Notable Historical Events - 1819
1819 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 16 |
Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes governor of Dutch-Indies |
Jan 28 |
Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore |
Feb 6 |
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore |
Feb 19 |
British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III. |
Feb 22 |
Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onís Treaty) |
Feb 28 |
1st public performance of a Franz Schubert song, "Schäfers Klageleid" |
Mar 2 |
Territory of Arkansas organized |
Mar 2 |
US passed its 1st immigration law |
Apr 2 |
1st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins |
Apr 26 |
Odd Fellows Lodge forms |
May 21 |
1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC |
May 22 |
1st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga) |
Jun 12 |
Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra |
Jun 20 |
320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic) |
Jul 3 |
1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors |
Jul 4 |
William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet |
Jul 16 |
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen sets sail to explore Antarctica for Tsar Alexander I |
Aug 2 |
1st parachute jump in US |
Aug 6 |
Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States. |
Aug 7 |
Battle of Boyacá; Bolívar defeats Spanish in Colombia |
Aug 16 |
Peterloo Massacre, Manchester, England: cavalry charges demonstrators.15 people killed and 400—700 injured |
Aug 17 |
The Church Missionary Society establishes New Zealand's second mission station at Kerikeri |
Sep 6 |
Thomas Blanchard patents lathe |
Sep 17 |
First whaling ship arrives in Hawaii |
Oct 22 |
1st ship sails by Erie-channel (Rome-Utica) |
Nov 4 |
Māori Chiefs Hongi Hika and Rewa sell 13,000 acres (5260 hectares) at Kerikeri to the Church Missionary Society for 48 felling axes, New Zealand |
Dec 14 |
Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state |
Dec 17 |
Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain |
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