29th January » Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore.
6th February » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
7th February » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
17th February » The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
19th February » British Empire British exploration explorer William Smith (mariner) William Smith discovers the South Shetland Islands, and claims them in the name of George III of the United Kingdom King George III.
22nd February » By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain History of Florida named sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.
22nd May » 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 May » The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is Promulgation or promulgated.
20th June » The U.S. vessel SS known as Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean or Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail.
3rd July » The Bank of Savings in New York City, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
6th August » Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States.
7th August » Simón Bolívar triumphs over Spain in the Battle of Boyacá.
14th December » Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.
17th December » Simón Bolívar declares the independence of Gran Colombia in Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela).
Famous Birthdays in 1819
1st January » Arthur Hugh Clough, British poet (d. 1861)
3rd January » Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian astronomer (d. 1900)
6th January » Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
9th January » James Francis, Australian politician, 9th Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
14th January » Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet (d. 1872)
8th February » John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
11th February » Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American organist and composer (d. 1890)
14th February » Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d. 1890)
20th February » Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882)
22nd February » James Russell Lowell, American poet (d. 1891)
3rd March » Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (d. 1912)
11th March » Henry Tate, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Tate & Lyle (d. 1899)
28th March » Joseph Bazalgette, English engineer (d. 1891)
29th March » Edwin Drake, American oil entrepreneur and businessman (d. 1880)
31st March » Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (d. 1901)