Major Events
- Jan 28 British colonial officer Stamford Raffles lands in Singapore
- Feb 6 Stamford Raffles founds Singapore as a British trading port
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Did You Know?
First editions of "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent." by Washington Irving released, featuring story "Rip Van Winkle"
Emperor Norton
Christopher Latham Sholes
Queen Victoria
Walt Whitman
Herman Melville
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Fun Fact About 1819
The SS Savannah reaches Cork in Ireland after a 29 day and 11 hour voyage from Savannah, Georgia to become the 1st steamship to cross the Atlantic or any other ocean
Kamehameha I
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Articles About 1819
Welcome Shoppers, But No Whistling Please
Burlington Arcade, one of London's finest shopping streets, was opened on this day, partly as a deterrent to litter louts.March 20
'Ship in Distress' Sails Into History Books
What was claimed to be the first trans-Atlantic crossing by a steam ship – even if sails helped – was completed on this day and is still celebratedJune 19
Franz Schubert
Ludwig van Beethoven
James Monroe
Louis XVIII
Robert Jenkinson