Notable Historical Events - 1821
1821 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 17 |
Mexico permits Moses Austin & 300 US families to settle in Texas, after his death leaves to son Stephen |
Jan 21 |
Paramaribo Suriname catches fire, 4 die |
Feb 12 |
Mercantile Library of City of NY opens |
Feb 22 |
Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million |
Feb 23 |
College of Apothecaries organized in Phil; 1st US pharmacy college |
Feb 24 |
Mexico gains independence from Spain |
Mar 5 |
Monroe is 1st US president inaugurated on March 5th, because 4th was Sun |
Mar 14 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded (NY) |
Mar 21 |
First revolutionary act in Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta, Greek War of Independence. |
Mar 23 |
Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence. |
Mar 25 |
Greece gains independence from Turkey (National Day) |
Mar 26 |
Franz Grillparzer's "Das Goldene Vliess" premieres in Vienna |
Apr 10 |
Patriarch Gregory V of Constantinople is hanged by the Turks from the main gate of the Patriarchate and his body is thrown into the Bosphorus. |
May 8 |
Greek War of Independence: the Greeks defeat the Turks in Gravia. |
May 12 |
The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks occurs in Valtetsi. |
May 30 |
James Boyd patents Rubber Fire Hose |
May 31 |
Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore |
Jun 14 |
Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom. |
Jun 18 |
Opera "Der Freischutz" is produced (Berlin) |
Jun 19 |
Decisive defeat of the Greek revolutionary society Philikí Etaireía by the Ottomans at Drăgăşani (in Wallachia). |
Jun 21 |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (NYC) |
Jun 23 |
Dutch troops conquer Palembang |
Jun 24 |
Battle of Carabobo; Bolívar defeats royalists outside Caracas |
Jul 17 |
Spain cedes Florida to US |
Jul 28 |
Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) |
Aug 4 |
1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969) |
Aug 4 |
Fabian Gottlieb von Bellinghausen and Russian polar expedition return to Kronshtadt after becoming 1st to circumnavigate Antarctica |
Aug 6 |
1st edition of "Courrier of Pays-Bas" newspaper published in Brussels |
Aug 10 |
Missouri admitted as 24th US state |
Aug 19 |
Failed liberal coup against French King Louis XVIII |
Aug 21 |
Jarvis Island is discovered by the crew of the ship, Eliza Frances. |
Aug 23 |
Mexico declares independence |
Sep 1 |
1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail |
Sep 15 |
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras & Nicaragua gain independence |
Sep 23 |
Fall of Tripolitsa, Greece, massacre of 30.000 Turks. |
Sep 27 |
Mexican Empire declares its independence; Mexican revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw |
Oct 8 |
The government of General José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy. |
Nov 9 |
1st US pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Philadelphia |
Nov 28 |
Panama declares independence from Spain |
Dec 1 |
Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain |
Dec 17 |
Kentucky abolishes debtors' prisons |
Dec 28 |
Naples: Gioacchini Rossini moves to Bologna |
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