1823
Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and academic (died 1891)
Joseph Mellick Leidy was an American paleontologist, parasitologist, and anatomist.
Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and academic (died 1891)
The 1820s
Explore 385 historical events from 1820–1829.
1823
Goldwin Smith, English-Canadian historian and journalist (died 1910)
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)
1823
Francis Parkman, American historian and author (died 1893)
Francis Parkman Jr. was an American historian, best known as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life and his monumental seven-volume France and Engl…
Francis Parkman, American historian and author (died 1893)
1823
Ludwik Teichmann, Polish anatomist (died 1895)
Ludwik Karol Teichmann-Stawiarski (September 16, 1823 – November 24, 1895) was a Polish anatomist and discoverer of a new way of research in forensic medicine, after whom Teichmann…
Ludwik Teichmann, Polish anatomist (died 1895)
1823
Grace Elliott, Scottish courtesan and spy (born c
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
1823
Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770)
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)
1823
Henry Raeburn, Scottish portrait painter (born 1756)
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)
1823
Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, president of the National Convention (born 1753)
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)
1823
André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (born 1769)
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)
1823
Pope Pius VII (born 1740)
Pope Pius VII was head of the Catholic Church from 14 March 1800 to his death in August 1823. He was the leader of the Papal States from June 1800 to 17 May 1809 and again from 181…
Pope Pius VII (born 1740)
1823
David Ricardo, English economist and politician (born 1772)
David Ricardo was a British economist and politician. He is recognized as one of the most influential classical economists, alongside figures such as Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and…
David Ricardo, English economist and politician (born 1772)
1823
At least 9,000 enslaved people rebelled in the British colony in Demerara-Essequibo (in present-day Guyana), demanding…
The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in what is now Guyana. It was l…
At least 9,000 enslaved people rebelled in the British colony in Demerara-Essequibo (in present-day Guyana), demanding…
1822
Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the …
Greek War of Independence: The Turks capture the Greek town of Souli
1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito
The Battle of Pichincha took place on 24 May 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 3,500 meters above sea-level, right next to the city of Quito, in modern Ecuador.
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito
1822
At least 113 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history
On 26 May 1822 there was a Pentecost worship service at the Grue Church near Kirkenær, Norway. During the service, the church caught fire and at least 113 people were killed. It is…
At least 113 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history
1822
Alexis St Martin is accidentally shot in the stomach, leading to William Beaumont's studies on digestion
Alexis Bidagan dit St-Martin was a Canadian voyageur who is known for his part in experiments on digestion in humans, conducted on him by the American Army physician William Beaumo…
Alexis St Martin is accidentally shot in the stomach, leading to William Beaumont's studies on digestion
1822
Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society
Charles Babbage was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society
1822
Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha
Konstantinos Kanaris, also anglicised as Constantine Kanaris or Canaris, was a Greek statesman, an admiral, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829).
Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha
1822
First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the…
The Battle of Dervenakia was the Greek victory over the Ottoman forces on 6–8 August 1822, an important event in the Greek War of Independence.
First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the…
1822
Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.
Dom Pedro I, known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" or "the Soldier King" in Portugal, was the founder and first ruler of the Empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and Kin…
Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.
1822
Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
The Ojibwe are an Anishinaabe people whose homeland covers much of the Great Lakes region and the northern plains, extending into the subarctic and throughout the northeastern wood…
Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.
1822
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, nicknamed "the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru", was an Argentine general and the primary leader of the southern and central parts o…
José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
1822
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reports a direct refraction…
Augustin-Jean Fresnel was a French civil engineer and physicist whose research in optics led to the almost unanimous acceptance of the wave theory of light, fully supplanting Newto…
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences, reports a direct refraction…
1822
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (died 1903)
Frederick Law Olmsted was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the U…
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (died 1903)