What happened in 1820?

Battle of Cepeda

Wars & Conflicts · Cepeda

1820 battle

Battle of Tacuarembó

Wars & Conflicts · Tacuarembó

Battle between Portuguese and Oriental forces in Tacuarembó, Banda Oriental

Battle of Camino Real

Wars & Conflicts · Guaranda

1820 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Battle of Mhlatuze River

Wars & Conflicts · Mhlatuze River

1820 battle between the Zulu and Ndwandwe tribes

First Battle of Huachi Grande

Wars & Conflicts · Quito

1820 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Siege of Cartagena

Wars & Conflicts · Cartagena

1820–1821 siege

Battle of Agüi

Wars & Conflicts

1820 battle

Battle of El Toro

Wars & Conflicts

In 1820

Battle of Tarpellanca

Wars & Conflicts

1820 battle

Texas–Indian Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Texas

1820–1882 series of wars

Independence of Guayaquil

Wars & Conflicts · Guayaquil

Declaration of independence of Guayaquil from the Spanish Empire

Battle of Cerro de Pasco

Wars & Conflicts · Pasco Department

1820 battle

Fort Winnebago

Wars & Conflicts

19th Century U.S. Army Fortification

Treaty of Pilar

Politics & Government · Pilar

1820 treaty of Argentina

Treaty of Kortrijk

Politics & Government · Kortrijk

1820 treaty between France and the Netherlands

Gia Long died

People · Huế

Founder and 1st emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam (r. 1802-04)

Daniel Boone died

People · Daniel Boone Home

American pioneer and frontiersman (1734–1820)

Alexander Mackenzie died

People · Dunkeld

Scottish explorer and fur trader (1764-1820)

Constantin-François Chassebœuf died

People · Paris

French philosopher, historian, orientalist, and politician (1757-1820)

Anders Sparrman died

People · Storkyrkoförsamlingen

Swedish naturalist (1748-1820)

Francisco Antonio Mourelle died

People · Cádiz

Spanish explorer (1750-1820)

Manuel Lisa died

People · St. Louis

American fur trader (1772–1820)

Andrew Ellicott died

People · West Point

American surveyor (1754–1820)

Nathaniel Pearce died

People · Alexandria

English traveller 1779-1820

Benjamin Henry Latrobe died

People · New Orleans

British-American architect (1764–1820)

Claudine Picardet died

People · Paris

French chemist, mineralogist, meteorologist and translator (1735-1820)

Charles Blagden died

People · Arcueil

British physician and scientist (1748–1820)

Alexis Thérèse Petit died

People · Paris

French physicist (1791–1820)

James Keir died

People · West Bromwich

Scottish chemist, geologist, industrialist and inventor

Home Riggs Popham died

People · Cheltenham

Royal Navy admiral (1762-1820)

Peter Dolland died

People · Kennington

British astronomer

Antonio Ludeña died

People · Cremona

Spanish Jesuit mathematician (1740-1820)

Isaac Milner died

People · Cambridge

British mathematician

John Dawson died

People · Sedbergh

English mathematician and surgeon

Bernardo Lecocq died

People · Montevideo

Spanish military engineer

Antonio Collalto died

People · Padua

Italian mathematician (1765-1820)

Adriaan Gilles Camper died

People · The Hague

Professor and paleontologist (1759-1820)

Antoine Saugrain died

People · Paris

French chemist

John Murray died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish chemist and public lecturer

François-Désiré Breton died

People · Les Cayes

French Navy officer (1781-1820)

Marie Bigot died

People · former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

French piano teacher

Antonín Kraft died

People · Vienna

Czech composer and violoncellist (1749-1820)

Maria Carolina Wolf died

People · Weimar

Composer

Uragami Gyokudō died

People · Kyoto

Japanese painter, musician and poet (1745-1820)

Johann Michael Bach III died

People · Elberfeld

German composer, born 1745

Sarah Wewitzer died

People · Ballinrobe

English actress and singer (1750-1820)

Margareta Seuerling died

People · Helsinki

Swedish actor and director

Peder Schall died

People · Copenhagen

Danish composer

Marie-Anne de Lachassaigne died

People · Saint-Mandé

French stage actor

Matthäus Stegmayer died

People · Vienna

Austrian composer (1771-1820)

Dan Donnelly died

People · Dublin

Irish boxer

Joseph Seconda died

People · Leipzig

German theatre director (1761-1820)

Friedrich Engels born

People · Barmen

Born in Barmen. German philosopher, sociologist and economist (1820–1895).

Florence Nightingale born

People · Florence

Born in Florence. English social reformer, statistician, and founder of modern nursing (1820–1910).

Herbert Spencer born

People · Derby

Born in Derby. English philosopher and political theorist (1820–1903).

Susan B. Anthony born

People · Adams

Born in Adams. American women's rights activist (1820–1906).

William Tecumseh Sherman born

People · John Sherman Birthplace

Born in John Sherman Birthplace. United States Army general (1820–1891).

Multatuli born

People · Korsjespoortsteeg 20

Born in Korsjespoortsteeg 20. Dutch author (1820-1887).

Nadar born

People · rue Saint-Honoré

Born in rue Saint-Honoré. French photographer and balloonist (1820–1910).

Božena Němcová born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Czech writer (1820-1862).

John Tyndall born

People · County Carlow

Born in County Carlow. Irish physicist (1820–1893).

Alexandru Ioan Cuza born

People · Bârlad

Born in Bârlad. First ruler of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia.

Émile Augier born

People · Valence

Born in Valence. French writer (1820-1889).

Sergey Solovyov born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian historian (1820–1879).

Fanny Crosby born

People · Brewster

Born in Brewster. 19th century Christian hymnist.

Concepción Arenal Ponte born

People · Ferrol

Born in Ferrol. Spanish lawyer, writer and feminist activist, editor (1820-1893).

Yakub Beg born

People · Piskent

Born in Piskent. King of Kashgaria (1820–1877).

Juan N. Méndez born

People · Puebla

Born in Puebla. President of Mexico (1876–77).

Reinhart Dozy born

People · Leiden

Born in Leiden. Dutch orientalist (1820-1883).

Gillis Bildt born

People · Gothenburg

Born in Gothenburg. Swedish 19th century prime minister (1820-1894).

Ghevont Alishan born

People · Constantinople

Born in Constantinople. Armenian Catholic priest, historian, and poet (1820–1901).

Prince Hendrik of the Netherlands born

People · Soestdijk Palace

Born in Soestdijk Palace. Son of King William II of the Netherlands (1820–1879).

Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel born

People · Copenhagen

Born in Copenhagen. Germanic prince (1820–1884).

György Klapka born

People · Timișoara

Born in Timișoara. Hungarian military officer, politician (1820–1892).

George III of Great Britain died

People · Windsor Castle

Died in Windsor Castle. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820).

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy born

People · Turin

Born in Turin. King of Sardinia (1849–1861) and King of Italy (1861–1878).

Jiaqing Emperor died

People · Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples

Died in Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples. Chinese emperor (1760-1820) of the Qing dynasty.

Şevkefza Sultan born

People · Poti

Born in Poti. Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1820–1889).

Thuwaini bin Said Al Busaidi born

People · Muscat

Born in Muscat. Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

United States Botanic Garden

Science & Technology · National Mall

Botanical garden in Washington, DC

South African Astronomical Observatory

Science & Technology · Observatory

National centre for astronomy in South Africa

Botanischer Garten der Technischen Universität Dresden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden

Agri-Horticultural Society of India

Science & Technology

Horticultural society and flower garden in Kolkata, India

Royal Hospital for Women

Science & Technology · Sydney

Hospital in Australia

Orto Botanico Comunale di Lucca

Science & Technology

A scientific institution founded in 1820

Hospital Universitario Araba-Sede Santiago Apóstol

Science & Technology

Hospital

Indiana University Bloomington

Science & Technology

Public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. (flagship campus of the Indiana University system)

Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy

Science & Technology

Military academy

Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces

Science & Technology · Moscow Oblast

Military academy

ESCP Business School

Science & Technology

Business school in Paris, France

Antarctica

Exploration & Discovery

Terrestrial continent in the Southern Hemisphere

Venus de Milo

Exploration & Discovery

Ancient Greek marble statue of a woman

Banks Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Fakarava

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll in French Polynesia

Vostok Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island

Mataiva

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Niau

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French

Tuanake

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Island in French Polynesia

Fangatau

Exploration & Discovery

Atoll in French Polynesia

Katiu

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Hiti

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Nihiru

Exploration & Discovery

Island in French Polynesia

Statue of Ramesses II

Exploration & Discovery

Ancient Egyptian limestone statue found in 1820 which is presented nowadays in the museum of Mit Rahina, Egypt

Tomb of Nebamun

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

The tomb-chapel of Nebamun, an ancient Egyptian scribe, located at Thebes

Martins Head

Exploration & Discovery

Peninsula on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands

Nike of Megara

Exploration & Discovery · Athens

Statue of Nike

Dowris Hoard

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Bronze Age hoard

Irelli-Aoyagi-De Caro-Pappalardo 261

Exploration & Discovery · Naples National Archaeological Museum

Fresco in Pompeii, Italy

Raeffsky Islands

Exploration & Discovery

Archipelago in French Polynesia

Stephen H. Long's Expedition of 1820

Exploration & Discovery · Rocky Mountains

Research expedition in the United States of America

Newburgh Colored Burial Ground

Exploration & Discovery

historic site in Orange County, New York, US

Masjid Omar Kampong Melaka

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Singapore

Palm Tree Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in South Africa

St. Isidore Cathedral, Holguín

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Holguín, Cuba

Abudarham Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Gibraltar

Synagogue in Krzepice

Religion & Belief Systems

Blackburn Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Blackburn

Church in Lancashire, England, UK

St. Peter's Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Capitol Hill

Catholic church in Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Jewish cemetery in Brańsk

Religion & Belief Systems

First Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

St. George's Cathedral (Kingstown)

Religion & Belief Systems

Anglican cathedral in Kingstown, St. Vincent

reformed church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Meisterschwanden in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Songshan Xia-Hai City God Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Village church Großbeeren

Religion & Belief Systems · Großbeeren

Church building in Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Village church Hammelspring

Religion & Belief Systems · Hammelspring

Listed hall church in Hammelspring, Templin, Brandenburg state of Germany

Wayside shrine in Niemysłowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Lutsao Guangfu Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple in Chiayi County, Taiwan

Mortuary Chapel In St Georges Gardens

Religion & Belief Systems · St George's Gardens

Camden, Greater London, WC1N

Mokuaikaua Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Kailua-Kona, United States

Churchville Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Smithfield Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Bethesda Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in McConnells, South Carolina, United States of America

Mentz Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

McCormack Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

St. Gereon

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building Köln-Merheim

Chapelle du Bon Pasteur de l’Hôpital Lesbazeilles

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Landes, in France

Church of the Ascension of the Lord, Komlóska

Religion & Belief Systems

Greek Catholic Church in Hungary

Church of Saint Andrew at Vagankovo Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Presnensky District, Russia

Cathedral of the Holy Mandylion, Elabuga

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building, tourist attraction in Yelabuga, Russia

Church of the Transfiguration in Manasterzec

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Manasterzec, Poland

Wayside cross near Liebon/Liboń

Religion & Belief Systems · Liebon

Ossietzkystraße 39

Religion & Belief Systems · Schönefeld

Rectory in Dobrá Voda

Religion & Belief Systems

Saku Brewery

Economy & Trade · Saku

Estonian brewery

Finlayson

Economy & Trade · Helsinki

Finnish textile manufacturer

Eley Limited

Economy & Trade · Edmonton

Ammunition manufacturer in Sutton Coldfield, England

Tickford

Economy & Trade · Newport Pagnell

English automobile engineering company

Alexander Schuke Potsdam Orgelbau

Economy & Trade · Werder (Havel)

German company

M. M. Ispahani Limited

Economy & Trade · Chittagong

Bangladeshi conglomerate

Born Feinkost

Economy & Trade · Erfurt

Food manufacturer from Erfurt, Germany

Wieland Group

Economy & Trade · Ulm

Company

Graham's

Economy & Trade · Vila Nova de Gaia

Port wine company

Fenton, Murray and Jackson

Economy & Trade · Holbeck

UK business

John Thompson

Economy & Trade · Wolverhampton

Engineering business in the United Kingdom

Giusto Manetti Battiloro

Economy & Trade · Florence

Williams Lea

Economy & Trade · London

British outsourcing company

MWH Global

Economy & Trade · Broomfield

Global water and natural resources firm

Lambton Collieries

Economy & Trade

Coal mine in Durham, UK

Parnall & Sons

Economy & Trade · Bristol

UK business

Rockport National Bank

Economy & Trade · Newburyport

Former bank in Rockport, Massachusetts, US

Muckle Spate

Disasters & Pandemics · Strathspey

1829 flood affexting the Highlands of Scotland

Liberal Revolution of 1820

Social Movements & Revolutions · Porto

Portuguese revolution establishing a constitutional monarchy

Staszic Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace

St. Alexander Nevsky Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Riga, Latvia

Tovdal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Åmli, Norway|

Vinje Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Khamar Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist monastery in Sainshand, Dornogovi, Mongolia

Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Caconde

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in São Paulo, Brazil

St. Stephen's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Quebec, Canada

Palace of Czartoryski-Dzieduszycki

Architecture & Engineering

Brighton Unitarian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England, UK

Chełm Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Chełm, Poland

Penrhyn Castle

Architecture & Engineering · Llandygai

Country house in Llandygái, Gwynedd, Wales

Fort William Lighthouse

Architecture & Engineering · Cape Coast

Lighthouse in Ghana

Kapllan Pasha Tomb

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural Monument in Albania

Jesuit Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Jesuit chapel in Quebec City, Canada

Church of Saint Sava in Savinac

Architecture & Engineering

Gaspard Monge's mausoleum

Architecture & Engineering · Père Lachaise Cemetery

Mausoleum located in Paris, in France

All Saints Church

Architecture & Engineering · 1st Christian Cemetery

Church building in Odesa, Ukraine

Citadelle Laferrière

Architecture & Engineering

large mountaintop fortress in northern Haiti

Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation

Architecture & Engineering

historic site, former plantation

Sunnyside Plantation

Architecture & Engineering

former cotton plantation in Arkansas (c.1820–1940s)

John Wesley Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in West Virginia, United States of America

Petersburgh United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Nizhny Novgorod prison

Architecture & Engineering

Museum in Russia

Rimokatolička crkva Sv. Ivana Nepomuka

Architecture & Engineering

Salle Le Peletier

Sports & Entertainment · Paris

Theatre of the Paris Opera from 1821 to 1873

Trucial States founded

Empires & Countries

Trucial States was founded.

Muscat and Oman founded

Empires & Countries · Muscat

Muscat and Oman was founded, with its capital at Muscat.

Kingdom of Haiti dissolved

Empires & Countries · Cap-Haïtien

Kingdom of Haiti ceased to exist, having been centered at Cap-Haïtien.

League Federal dissolved

Empires & Countries · Montevideo

League Federal ceased to exist, having been centered at Montevideo.

Republic of Entre Ríos founded

Empires & Countries · Concepción del Uruguay

Republic of Entre Ríos was founded, with its capital at Concepción del Uruguay.

Free Province of Guayaquil founded

Empires & Countries · Guayaquil

Free Province of Guayaquil was founded, with its capital at Guayaquil.

Sultanate of Muscat dissolved

Empires & Countries · Muscat

Sultanate of Muscat ceased to exist, having been centered at Muscat.

Miraj Senior founded

Empires & Countries

Miraj Senior was founded.

Maine founded

Empires & Countries · Augusta

Maine was founded, with its capital at Augusta.

Miraj Junior founded

Empires & Countries

Miraj Junior was founded.

Comayagüela founded

Empires & Countries

Comayagüela was founded.