 a massively destructive " war of independence " ensued )
- January 28 - Russian expedition lead by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev approaches the Antarctic coast. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (also known as Фаддей Фаддеевич Беллинсгаузен Faddey Faddeyevich Bellinsgauzen) (&ndash served as a naval officer Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev (Михаил Петрович Лазарев November 3, 1788 &mdash April 11, 1851) was a Russian fleet (See History of Antarctica. The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe )
- January 29 - George IV of the United Kingdom ascends the throne, ending the period known as the British Regency. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Artistic trends Regency architecture Regency fashions Regency dance Regency novels There will be a gap of eleven years before the title Prince of Wales is next used. Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom
- January 30 - Edward Bransfield lands on the Antarctic mainland. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Edward Bransfield (1785 &ndash 1852 was a master in the Royal Navy and arguably the discoverer of the continent of Antarctica. (See History of Antarctica. The history of Antarctica emerges from early Western theories of a vast continent known as Terra Australis, believed to exist in the far south of the globe )
- February 6
- Lord Thomas Cochrane occupies Valdivia in name of the republic of Chile. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Admiral Lord Sir Thomas Alexander Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Marquês do Maranhão GCB, RN (14 December Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the
- 86 free African American colonists sail from New York City to Freetown, Sierra Leone. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The City of New York Freetown is the Capital and largest City of Sierra Leone, and a major Port on the Atlantic Ocean.
- February 8 - William Tecumseh Sherman is born. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- February 20 - A revolt begins in Santa María Chiquimula, Totonicapán department of Guatemala. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Santa María Chiquimula is a Municipality in the Totonicapán department of Guatemala. |||} Guatemala is divided into 22 departments ( departamentos) Alta Verapaz Baja Verapaz Chimaltenango Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest
- February 23 - The Cato Street conspiracy is exposed. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The Cato Street Conspiracy was an attempt to murder all the British cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820 The principals are executed on May 1. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor.
- March 3 & 6 - Slavery in the United States: The Missouri Compromise becomes law. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving
- March 9 - King Ferdinand VII of Spain accepts the new constitution, beginning the Liberal Triennium ("Trienio Liberal"). Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Early life In his youth he occupied the painful position of an heir apparent who was jealously excluded from all share in government by his parents and the royal favorite
- March 15 - Maine is admitted as the 23rd U.S. state. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
- April
- Hans Christian Ørsted discovers the relationship between electricity and magnetism. In Physics, magnetism is one of the Phenomena by which Materials exert attractive or repulsive Forces on other Materials.
- Radical War is fought in Scotland. The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820 was a week of strikes and unrest a culmination of Radical demands for reform in the Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
- May 1 - Last hanging drawing and quartering in Britain – Cato Street conspirators for treason (only hanged and beheaded. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Cato Street Conspiracy was an attempt to murder all the British cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool in 1820 )
- May 11 - Launch of HMS Beagle the ship that would later take young Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople First Voyage On 27 September 1825 Beagle docked at Woolwich for repairs and fitted out for her new duties at a total cost of £5913 Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life
- July - Constitutionalist revolution in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. For the revolt in Brazil, see Constitutionalist Revolution. The term Constitutionalism is a word with a variety of meanings The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe.
- July 20 - Saint Cronan's Boys National School opens in Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland under the title Bray Male School. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Saint Cronan's Boys' National School (Scoil Chrónáin Naofa is a National school located on the Vevay Road in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland Bray (Bré formerly Brí Chulainn) is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. It is the oldest school in Bray and its notable past pupils include former President of Ireland, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
- August 24 - Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal; revolution in Lisbon, September 15 (see Portugal's crises of the Nineteenth Century. The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (12 February 1911 &ndash 21 March 1978 'caɾˠwaɫ̪ o 'dˠaɫ̪i served as fifth President of Ireland, from 1974 to 1976 Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River For the revolt in Brazil, see Constitutionalist Revolution. The term Constitutionalism is a word with a variety of meanings Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Lisbon (Lisboa liʒˈboɐ is the Capital and largest city of Portugal. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Portugal is a European Nation whose origins go back to the Early Middle Ages. ).
- October 9 - Guayaquil declare independence from Spain. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Guayaquil (waʝaˈkil officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest and the most populous City in Ecuador, as well as that nation's main port Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. (See also History of Ecuador). This is the History of Ecuador. See also the History of South America and the History of present-day nations and states.
- October 25-November 20 - Congress of Troppau (Opava) between rulers of Russia, Austria and Prussia. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, The Congress of Troppau was a conference of the Quadruple Alliance to discuss means of suppressing the revolution in Naples of July 1820, and at which the Opava ( pronounced; Troppau Opawa is a city in the northern Czech Republic on the Opava River, located to the north-west of Ostrava. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state
- December 3 - U.S. presidential election, 1820 - James Monroe is re-elected, virtually unopposed. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French The United States presidential election of 1820 was the third and last presidential election in United States history in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed James Monroe (April 28 1758 – July 4 1831 was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825
Undated
- The 6th Edition of Encyclopædia Britannica appears. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc
- The Argentine Confederation (Argentina) establishes a penal colony in Falkland Islands. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A penal colony is a Settlement used to detain Prisoners and generally use them for Penal labour in an economically underdeveloped part of the state's
- Venus de Milo is found on the island of Melos (Milos). The Aphrodite of Milos (Greek "Αφροδίτη της Μήλου" better known as the Venus de Milo is an ancient Greek statue Milos (in Greek, Μήλος &mdash not related to the modern word μήλο &ndash milo " Apple "
- Robert Owen devises the labour voucher. Robert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 Nov 1858 born in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales was a social reformer and one of the founders of Socialism Labour vouchers (also known as labour cheques, labour certificates, and labour-time vouchers) are a device proposed to govern Demand for
- Mount Rainier erupts over what is today Seattle. Mount Rainier is an active Stratovolcano (also known as a composite volcano in Pierce County Washington, located southeast of Seattle, Washington
- Joseph Smith, Jr. experiences his First Vision in spring in Palmyra, New York.
- 18,957 black slaves leave Luanda. For the mystic of the Han Dynasty see Luan Da. Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1820 MDCCCXX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2573 |
| Armenian calendar | 1269 ԹՎ ՌՄԿԹ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -24 – -23 |
| Berber calendar | 2770 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2364 |
| Burmese calendar | 1182 |
| Chinese calendar | 4456/4516-11-16 (己卯年十一月十六日) — to —
4457/4517-11-26(庚辰年十一月廿六日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1536 – 1537 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1812 – 1813 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5580 – 5581 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1875 – 1876 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1742 – 1743 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4921 – 4922 |
| Holocene calendar | 11820 |
| Iranian calendar | 1198 – 1199 |
| Islamic calendar | 1235 – 1236 |
| Japanese calendar | Bunsei 3 (文政3年) |
| Korean calendar | 4153 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2363 |
January - June
- January 17 - Anne Brontë, English author (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Bunka and before Tenpō. This period spanned the years from 1818 through 1830 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Anne Brontë (ˈbrɒnti (17 January 1820 &ndash 28 May 1849 was a British Novelist and Poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family 1849)
- February 1 - George Hendric Houghton, American Protestant Episcopal clergyman (d. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen George Hendric Houghton ( February 1, 1820 &ndash November 17, 1897) was an American Protestant Episcopal Clergyman 1897)
- February 8 - William Tecumseh Sherman, American Civil War general (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. 1891)
- February 13 - James Geiss, English businessman (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed James Geiss ( February 13, 1820 - August 30, 1878) was a noted nineteenth-century English Businessman from Dover 1878)
- February 15 - Susan B. Anthony, American suffragist (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15, 1820 &ndash March 13, 1906) was a prominent American Civil rights leader who played 1906)
- February 17 - Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Henri François Joseph Vieuxtemps ( February 17, 1820 &ndash June 6, 1881) was a Belgian Composer and violinist 1881)
- February 28 - John Tenniel, English illustrator (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Sir John Tenniel (28 February 1820 &ndash 25 February 1914 was an English Illustrator. 1914)
- March 3 - Henry D. Cogswell, American philanthropist and temperance movement pioneer (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Dr Henry Daniel Cogswell ( March 3, 1820 &ndash July 8 1900) was a Dentist and a crusader in the Temperance movement. See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in 1900)
- March 4 - Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Francesco Bentivegna ( March 4, 1820 - December 20, 1856) was an Italian patriot who led various revolts in Sicily against the 1856)
- March 20 - Alexandru Ioan Cuza,First Romania's reigning (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Alexander Joan Cuza (a common old English rendition of Alexandru Ioan Cuza; March 20, 1820 – May 15, 1873) was a Moldavian 1873)
- March 14 - Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Victor Emmanuel II King of Italy ( Vittorio Emanuele II; March 14, 1820 – January 9, 1878) was the King of 1878)
- May 12 - Florence Nightingale, English nurse (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (in her own pronunciation ˈflɒɾəns ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910 who came to be known as "The 1910)
- May 23 - Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Lorenzo Sawyer ( May 23 1820 &ndash September 7 1891) was an American Lawyer and Judge who was appointed the 1891)
- May 27 - Mathilde Bonaparte, Italian princess (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Mathilde Laetitia Wilhelmine Bonaparte Princesse Française ( May 27 1820 – January 2 1904) was a daughter of Napoleon 's brother 1904)
July - December
- July 9 - John Wright Oakes, Landscape painter (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. John Wright Oakes ( 9 July, 1820 – 8 July, 1887) was an English landscape painter Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e 1887)
- July 23 - Julia Gardiner Tyler, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Julia Gardiner Tyler ( May 4, 1820 &ndash July 10, 1889) second wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1889)
- September 17 - Émile Augier, French dramatist (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Guillaume Victor Émile Augier ( September 17, 1820 &ndash October 25, 1889) was a French Dramatist. 1889)
- September 27 - Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel, German classical scholar (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Wilhelm Siegmund Teuffel ( September 27, 1820 &ndash March 8, 1878) German classical scholar, was born at Ludwigsburg 1878)
- September 29 - Comte de Chambord, claimant to the French throne (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Henri V of France and Navarre ( Henri Charles Ferdinand Marie Dieudonné d'Artois de France – September 29, 1820 – August 24, 1883 1883)
- October 5 - David Wilber, American politician (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople David Wilber ( October 5[[ 820]] - April 1[[ 890]] was a United States Representative from New York and father of congressman David 1890)
- October 6 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Autograf Jenny Lind Goldschmidt Nordisk familjebokpng|thumb|left|Autograph of Jenny Lind after her February 5 1852 marriage to Otto Goldschmidt 1887)
- November 23 - Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Isaac Todhunter FRS ( November 23, 1820 &ndash March 1, 1884) was an English Mathematician who is best 1884)
- November 28 - Friedrich Engels, German social philosopher (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Friedrich Engels (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895 was a German social scientist and philosopher, who 1895)
- See also Category: 1820 births. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Deaths
January - June
- January 17 - Daniel Albert Wyttenbach, academic (b. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Daniel Albert Wyttenbach ( August 7, 1746, Berne &ndash January 17, 1820, Oegstgeest) was a German Swiss 1746)
- January 29 - King George III of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places 1738)
- February 11 - Karl von Fischer, architect (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Karl von Fischer ( 19 September 1782 &ndash 11 February 1820) was a German Architect. 1782)
- February 14 - Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (stabbed) (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Charles Ferdinand duc de Berry ( Charles Ferdinand d'Artois; January 24, 1778 – February 14, 1820) was the younger son of Charles 1778)
- March 22 - Stephen Decatur, American sailor (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr ( 5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism 1779)
- May 30 - William Bradley, Britain's tallest ever man (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following William Bradley ( February 10, 1787 – May 30, 1820) known more commonly as Giant Bradley or the Yorkshire Giant is the 1787)
- June 9 - Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Wilhelmina of Prussia, born Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina, ( 7 August, 1751 &ndash 9 June, 1820) was the daughter of Augustus William 1751)
- June 19 - Sir Joseph Banks, British naturalist and botanist (b. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Sir Joseph Banks 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (13 February 1743 &ndash 19 June 1820 was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of 1743)
July - December
- August 12 - Manuel Lisa, fur trader (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Manuel Lisa ( September 8, 1772 - August 12, 1820) was a well known 1772)
- September 3 - Benjamin Latrobe, English architect (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe ( May 1, 1764 - September 3, 1820) was a British-born American Architect best known for his design of 1764)
- September 26 - Daniel Boone, American pioneer (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes 1734)
- September 29 - Barthelemy Lafon, architect and smuggler (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Barthelemy Lafon (1769 &ndash 29 September 1820) was a notable Architect, Engineer, City planner and surveyor in 1769)
- October 15 - Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (or Prince Charles Philip of Schwarzenberg ( April 18, 1771 &ndash October 15, 1820 1771)
- December 25 - Joseph Fouché, French statesman (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Joseph Fouché, 1st Duc d' Otrante ( May 21, 1759 Le Pellerin, near Nantes, France - December 25, 1763)
- date unknown - William Drennan, Northern Irish poet (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Drennan (1754 &ndash 1820 a Physician, Poet, Educationalist and political radical was one of the chief architects of the Society of United 1754)
- See also Category: 1820 deaths. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or
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