1819 Calendar
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1819 Historical Event(s)
January 29, 1819
– Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
February 6, 1819
– Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
February 7, 1819
– Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
February 19, 1819
– British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III.
May 22, 1819
– The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England on June 20.
May 25, 1819
– The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated.
June 20, 1819
– The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail.
July 3, 1819
– The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
August 6, 1819
– Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
August 7, 1819
– Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
Who Were Born On 1819?
January 3, 1819
– Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900)
March 28, 1819
– Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (d. 1891)
May 24, 1819
– Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
June 5, 1819
– John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892)
July 9, 1819
– Elias Howe, American inventor (d. 1867)
July 19, 1819
– Gottfried Keller, Swiss writer (d. 1890)
September 15, 1819
– Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1902)
September 21, 1819
– Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France (d. 1864)
September 22, 1819
– Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian (d. 1897)
December 26, 1819
– E. D. E. N. Southworth, American novelist (d. 1899)