What Happened In February 1819 In History

Historical Events for February, 1819

• 6th » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.
• 7th » Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.
• 17th » The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time.
• 19th » 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 » By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain History of Florida named sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1819

• 8th » John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
• 11th » Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American organist and composer (d. 1890)
• 14th » Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d. 1890)
• 20th » Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (d. 1882)
• 22nd » James Russell Lowell, American poet (d. 1891)

Famous Deaths for February 1819

• 7th » August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and clergyman (b. 1737)
• 25th » Francisco Manoel de Nascimento, Portuguese poet (b. 1734)

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