1820
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1790s 1800s 1810s – 1820s – 1830s 1840s 1850s |
| Years: | 1817 1818 1819 – 1820 – 1821 1822 1823 |
Events
- Venus de Milo discovered.
- Hans Christian Ørsted discovers the relationship between electricity and magnetism.
Births
- March 22 – John Brown, English cricketer (died 1893)
- May 12 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-born English nurse (died 1910)
- date unknown
- Anne Bronte, English novelist (died 1849)
- King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (died 1873)
- Joseph Whitaker, English publisher (died 1896)
Deaths
- George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
- Daniel Boone (b. 1734)