Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1822. This year saw 40 significant events. 6 notable figures were born. 2 notable figures passed away.
Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy)
Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte
The Brazilian War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência do Brasil) was an armed conflict that led to the separation of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the...
Jean-François Champollion, also known as Champollion le jeune ('the Younger'; 23 December 1790 – 4 March 1832), was a French philologist and orientalist, known primarily as the decipherer of Egyptian...
French "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" author Victor Hugo (20) weds Adele Fourcher (19) in Paris, until her death in 1868
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period.
Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire
1st printing in Hawaii of a ceremonial broadside for King Kamehameha II by Elisha Loomis
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the Blue-and-White (Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the Cyan-and-White (Κυανόλευκη, Kyanólefki), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its...
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
John Gibson (May 23, 1740 – April 10, 1822) was a veteran of the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionary War, Tecumseh's War, and the War of 1812.
Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.
Boston residents eligible to vote ratify the incorporation of the city and accept the charter to convert their town into a city [1]
Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth
NY Horticultural Society founded
East Florida (Spanish: Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821.
Massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, (later depicted by artist Eugène Delacroix)
Italian composer Luigi Cherubini becomes director of the Conservatoire de Paris music college, holds position for nearly 20 years
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government.
The Society for the Propagation of the Faith (Latin: Propagandum Fidei) is an international association coordinating assistance for Catholic missionary priests, brothers, and nuns in mission areas.
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
George Wilson and Joe LaRoche betray a planned slave revolt organized by Denmark Vesey in Charleston, South Carolina, confirming an earlier warning from Peter Prioleau. 35 Black people are later hanged. (date is approximate)
Charles Graham of New York patents porcelain false teeth
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque) Black American carpenter accused of planning a slave rebellion in South Carolina; tried and convicted, later executed by hanging
Part of US-Canadian boundary determined
Slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas arrested in South Carolina
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque), accused of planning a slave rebellion in South Carolina, dies by hanging at approximately 55
Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom
Date planned for the slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina, by Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas; plot already uncovered in June
James Varick (January 10, 1750 – July 27, 1827) was the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
Antioch, Syria, is hit by an earthquake, killing about 20,000 people
First eruption of Galunggung in Java sends boiling sludge into the valley
Second eruption of Galunggung in Java destroys summit of mountain
In Parnaíba, Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as The New Observer.
King Willem I requires inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language
The independence of Brazil comprised a series of political and military events that led to the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves as...
In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into the United States
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to...
Heinrich Schliemann, German businessman and archaeologist, known for german businessman and archaeologist, was born on 1822-01-06.
Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, known for american landscape architect, was born on 1822-04-26.
Ulysses S. Grant is born
Gordon Granger military officer, known for american military officer, was born on 1822-11-06. Gordon Granger (November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876) was a career U.S.
Alexander Mackenzie is born
Matthew Arnold, English poet and cultural critic, known for english poet and cultural critic, was born on 1822-12-24.
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer, known for french mathematician and astronomer, died on 1822-08-19.
William Herschel, British german-british astronomer and composer, known for german-british astronomer and composer, died on 1822-08-25.
Italian opera composer (The Barber of Seville) Gioachino Rossini weds 1st wife, opera singer Isabella Colbran, in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy)
Nephew of Napoleon, biologist and ornithologist Prince Charles Bonaparte marries cousin Zenaide Bonaparte
The Brazilian War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência do Brasil) was an armed conflict that led to the separation of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the...
Jean-François Champollion, also known as Champollion le jeune ('the Younger'; 23 December 1790 – 4 March 1832), was a French philologist and orientalist, known primarily as the decipherer of Egyptian...
French "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" author Victor Hugo (20) weds Adele Fourcher (19) in Paris, until her death in 1868
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period.
Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire
1st printing in Hawaii of a ceremonial broadside for King Kamehameha II by Elisha Loomis
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the Blue-and-White (Γαλανόλευκη, Galanólefki) or the Cyan-and-White (Κυανόλευκη, Kyanólefki), is officially recognised by Greece as one of its...
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
John Gibson (May 23, 1740 – April 10, 1822) was a veteran of the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionary War, Tecumseh's War, and the War of 1812.
Boston () is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.
Boston residents eligible to vote ratify the incorporation of the city and accept the charter to convert their town into a city [1]
Charles Graham of NY granted first US patent for artificial teeth
NY Horticultural Society founded
East Florida (Spanish: Florida Oriental) was a colony of Great Britain from 1763 to 1783 and a province of the Spanish Empire from 1783 to 1821.
Massacre of the population of the Greek island of Chios by soldiers of the Ottoman Empire following a rebellion attempt, (later depicted by artist Eugène Delacroix)
Italian composer Luigi Cherubini becomes director of the Conservatoire de Paris music college, holds position for nearly 20 years
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government.
The Society for the Propagation of the Faith (Latin: Propagandum Fidei) is an international association coordinating assistance for Catholic missionary priests, brothers, and nuns in mission areas.
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
George Wilson and Joe LaRoche betray a planned slave revolt organized by Denmark Vesey in Charleston, South Carolina, confirming an earlier warning from Peter Prioleau. 35 Black people are later hanged. (date is approximate)
Charles Graham of New York patents porcelain false teeth
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque) Black American carpenter accused of planning a slave rebellion in South Carolina; tried and convicted, later executed by hanging
Part of US-Canadian boundary determined
Slave revolt leaders Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas arrested in South Carolina
Denmark Vesey (aka Telemaque), accused of planning a slave rebellion in South Carolina, dies by hanging at approximately 55
Chippewas turn over huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom
Date planned for the slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina, by Denmark Vesey and Peter Poyas; plot already uncovered in June
James Varick (January 10, 1750 – July 27, 1827) was the first Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
Antioch, Syria, is hit by an earthquake, killing about 20,000 people
First eruption of Galunggung in Java sends boiling sludge into the valley
Second eruption of Galunggung in Java destroys summit of mountain
In Parnaíba, Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as The New Observer.
King Willem I requires inhabitants of Brussels to use Dutch language
The independence of Brazil comprised a series of political and military events that led to the independence of the Kingdom of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves as...
In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into the United States
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to...
Heinrich Schliemann, German businessman and archaeologist, known for german businessman and archaeologist, was born on 1822-01-06.
Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect, known for american landscape architect, was born on 1822-04-26.
Ulysses S. Grant is born
Gordon Granger military officer, known for american military officer, was born on 1822-11-06. Gordon Granger (November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876) was a career U.S.
Alexander Mackenzie is born
Matthew Arnold, English poet and cultural critic, known for english poet and cultural critic, was born on 1822-12-24.
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer, known for french mathematician and astronomer, died on 1822-08-19.
William Herschel, British german-british astronomer and composer, known for german-british astronomer and composer, died on 1822-08-25.