Notable Historical Events - 1823
1823 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 3 |
Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico. |
Jan 27 |
President Monroe appoints 1st US ambassadors to South America |
Feb 2 |
Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice |
Feb 20 |
English Capt James Weddell reaches 74°15' S, 1520 km from S pole |
Mar 11 |
1st normal school in US opens, Concord Academy, Concord, Vt |
Apr 22 |
Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London |
Apr 22 |
R J Tyers patents roller skates |
Apr 24 |
Eugene Scribes "Le Menteur Veridique" premieres in Paris |
May 8 |
"Home Sweet Home" 1st sung (London) |
May 10 |
1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling |
Jun 16 |
King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp |
Jul 1 |
9th US Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office |
Jul 1 |
United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico |
Jul 2 |
Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia. |
Jul 14 |
Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives |
Jul 15 |
A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome. |
Jul 24 |
Slavery is abolished in Chile. |
Sep 10 |
Simon Bolivar named president of Peru |
Sep 21 |
Moroni 1st appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith |
Oct 5 |
Weber visits Beethoven |
Oct 12 |
Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats (Macs) |
Nov 12 |
Great North Holland Canal (Amsterdam) opens |
Dec 2 |
President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine" |
Dec 13 |
Gioacchino Rossini arrives in London |
Dec 19 |
Georgia passes 1st US state birth registration law in US |
Dec 20 |
Franz Schubert's "Ballet-Musik aus Rosamunde," premieres in Vienna |
Dec 23 |
"Visit from St Nicholas" by C Moore published in Troy (NY) Sentinel |
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