Discover what happened on 12 January 1820 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Enrico Cosenz (Italian patriot and General (1820-1898))
- Carl Theodor Reiffenstein (German painter (1820-1893))
- Stephen Morelot
- Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert (French politician (1820–1884))
- Léonce (French actor and singer (1820–1900))
- Alexander Hay (South Australian merchant, pastoralist and politician (1820-1898))
- Augustus Frederick Oldfield (English botanical collector (collected in Australia))
- Caroline Severance (American abolitionist, suffragist, club founder)
- Honda Tadatoshi ([本多忠紀] Daimyo in the late Edo period; lord of Izumi)
- Corydon Palmer (American dentist)
- Seymour M. Knox (American politician)
- Samuel Heurlin
- Jules-Théodore Gisquet
- Henry Mildred Birch ((1820-1884))
- Daniel Flückiger (Swiss politician (1820-1893))
- Emanuel Bondi
- Enrico Cosenz (Italian patriot and General (1820-1898))
- Carl Theodor Reiffenstein (German painter (1820-1893))
- Stephen Morelot
- Jean-Edmond Laroche-Joubert (French politician (1820–1884))
- Léonce (French actor and singer (1820–1900))
- Alexander Hay (South Australian merchant, pastoralist and politician (1820-1898))
- Augustus Frederick Oldfield (English botanical collector (collected in Australia))
- Caroline Severance (American abolitionist, suffragist, club founder)
- Honda Tadatoshi ([本多忠紀] Daimyo in the late Edo period; lord of Izumi)
- Corydon Palmer (American dentist)
- Seymour M. Knox (American politician)
- Samuel Heurlin
- Jules-Théodore Gisquet
- Henry Mildred Birch ((1820-1884))
- Daniel Flückiger (Swiss politician (1820-1893))
- Emanuel Bondi
- William W. Jefferis (American mineralogist, museum curator, and banker (1820–1906))
- Andreas Weimer
Deaths
- André Morellet (French academic (1728-1819))
- Conrad Heusinger (German classical philologist and teacher)
- Otto Ludwig von Schlepegrell ((1754-1820))
- Joseph Wren
- Johann Andreas Lobenwein
- Albertus Carlier
- André Morellet (French academic (1728-1819))
- Conrad Heusinger (German classical philologist and teacher)
- Otto Ludwig von Schlepegrell ((1754-1820))
- Joseph Wren
- Johann Andreas Lobenwein
- Albertus Carlier