physics - 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 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).

Events

January 17 - Simón Bolívar proclaims the Republic of Gran 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 Colombia – Simón Bolívar 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 .
'Ai Noa in Hawaii.