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What Happened In May 1819 In History

Historical Events for May, 1819

  • 22nd » The SS or Savannah leaves port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, on a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean. The ship arrived at Liverpool, England, on June 20.
  • 25th » The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is Promulgation or promulgated.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1819

  • 16th » Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (d. 1890)
  • 24th » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
  • 27th » Julia Ward Howe, American poet (d. 1910)
  • 30th » William McMurdo, English general (d. 1894)
  • 31st » Walt Whitman, American poet and author (d. 1892)

Famous Deaths for May 1819

  • 2nd » Mary Moser, English painter (b. 1744)
  • 8th » Kamehameha I of Hawaii (b. 1758)

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