What Happened in February 1819

Historical Events

Feb 6 Stamford Raffles founds Singapore as a British trading port

Feb 19 British explorer William Smith discovers the uninhabited South Shetland Islands, near Antarctica, claims them in the name of King George III

Feb 22 The Adams–Onís Treaty between Spain and the United States is signed, ceding Florida to the US and defining the boundary between the US and New Spain

Feb 28 1st public performance of a Franz Schubert's song "Schäfers Klageleid"

Feb 1 Henry Lawrence Eustis, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1885)

Feb 4 British born self proclaimed "Norton I, Emperor of the United States", born in London, England

Feb 8 John Ruskin, English writer and art critic who championed Gothic Revivalist and the Pre-Raphaelites, born in London, England (d. 1900)
Feb 10 Richard Storrs Willis, American composer, mostly of hymns ("Carol"; "Fairest Lord Jesus"), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
Feb 11 Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American sacred music composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1890)

Feb 14 American newspaper man, politician and inventor of the typewriter, born in Mooresburg, Pennsylvania

Feb 14 James Green Martin, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (d. 1878)
Feb 18 Joseph Philbrick Webster, American composer and songwriter (Lorena), born in Manchester, New Hampshire (d. 1875)
Feb 19 Mark Prager Lindo, English-Dutch writer (The Dutch Spectator), born in London, England (d. 1877)
Feb 20 Alfred Escher, Swiss politician, railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882)
Feb 22 Bernardo Calvo Puig, Spanish composer, born in Vic, Spain (d. 1880)
Feb 22 James Russell Lowell, American poet, critic and diplomat (Biglow Papers), born in Cambrisge, Massachusetts (d. 1891)