1819 - What happened in 1819 ?

January 1819

Sunday 17:

Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Colombia.

February 1819

Saturday 06:

Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.

Wednesday 17:

The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise.

Friday 19:

British explorer William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of King George III.

Monday 22:

By the Adams-Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.

May 1819

Saturday 22:

The SS 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.

June 1819

Sunday 20:

The US vessel Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. She is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, most of the journey was made under sail.

Saturday 26:

The bicycle is patented.

July 1819

Friday 02:

The Factory Act is passed in Britain, creating restrictions on child labor.

Saturday 03:

The first savings bank in the United States (The Bank of Savings in New York City) opens.

August 1819

Friday 06:

Norwich University founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.

Saturday 07:

Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.

Monday 16:

Eleven people die and 400 are injured by cavalry charges at the Peterloo Massacre at a public meeting at St. Peter's Field, Manchester, England.

December 1819

Tuesday 14:

Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state