Explore 482 historical events from 1820–1829.
Alexandre-Antonin Taché was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, missionary of the Oblate order, author, and the first Archbishop of Saint Boniface in Manitoba, Canada.
Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary (died 1894)
Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish nationalist and leader of the Young Irelanders in the Rebellion of 1848. After being convicted of sedition, he was first sentenced to death but …
Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish-American revolutionary and military leader, territorial governor of Montana (died 1867)
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri was a Spanish clarinetist, composer, and musicologist. Barbieri was a well-known composer of zarzuelas. He has been referred to as the “most important of …
Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Spanish clarinetist, composer, and musicologist (died 1894)
Hugh Stowell Brown was a Manx Christian minister and renowned preacher.
Hugh Stowell Brown, English minister and reformer (died 1886)
Nathaniel Everett Green FRAS was an English painter, art teacher and astronomer. He professionally painted landscapes and portraits, and also gained fame with his drawings of plane…
Nathaniel Everett Green, English painter and astronomer (died 1899)
Galusha Aaron Grow was the 24th speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1861 to 1863. Elected as a Democrat in the 1850 congressional elections, he swit…
Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1907)
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)
Joseph Mellick Leidy was an American paleontologist, parasitologist, and anatomist.
Joseph Leidy, American paleontologist and academic (died 1891)
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)
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)
Sir John Blackler Colton, was an Australian politician, Premier of South Australia and philanthropist. His middle name, Blackler, was used only rarely, as on the birth certificate …
John Colton, English-Australian politician, 13th Premier of South Australia (died 1902)
Alexandre Cabanel was a French painter. He painted historical, classical and religious subjects in the academic style. He was also well known as a portrait painter. He was Napoleon…
Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (died 1889)
Mary Ann Camberton Shadd Cary was an American-Canadian anti-slavery activist, journalist, publisher, teacher, and lawyer. She was the first black woman publisher in North America a…
Mary Ann Shadd, American-Canadian abolitionist (died 1893)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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…
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
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
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