What happened in 1821?

Greek War of Independence begins

Major Events · Greece

Greeks rise up against Ottoman rule, beginning a war that leads to Greek independence.

Battle of Carabobo

Wars & Conflicts · Campo de Carabobo

1821 decisive battle of the Venezuelan War of Independence

Battle of Alamana

Wars & Conflicts · Thermopylae

1821 battle of the Greek War of Independence

Siege of Baghdad

Wars & Conflicts · Baghdad

1821 siege

Battle of Gravia Inn

Wars & Conflicts · Gravia

1821 battle during the Greek War of Independence

Battle of Dragashani

Wars & Conflicts · Drăgășani

1821 Greek battle

Siege of Tripolitsa

Wars & Conflicts · Tripoli

1821 siege and massacre of Muslims and Jews in Tripolitsa

Battle of Valtetsi

Wars & Conflicts · Valtetsi

1821 battle of the Greek War of Independence

Siege of Patras

Wars & Conflicts · Patras

1821 siege by the Greek rebels during the early days of the Greek War of Independence

Battle of Yaguachi

Wars & Conflicts · Yaguachi Canton

1821 battle

Battle of Kalamata

Wars & Conflicts · Kalamata

1821 liberation of Kalamata

Battle of Lalas

Wars & Conflicts

1821 battle occurring during the Greek War of Independence

Battle of Vasilika

Wars & Conflicts

1821 battle during the Greek War of Independence

Battle of Skuleni

Wars & Conflicts · Sculeni

1821 battle of the Greek War of Independence

Battle of Doliana

Wars & Conflicts · Dragoumi

1821 battle that occurred during the Greek War of Independence

Battle of Rieti

Wars & Conflicts · Rieti

First battle of the Italian unification process ("Risorgimento")

Second Battle of Huachi

Wars & Conflicts · Ambato

1821 battle of the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Siege of the Acropolis

Wars & Conflicts · Acropolis of Athens

1821 battle between Greeks and Ottomans in the Acropolis of Athens

Battle of Azcapotzalco

Wars & Conflicts · Azcapotzalco

1821 battle

Comanche–Mexico Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Chihuahua

Armed conflicts between indigenous peoples and white people in Mexico between 1821 and circa 1870

Siege of Monemvasia

Wars & Conflicts · Monemvasia

1821 siege

Battle of Novara

Wars & Conflicts · Novara

Battle on 8 April 1821

First Siege of Callao

Wars & Conflicts · Callao

Siege of Callao in 1821

Battle of Galatsi

Wars & Conflicts · Galați

1821 battle

Battle of Higos Urco

Wars & Conflicts · Chachapoyas

1821 battle

Battle of the Trench

Wars & Conflicts · Tripoli

1821 battle during the Greek War of Independence

Siege of Livadia

Wars & Conflicts · Livadeia

Battle at Livadeia, Central Greece in 1821

Siege of Salona

Wars & Conflicts · Amfissa

1821 siege during the Greek Revolution

Musuh Bisik War

Wars & Conflicts · Kedah

1821 battle

Greek War of Independence

Wars & Conflicts · Ottoman Empire

Greek rebellion against the Ottoman Empire (1821–1829)

Peruvian War of Independence

Wars & Conflicts · Viceroyalty of Peru

1811–1824 war between Spanish Royalists and Patriot forces, which led to the Independence of Peru

Battle of Erzurum

Wars & Conflicts · Erzurum

1821 Persians defeat Turks during the Ottoman–Persian War

Adams–Onís Treaty

Politics & Government

Treaty between the United States and Spain, ceding Florida to the U.S. (1819)

Treaty of Córdoba

Politics & Government

Treaty that established Mexican independence from Spain

Treaty of Chicago

Politics & Government · Chicago

1821 treaty between the United States and representatives of the Odawa, Ojibwe, and Potawatomi peoples

Treaty of Indian Springs

Politics & Government · Indian Springs

1821 treaty between the Muscogee and United States

Félix de Azara died

People · Barbuñales

Spanish scientist (1742-1821)

Patriarch Grigorios V of Constantinople died

People · Istanbul

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Cyril VI of Constantinople died

People · Edirne

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Hacı Halil Efendi died

People · Istanbul

137th Ottoman Sheikh ul-Islam

Franz Karl Achard died

People · Konary

Died in Konary. German chemist.

Louis Claude Richard died

People · Paris

French botanist (1754-1821)

Claudius James Rich died

People · Shiraz

Died in Shiraz. British business agent, traveller and antiquarian (1787-1821).

William Robert Broughton died

People · Florence

British naval officer

James Burney died

People · London

Royal Navy admiral (1750-1821)

Jacques La Ramee died

People · Laramie River

Died in Laramie River. French-Canadian and Métis coureur des bois.

Edward Bancroft died

People · Margate

British naturalist and chemist (1745-1821) (1745 in New-Style dating)

Heinrich Kuhl died

People · Bogor

German naturalist and zoologist (1797–1821)

Anders Jahan Retzius died

People · Storkyrkoförsamlingen

Swedish naturalist and professor of botany, chemist, and natural history, Lund University (1742-1821)

Colin Mackenzie died

People · Kolkata

Surveyor General of India

John Rennie died

People · Stamford Street

Engineer from Scotland (1761-1821)

Samuel Vince died

People · Ramsgate

British mathematician, astronomer and physicist

Gottlieb Conrad Christian Storr died

People · Tübingen

German naturalist

Pierre Denys de Montfort died

People · Paris

French zoologist (1766-1820)

Honda Toshiaki died

People · Edo

Japanese mathematician

Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz died

People · Klara Church Parish

Swedish inventor (1754–1821)

Abraham Pihl died

People · Furnes

Norwegian clergyman, astronomer, architect and watchmaker

Antonio Benedetto Carpano died

People · Bioglio

Italian inventor

Yamagata Bantō died

People · Ōsaka

Scholar

Teresa Ciceri Castiglioni died

People · Como

Italian inventor, agronomist

Hugh Davies died

People · Llandyfrydog

Welsh botanist, 1739-1821

Carlo Vanvitelli died

People · Naples

Italian architect

Eleanor Coade died

People · Camberwell

British businesswoman known for manufacturing Neoclassical statues, architectural decorations and garden ornaments (1733–1821)

John Bonnycastle died

People · Woolwich

British maths teacher

Carl Wilhelm Juch died

People · Augsburg

Botanist (1774-1821)

Ferdinand Giese died

People · Jelgava

Baltic German pharmacologist and university teacher (1781-1821)

Anton Ambschel died

People · Bratislava

Slovenian scientist and philosopher

John Cuthbertson died

People · London

English instrument maker, 1743 - 1821 (1743–1821)

Adam Walker died

People · Patterdale

English inventor

Coenraad de Buys died

People · Zoutpansberg

South African "remarkable figure"

Josef Antonín Janiš died

People · Hněvčeves

Czech priest and beekeeper

Robert Hood died

People · Portarlington

Royal Navy officer, arctic explorer, and artist

Elizabeth Inchbald died

People · London

English novelist, actress, dramatist (1753–1821)

Ludwig Geyer died

People · Dresden

German artist (1779-1821)

Gaspare Pacchierotti died

People · Padua

Italian opera singer

Louise-Rosalie Lefebvre died

People · former 3rd arrondissement of Paris

French actress, dancer, and singer

Ivan Dmitrevsky died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian actor

Louis-François Ribié died

People · Basse-Terre

French actor

Dorothea Ackermann died

People · Hamburg

German actress

Maria Viganò died

People · Paris

Ballet dancer, the wife of Salvatore Viganò

Charles Murray died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish actor and dramatist

Eleonore Schikaneder died

People · Vienna

Stage actress and theatre manager

Antoine Bullant died

People · Saint Petersburg

Czech musician and composer (1751-1821)

Johann Joseph Nouseul died

People · Vienna

German singer

Johann Alexander Herschel died

People · Hanover

German musician and astronomer

Fyodor Dostoyevsky born

People · Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor

Born in Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor. Russian novelist (1821–1881).

Charles Baudelaire born

People · former 11th arrondissement of Paris

Born in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. French poet and critic (1821–1867).

Gustave Flaubert born

People · Rouen

Born in Rouen. French novelist (1821–1880).

Nikolay Nekrasov born

People · Nemyriv

Born in Nemyriv. Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher (1821–1878).

Hermann von Helmholtz born

People · Potsdam

Born in Potsdam. German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894).

Rudolf Virchow born

People · Świdwin

Born in Świdwin. German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902).

Richard Francis Burton born

People · Torquay

Born in Torquay. British explorer, army officer, writer and scholar (1821–1890).

Elizabeth Blackwell born

People · Bristol

Born in Bristol. American physician, abolitionist, women's rights activist (1821-1910).

Henri-Frédéric Amiel born

People · Geneva

Born in Geneva. Swiss philosopher and poet (1821-1881).

John C. Breckinridge born

People · Lexington

Born in Lexington. Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861 (1821–1875).

Bartolomé Mitre born

People · Buenos Aires

Born in Buenos Aires. President of Argentina (1821-1906).

Henry Thomas Buckle born

People · Lewisham

Born in Lewisham. English historian (1821–1862).

Vasile Alecsandri born

People · Bacău County

Born in Bacău County. Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat.

Heinrich Barth born

People · Hamburg

Born in Hamburg. German explorer (1821-1865).

Cyprian Norwid born

People · Głuchy

Born in Głuchy. Polish poet (1821–1883).

James Longstreet born

People · Edgefield County

Born in Edgefield County. Confederate Army general (1821–1904).

Apollon Maykov born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian poet and translator (1821–1897).

Albert, 4th duc de Broglie born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French politician (1821-1901).

Gabriel García Moreno born

People · Guayaquil

Born in Guayaquil. President of Ecuador (1860-1865; 1869; 1869-1875).

Samuel Baker born

People · London

Born in London. British explorer, officer, naturalist, big game hunter, engineer, writer and abolitionist (1821–1893).

Ferdinand Gregorovius born

People · Nidzica

Born in Nidzica. German historian (1821–1891).

Georgi Rakovski born

People · Kotel

Born in Kotel. Bulgarian revolutionary and writer.

Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este born

People · Modena

Born in Modena. Austrian archduke (1821-1849).

Henri Alexis Brialmont born

People · Venlo

Born in Venlo. Belgian military engineer and writer (1821-1903).

Leopold III, Prince of Lippe born

People · Detmold

Born in Detmold. German royal (1821–1875).

Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae born

People · Vejle

Born in Vejle. Danish archaeologist, historian, politician and second director of the National Museum of Denmark (1821-1885).

Churchill Babington born

People · Rothley

Born in Rothley. English scholar, archaeologist and naturalist (1821-1889).

Napoleon died

People · Longwood House

Died in Longwood House. French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821).

Harriet Tubman born

People · Dorchester County

Born in Dorchester County. African-American abolitionist (1822–1913).

William I, Elector of Hesse died

People · Kassel

Died in Kassel. Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel 1785 – 1821.

Nau Nihal Singh born

People · Lahore

Born in Lahore. Sikh emperor.

Auguste Pomel born

People · Issoire

Born in Issoire. French paleontologist (1821-1898).

Heriot-Watt University

Science & Technology · Edinburgh

University in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Singapore General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Singapore

Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute

Science & Technology · Yerawada

One of the oldest Educational Institute in India. Known for its contribution to Archeology, Indology and Linguistics

Widener University

Science & Technology

Private university

Bronglais Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Wales

McGill University

Science & Technology

English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

University of Buenos Aires

Science & Technology

Public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina

George Washington University

Science & Technology · Foggy Bottom

Private university in Washington, D.C., USA

Second expedition to Palembang

Exploration & Discovery · Palembang

Jarvis Island

Exploration & Discovery · Pacific Ocean

Coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean

Peter I Island

Exploration & Discovery · Bellingshausen Sea

Norwegian territorial claim and volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea

Grotte du Lazaret

Exploration & Discovery

Prehistoric cave in France

Cape Vostok

Exploration & Discovery

The west extremity of the Havre Mountains and the northwest extremity of Alexander Island in Antarctic

Kirkdale Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in North Yorkshire, England

Midfield Plantation

Exploration & Discovery

historic house in South Carolina, United States

Assumption Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Principal Roman Catholic church of Thailand

Óbuda Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary

Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Sabbioneta, Italy

church of the Transfiguration

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Torzhok, Russia

Cathedral of the Theotokos of Okovtsy

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Nagykanizsa

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue of Hégenheim

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Haut-Rhin, in France

Free Meeting House

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic building in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Church of the Decapitation of Saint John in Zaraisk

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Maryland, United States

Memorial of the fallen soldiers during the capture of Kazan in 1552

Religion & Belief Systems

Memorial in Kazan, Russia

Intercession Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Sviato-Pokrovskyi Square

Orthodox cathedral in Izmail, Ukraine

Jewish cemetery in Żarki

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Żarki, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Dacheng Xian'an Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Baosheng temple in Dacheng Township, Changhua County, Taiwan

Evangelical Reformed Church with rectory and little garden house

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building and part of an architectural ensemble in Seengen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Tittmoning cemetery chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery chapel in Tittmoning, Germany

Wujie Kitchen God Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Anosin Boris and Gleb Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Grave of famille Boode

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 39

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

All Souls Church, Unitarian

Religion & Belief Systems

church in DC, U.S.

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saddle River and Ramapough Building

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Saddle River, New Jersey

San Miguel de Socorro

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Socorro, United States of America

Bloomingburg Reformed Protestant Dutch Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Church Farm

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Connecticut, United States of America

Salem United Church of Christ

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Springfield Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Church of St Mary

Religion & Belief Systems · Crathorne

Catholic church in Crathorne, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Wayside cross in Běloves - Na Koletově

Religion & Belief Systems

Wayside cross near church of Saint John the Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems

Działoszyn 30

Religion & Belief Systems · Działoszyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Clergy house in Działoszyn

Former Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Mumpf in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

De La Rue

Economy & Trade · Basingstoke

British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company

Rodenbach Brewery

Economy & Trade · Roeselare

Brewery in Roeselare, Belgium

Girolamo Luxardo S.p.A

Economy & Trade · Torreglia

Italian liqueur factory; alcohol brand

J. and G. Rennie

Economy & Trade · London

British engineering company (1821–?)

Guthrie

Economy & Trade · Kuala Lumpur

Company

C.M.S. Press

Economy & Trade · Kottayam

First printing press in Kerala

Columbia Fur Company

Economy & Trade · St. Louis

Dissolved fur and Native American trade company

Bunker Hill Breweries

Economy & Trade · Boston

Brewery in USA

Guardian Assurance Company

Economy & Trade · London

British insurance company

Bristol General Steam Navigation Company

Economy & Trade · Bristol

Shipping Company

F. W. Doberck & søn

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Danish decorative metal manufacturer

Woolstenhulmes & Rye

Economy & Trade · Oldham

English manufacturer (1821–1897)

Constantinople massacre of 1821

Disasters & Pandemics · Constantinople

Ottoman persecution of the Greek community of Constantinople

Navarino massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Pylos

1821 event of the Greek War of Independence

Massacre of Samothrace (1821)

Disasters & Pandemics · Samothrace

1821 massacre of Greeks during the Greek War of Independence

1821 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic

Disasters & Pandemics · Barcelona

Wallachian uprising of 1821

Social Movements & Revolutions · Wallachia

Social and political rebellion in Wallachia

Cinderloo Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Coalbrookdale Coalfield

Civic unrest in Shropshire, England, resulting in a massacre

Mandal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property

St Thomas Church Dhaka

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Stor-Elvdal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Stor-Elvdal, Innlandet, Norway

Church of St. John the Baptist, Židikai

Architecture & Engineering · Židikai

Roman Catholic church in Židikai, Lithuania

Old Åkra Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway

St Mary's, Bryanston Square

Architecture & Engineering

Church of England church in London

Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood

Architecture & Engineering

Church in South Gloucestershire, England, UK

St. Nicholas' Church, Inzersdorf

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Liesing, Austria

Central Presbyterian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in New York, United States

Old St Stephen's Church, Fylingdales

Architecture & Engineering

Redundant Anglican church in North Yorkshire, England, UK

All Saints' Church, Ripley

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Derbyshire, England, UK

St Andrew's Church, Andreas, Isle of Man

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Andreas, Isle of Man

San Lorenzo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Ghisalba, Italy

Monument to the Fallen for Spain

Architecture & Engineering · Madrid

War memorial in Jerónimos, Spain

Fort Gaines

Architecture & Engineering

Historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States

Lion Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in city of Lucerne, Switzerland

Fontana del Nettuno, Piazza del Popolo

Architecture & Engineering · piazza del Popolo

Fountain

Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars

Architecture & Engineering · Viktoriapark

Monument in Berlin, Germany

Maitland Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Corfu

Neoclassical monument in rotunda style in Corfu island, Greece

Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Izium

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Izium, Ukraine

Cherokee Plantation

Architecture & Engineering

Historic house and site

Asbury First United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Rochester, New York, U.S.

Fenner Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Church San José of Gurabo

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Puerto Rico

Arrow Rock Ferry Landing

Architecture & Engineering

United States historic place

Meridian Street United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, IN, US

Agios Georgios Greek Orthodox Church, Kuzguncuk

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in İstanbul, Turkey

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Sports & Entertainment · St James's

West-End theatre in London, England, UK

Strasbourg Opera House

Sports & Entertainment

The opera house in Strasbourg, France

Gorky Drama Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Simferopol, Crimea

Greece founded

Empires & Countries · Athens

Greece was founded, with its capital at Athens.

Peru founded

Empires & Countries · Lima

Peru was founded, with its capital at Lima.

Costa Rica founded

Empires & Countries · San José

Costa Rica was founded, with its capital at San José.

Honduras founded

Empires & Countries · Tegucigalpa

Honduras was founded, with its capital at Tegucigalpa.

Guatemala founded

Empires & Countries · Guatemala City

Guatemala was founded, with its capital at Guatemala City.

Nicaragua founded

Empires & Countries · Managua

Nicaragua was founded, with its capital at Managua.

Gold Coast Colony founded

Empires & Countries · Accra

Gold Coast Colony was founded, with its capital at Accra.

Protectorate of San Martín founded

Empires & Countries · Lima

Protectorate of San Martín was founded, with its capital at Lima.

Hesse-Hanau dissolved

Empires & Countries · Hanau

Hesse-Hanau ceased to exist, having been centered at Hanau.

Republic of Entre Ríos dissolved

Empires & Countries · Concepción del Uruguay

Republic of Entre Ríos ceased to exist, having been centered at Concepción del Uruguay.

Republic of Spanish Haiti founded

Empires & Countries · Santo Domingo

Republic of Spanish Haiti was founded, with its capital at Santo Domingo.

Gangpur State founded

Empires & Countries

Gangpur State was founded.

Missouri founded

Empires & Countries · Jefferson City

Missouri was founded, with its capital at Jefferson City.

Gambia Colony and Protectorate founded

Empires & Countries · Banjul

Gambia Colony and Protectorate was founded, with its capital at Banjul.