1819

Years: 1816 1817 1818 - 1819 - 1820 1821 1822
Decades: 1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1819 in art 1819 in literature 1819 in science 1819 in music 1819 in sports List of state leaders in 1819 List of religious leaders in 1819

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

January 17 - Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Colombia
January 29 - Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore
February 6 - Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore
February 15 - The United States House of Representatives agrees to Tallmadge Amendment to bar slaves from new state of Missouri--opening vote in controversy that leads to Missouri Compromise
February 22 - Spain cedes Florida to the United States.
March 1 - USS Columbus launched
March 20 – Burlington Arcade opened in London
May 22 - The SS Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship will arrive at Liverpool, England on June 20
August 7 – Battle of Boyaca in Columbia – Simon Bolivar wins
August 16 - Peterloo massacre in St. Peter's Field, Manchester, UK. Cavalry charge into a crowd of protesters causes deaths of 400.
December 4 - Alabama is admitted as the 22nd U.S. state.

Panic of 1819 - Global economic crisis
Norwich University founded by Alden Partridge in Vermont as the first private military school in the country on the concept of the citizen soldier.