Events in year of 1818
- 01-01Official reopening of the White House
- 01-30Keats composes his sonnet, "When I Have Fears"
- 02-071st successful US educational magazine "Academician, " begins (NYC)
- 02-12Chile gains independence from Spain
- 02-17Baron Karl von Drais de Sauerbrun patents "draisine" (early bicycle)
- 03-18Congress approves 1st pensions for government service
- 04-04Congress decided US flag is 13 red and white stripes and 20 stars
- 04-07Gen Andrew Jackson conquers St. Marks, Florida from Seminole indians
- 04-14US Medical Corp forms
- 04-16Senate ratifies Rush-Bagot amendment (unarmed US-Canada border)
- 04-28Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
- 05-04Netherlands and England sign treaty against illegal slave handling
- 05-11Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 6-0
- 05-24Gen Andrew Jackson captures Pensacola Florida
- 05-281st steam-vessel to sail Great Lakes launched
- 06-03Maratha Wars between British and Maratha Confederacy in India ends
- 08-22Grand duchy of Bathe forms
- 09-30Congress of Aken: Russia, Austria, Prussia, France and England
- 10-082 English boxers are 1st to use padded gloves
- 10-09Congress of Aken returns to France from Libya
- 10-19US and Chicasaw Indians sign a treaty
- 10-2049th parallel forms as border between US and Canada
- 10-20US and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country
- 10-24Felix Mendelssohn, 9, performs his 1st public concert (Berlin)
- 12-03Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)
- 12-24"Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day
- 12-24Franz Xaver Gruber composes "Silent Night"
- 12-251st known Christmas carol ("Silent Night, Holy Night") sung (Austria)
People born in year of 1818
- 01-11John Reese Kenly: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
- 01-17Antoine Dorion: (L) joint Premier of Canada (1858, 1863-64)
- 01-18Johannes van Vloten: Dutch literary / theologist
- 01-28George Sewall Boutwell: MC (Union), died in 1905
- 01-31William Raine Peck: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1871
- 02-06William Maxwell Evarts: (Union), died in 1901
- 02-08Austin Blair: Gov / MC (Union), died in 1894
- 02-10Isham Green Harris: Gov (Confederacy), died in 1897
- 02-12Otto Ludwig: German writer (Die Heiterethei)
- 02-23Jeremy F Gilmer: Major General / Chief Engineer Confederate War Department
- 03-10George Wythe Randolph: Confederate States Secretary of War, died in 1867
- 03-11John Wilkins Whitfield: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
- 03-12John Lorimar Worden: Captain (Union Navy), died in 1897
- 03-13Albion Parris Howe: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
- 03-23Don Carlos Buell: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898
- 03-25Isaac Ingalls Stevens: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
- 03-27Jakob Axel Josephson: Composer
- 03-28Wade Hampton: South Carolina, United States -- Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), died in 1902
- 04-05Lewis Baldwin Parsons: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 04-06Francis Henry Brown: Composer
- 04-08Christaan IX: King of Denmark (1863-1906)
- 04-22Cadwallader Colden Washburn: Major General (Union volunteers)
- 04-23James Anthony Froude: Historian
- 04-23John Gill Shorter: Gov (Confederacy), died in 1872
- 04-25Marek Konrad Sokolowski: Composer
- 04-29Alexander II N Romanov: Tsar of Russia (1855-81)
- 05-20William George Fargo: Founder (Wells Fargo)
- 05-25Jacob Burckhardt: Switzerland -- Cultural historian
- 05-28Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard: US Confederate General (Hero of Sumter)
- 05-31John Albion Andrew: Gov (Union), died in 1867
People died in year of 1818
- 01-01Fedele Fenaroli: Composer, dies at 87
- 02-01Giuseppi Gazzaniga: Composer, dies at 74
- 02-14John C Hespe: Dutch journalist / politician, dies at 61
- 02-15Charles XIII: King of Sweden (1809-18) / Norway (1814-18), dies at 69
- 02-28Adriaan Loosjes Pzn: Dut publisher / writer (Moral Stories), dies at 56
- 03-23Nicolas Isouard: Composer, dies at 42
- 03-28Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi: Composer, dies at 62
- 04-18Pieter PJQ Ondaatje: Ceylon / Dutch lawyer, dies at 59
- 05-02Herman W Daendels: Governor-General of Guinea (1815-18), dies at 55
- 05-07Leopold Jan Antonin Kozeluh: Composer, dies at 70
- 05-08Franz Ignaz Kaa: Composer, dies at 78
- 05-10Paul Revere: American patriot
- 05-26Michael A Barclay de Tolly: Russian Field Marshal / War Minister
- 06-04John van Well: Choreographer / mime (Pierrot), dies at 44
- 06-29Carl P Fohr: German Painter / cartoonist, dies at 22
- 08-22Warren Hastings: 1st Governor-General of India (1773-84), dies at 85
- 08-28Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable: Trader, founder of Chicago
- 09-18Olaf Swaertz: Botanist
- 10-22Joachim H Campe: German theory / author, dies at 72
- 10-28Abigail Adams: 2nd first lady (1797-1801), dies at 73
- 11-17Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz: Queen of England
- 12-05Bruno Daalberg / Anonymus Belga: Secretary of High Council Adel, dies at 60
- 12-31Jean-Pierre Duport: Composer, dies at 77
Events in year of 1819
- 01-16Godert baron van der de Capellen becomes Governor of Dutch-Indies
- 01-28Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore
- 02-06Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore
- 03-02Territory of Arkansas organized
- 03-02US passed its 1st immigration law
- 04-021st successful agricultural journal ("American Farmer") begins
- 04-26Odd Fellows Lodge forms
- 05-211st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in New York City
- 05-221st steam propelled vessel to cross Atlantic (Savannah leaves Ga)
- 06-12Dutch colonial troops driven out of Palembang Sumatra
- 06-20320 ton Savannah becomes 1st steamship to cross any ocean (Atlantic)
- 07-031st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors
- 07-04William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet
- 08-021st parachute jump in US
- 08-16Manchester Massacre: English police charge unemployed demonstrators
- 09-06Thomas Blanchard patents lathe
- 09-171st whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
- 10-221st ship sails by Erie-channel (Rome-Utica)
- 12-14Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state
People born in year of 1819
- 01-01Arthur Hugh Clough: Poet, friend of Matthew Arnold
- 01-01George Foster Shepley: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1878
- 01-03Thomas Hill Watts: Attorney General (Confederacy), died in 1892
- 01-12Zealous Bates Tower: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1900
- 01-14Fabio Campana: Composer
- 01-14Frederick Steele: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
- 02-01Henry Lawrence Eustis: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1885
- 02-04Joshua Norton: San Francisco, California -- Norton I, Emperor of USA
- 02-08John Ruskin: Writer / critic / artist / Gothic Revivalist (Prerafaelite)
- 02-10Richard Storrs Willis: Composer
- 02-11Samuel Parkman Tuckerman: Composer
- 02-14James Green Martin: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1878
- 02-15Christopher Sholes: Mooresburg, Pennsylvania -- Inventor (typewriter)
- 02-18Joseph Philbrick Webster: Composer
- 02-19Mark Prager Lindo: English / Dutch author / Novelist / writer
- 02-22Bernardo Calvo Puig: Composer
- 02-22James Russell Lowell: Poet / critic / diplomat / abolitionist
- 03-04Charles Oberthur: Composer
- 03-11Henry Tate: English sugar producer (Tate Gallery)
- 03-11Marius Petipa: French ballet dancer / choreographer (Don Quiotte)
- 03-19David Henry Williams: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1891
- 03-22William Wirt Adams: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1888
- 03-26Francisco Eduardo da Costa: Composer
- 03-26Louise Otto: Germany -- Author / feminist
- 03-29Edwin Drake: Drilled 1st productive US oil well
- 03-29Isaac Mayer Wise: Rabbi / founder (American Hebrew Congregations)
- 04-06Johann A H Scheler: Belgian librarian
- 04-07Hubert Leonard: Composer
- 04-14Charles Halle: Pianist / conductor / founder (Halle Orch)
- 05-01William Steele: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
People died in year of 1819
- 01-08Christian Gottlob Saupe: Composer, dies at 55
- 01-20Carlos IV: King of Spain (1788-1808), dies at 70
- 03-09Janos Fusz: Composer, dies at 41
- 03-10Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi: Writer
- 03-16Nicolas Sejan: Composer, dies at 73
- 03-23August v Kotzebue: Writer
- 05-11Caspar Furstenau: Composer, dies at 47
- 05-16Alexander van Bylandt: Military, dies at 75
- 05-22John H van Kinsbergen: Lieutenant Admiral / founder (Corps Marines), dies at 84
- 06-26Johann Wilhelm Stadler: Composer, dies at 71
- 06-26Slome Duikelar [Abraham J Swalff]: Yiddish writer
- 06-30Ernst Ludwig Gerber: Composer, dies at 72
- 07-20John Playfair: Scottish geologist / mathematician
- 07-24Sophie Gail: Composer, dies at 43
- 08-23Oliver Hazard Perry: Naval hero, dies on 34th birthday
- 09-06Georg Druschetzky: Composer, dies at 74
- 09-07Jean-Louis Duport: Composer, dies at 69
- 09-08Franz Stanislaus Spindler: Composer, dies at 56
- 09-14Erik Acharius: Swedish botanist
- 09-28Karl Haack: Composer, dies at 68
- 09-30Nicolas Roze: Composer, dies at 74
- 10-06Charles Emanuel II: King of Sardinia (1796-1802) / Jesuit
- 10-13Giovanni Battista Gaiani: Composer, dies at 61
- 10-15F Louise W: Daughter of Viceroy Willem V, dies at 48
- 10-20Lambert-Francois Godecharle: Composer, dies at 66
- 11-05Dirk van den Boetzelaer: Regent of Holland, dies at 55
- 12-09Ann C Coleman: Fiancee of President Buchanan, commits suicide
- 12-20Louis-Luc Loiseau de Persuis: Composer, dies at 50
Events in year of 1820
- 01-12Royal Astronomical Society founded in England
- 01-30Edward Bransfield aboard Williams discovers Antarctica (UK claim)
- 02-061st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)
- 02-06US population announced at 9,638,453 (1,771,656 blacks (18.4%))
- 02-23Cato Street conspiracy uncovered
- 03-03Missouri Compromise passes, allowing slavery in Missouri
- 03-05Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays
- 03-15Maine admitted as 23rd state
- 03-25Greece freedom revolt against anti Ottoman attack
- 06-28Tomato is proven non-poisonous
- 08-071st potatoes planted in Hawaii
- 08-141st US eye hospital, the New York Eye Infirmary, opens in New York City
- 10-09Guayaquil, Ecuador declares its freedom from Ecuador
- 10-20Spain sells part of Florida to US for $5 million
- 11-03Cuenca Ecuador declares independence
- 11-07James Monroe elected 5th US President
- 11-18Antarctica discovered by US Navy Captain Nathaniel B Palmer
- 12-06US President James Monroe re-elected
- 12-151st General pharmacopoeia in US published, Boston
- 12-20Missouri imposes a $1 bachelor tax on unmarried men between 21 and 50
People born in year of 1820
- 01-09Pavel Krizkovsky: Composer
- 01-17Anne Bronte: English Novelist / poet (Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
- 01-18Abraham Buford: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1884
- 01-19John Haskell King: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1888
- 01-20Anne Jemima Clough: England, United Kingdom -- Promoted higher education for women
- 01-22Hermann von Lingg: German playwright / poet
- 01-22Johan Hendrik Koelman: Portrait painter (Jahresringe)
- 01-23Alexander Nikoleyevich Serov: Composer
- 01-24John Milton Thayer: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
- 02-02Hans E Schack: Danish politician / writer (Phantasterne)
- 02-03Elisha Kent Kane: US Arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)
- 02-08William Tecumseh Sherman: Major General (Union Army), died in 1891
- 02-13Bela Albrecht Pal Keler: Composer
- 02-17Henri Vieuxtemps: Verviers, Belgium -- Composer / teacher (Brussels Cons)
- 02-20Mahlon Dickerson Manson: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
- 02-28John Tenniel: England, United Kingdom -- Cartoonist / illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
- 02-29Adolf Schimon: Composer
- 03-01George Davis: Attorney General (Confederacy), died in 1896
- 03-01Richard Redhead: Composer
- 03-02Multatuli: Writer
- 03-03Eduard Douwes Dekker [Multatuli]: Dutch writer (Max Havelaar)
- 03-06Horatio Gouverneur Wright: Major General (Union volunteers)
- 03-07Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman: Composer
- 03-13Louis Herbert: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
- 03-14Victor Emmanuel II: King of Sardinia (1849-61) / Italy (1861-78)
- 03-17Patrick Edward Connor: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
- 03-20Alexander J Cuza: Monarch of Moldavia / Wallachia / Romania
- 03-21Frank Mori: Composer
- 03-25Xavier F M G: Earl of Merode, Belgian Minister to Pope (in Rome)
- 04-04Charles Devens, Jr.: Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1891
People died in year of 1820
- 01-17Daniel W Wyttenbach: Dutch classicist / historian, dies at 73
- 01-25Joseph F Weigl: German / Austria violin cellist, dies at 79
- 01-29George III: King of Great-Britain (1760-1820), dies at 81
- 02-07Samuel Adams Holyoke: Composer, dies at 57
- 02-12Guillaume Albert Teniers: Composer, dies at 71
- 02-14Charles F: Duke of Berry, murdered at 42
- 02-15Pierre-Joseph Cambon: Member of Committee the Salut Public, dies at 63
- 02-15William Ellery: US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence), dies at 92
- 03-11Benjamin West: British Painter (Death of General Wolfe), dies at 81
- 03-22Stephen Decatur: Killed in a duel with Com James Barron at 41
- 03-26Jean-Etienne Despreaux: Composer, dies at 71
- 04-05Henrik C Cras: Lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii), dies at 81
- 04-20Arthur Young: Author (Annals of Agriculture)
- 05-10Matthaus Stegmayer: Composer, dies at 49
- 05-14Paul Friedrich Struck: Composer, dies at 43
- 06-09Wilhelmina FS: Princess of Prussia / Orange, dies at 68
- 06-19Joseph Banks: English natural Historian (Cook / Australia)
- 08-06Antonin Vranicky: Composer, dies at 59
- 08-06M A Elisa Bonaparte: Corsican Monarch of Lucca, dies at 43
- 08-11Janos Lavotta: Composer, dies at 56
- 09-07Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma: Fries regent / patriot, dies at 67
- 09-17Henri Hamal: Composer, dies at 76
- 09-21Joseph R Drake: US Poet (American Flag), dies at 25
- 09-26Daniel Boone: Frontiersman, dies in Missouri at 85
- 10-03Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith: Composer, dies at 74
- 10-12Elias Annes Borger: Theologist / Poet (Ode on the Rhine), dies at 36
- 12-21Charles-Francois Dumonchau: Composer, dies at 45