What Happened In August 1819 In History

Historical Events for August, 1819

• 6th » Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
• 7th » Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1819

• 1st » Herman Melville, American author and poet (d. 1891)
• 13th » Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Irish-English mathematician and physicist (d. 1903)
• 18th » Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (1819–1876) e.g Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia (d. 1876)
• 19th » Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Luxembourger-Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1894)
• 26th » Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)

Famous Deaths for August 1819

• 3rd » Simon Knéfacz, Croatian monk and author (b. 1752)
• 23rd » Oliver Hazard Perry, American commander (b. 1785)
• 25th » James Watt, Scottish-English engineer (b. 1736)

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