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Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. He previously led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 as commanding…
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The 1820s
Explore 385 historical events from 1820–1829.
1822
Jane Miller Thengberg, Scottish-Swedish governess and educator (died 1902)
Jane Miller Thengberg was a Swedish-Scottish teacher. She founded and managed the girls' school Klosterskolan in Uppsala from 1855 to 1863 and was the principal of the Högre lärari…
Jane Miller Thengberg, Scottish-Swedish governess and educator (died 1902)
1822
Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (died 1915)
Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville was a Canadian politician and medical doctor. He twice served as the premier of Quebec.
Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (died 1915)
1822
Francis, Duke of Cádiz (died 1902)
Francisco de Asís de Borbón was King of Spain as the husband of Queen Isabella II from their marriage in 1846 until Isabella's deposition in 1868. Francisco and his wife were doubl…
Francis, Duke of Cádiz (died 1902)
1822
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (died 1896)
Mathew B. Brady was an American photographer. Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the American Civil …
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (died 1896)
1822
Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1912)
Frédéric Passy was a French economist and pacifist who was a founding member of several peace societies and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He was also an author and politician, sit…
Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1912)
1822
Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt (died 1896)
Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt (died 1896)
1822
Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, English portrait photographer (died 1865)
Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, commonly known as Lady Clementina Hawarden, was a Scottish amateur portrait photographer of the Victorian era. She produced over 800 photogr…
Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, English portrait photographer (died 1865)
1822
Carl Schmidt, Latvian-German chemist and academic (died 1894)
Carl Ernst Heinrich Schmidt, also Karl Genrikhovich Schmidt was a Baltic German chemist from the Livonia Governorate, Russian Empire.
Carl Schmidt, Latvian-German chemist and academic (died 1894)
1822
Alfonso Corti, Italian anatomist (died 1876)
Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti was an Italian anatomist. He was born in Gambarana, near Pavia in 1822.
Alfonso Corti, Italian anatomist (died 1876)
1822
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and activist (died 1888)
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was a Vietnamese poet who was known for his nationalist and anti-colonial writings against the French colonization of Cochinchina, the European name for the south…
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and activist (died 1888)
1822
Princess Augusta of Cambridge (died 1916)
Princess Augusta of Cambridge was a member of the British royal family as the granddaughter of George III. She married into the Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and became…
Princess Augusta of Cambridge (died 1916)
1822
Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (died 1884)
Gregor Johann Mendel was an Austrian biologist, meteorologist, mathematician, Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno (Brünn), Margraviate of Moravia. Mendel was b…
Gregor Mendel, Austro-German monk, geneticist and botanist (died 1884)
1822
George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (died 1894)
George Stoneman Jr. was an American military officer and politician who served as the 15th governor of California from 1883 to 1887.
George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (died 1894)
1822
Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician (died 1862)
Isaac Peace Rodman was a Rhode Island banker, politician, and a Union Army brigadier general in the American Civil War, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
Isaac P. Rodman, American general and politician (died 1862)
1822
William Hayden English, American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana and Democratic vice-presidential nominee…
William Hayden English was an American politician. He served as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1853 to 1861 and was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of th…
William Hayden English, American politician, U.S. Representative from Indiana and Democratic vice-presidential nominee…
1822
Graham Berry, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria (died 1904)
Sir Graham Berry was an Australian colonial politician and the 11th Premier of Victoria. He was one of the most radical and colourful figures in the politics of colonial Victoria,…
Graham Berry, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of Victoria (died 1904)
1822
Adolph Strauch, Prussian American landscape architect (died 1883)
Adolph Strauch was a Prussian American landscape architect who conceived the "landscape lawn" design. He applied his thinking to the layout of Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, …
Adolph Strauch, Prussian American landscape architect (died 1883)
1822
Karl von Ditmar, German geologist and explorer (died 1892)
Karl Bernhard Woldemar Ferdinand von Ditmar was a Baltic German geologist and explorer, who travelled in and contributed to the scientific understanding of Kamchatka.
Karl von Ditmar, German geologist and explorer (died 1892)
1822
Charles Crocker, American businessman (died 1888)
Charles Crocker was an American railroad executive and founding patriarch of the Crocker business dynasty. He was a member of the "Big Four" who famously oversaw construction of th…
Charles Crocker, American businessman (died 1888)
1822
John Stark, American general (born 1728)
John Stark was an American military officer who served during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. A major general, he became known as the "Hero of Bennington" for …
John Stark, American general (born 1728)
1822
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b
Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac, was a French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy tit…
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b
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Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann was a German Romantic author of fantasy and gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. His short story "The Sandman" is seen as a pi…
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Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (born 1792)
Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley …
Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet and playwright (born 1792)