Wallachian Uprising
Launches an uprising against Phanariot rule.
Historical events in 1821
103 historical records
January 18214 historical events
Discovery of Peter I Island
Discovers and names Peter I Island during the Russian Antarctic expedition
Congress of Laibach
Attends the Congress of Laibach and supports Austrian intervention against the revolution in Naples.
Discovery of Alexander I Island
Discovers Alexander I Island, one of the major land discoveries of the Russian Antarctic expedition
March 182110 historical events
Filiki Eteria
The Filiki Eteria plan to launch revolts in the Peloponnese, the Danubian Principalities and Constantinople, the first of these revolts began on 6 March 1821 in the Danubian Principalities, but it was soon put down by the Ottomans
Crossing of the Prut
Ypsilantis crosses the Prut into Moldavia and begins the Danubian revolt
Independence of Greece
The Filiki Eteria plan to launch revolts in the Peloponnese, the Danubian Principalities and Constantinople, the first of these revolts began on 6 March 1821 in the Danubian Principalities, but it was soon put down by the Ottomans
Revolutionary Proclamation
Ypsilantis issues a proclamation calling Christians to rise against Ottoman rule
Mani Revolt
Mavromichalis raises revolt in Mani against Ottoman authority
Messenian Senate Established
Mavromichalis leads a regional revolutionary authority formed after the liberation of Kalamata.
Capture of Kalamata
Greek forces capture Kalamata and issue a call for European support
Revolution Blessed
Germanos becomes associated with the symbolic blessing of the Greek revolt
Sacred Band Mobilized
Greek volunteers form the Sacred Band for the Danubian campaign
Repudiation of Ypsilantis
Repudiates Alexander Ypsilantis's uprising in the Danubian Principalities rather than support an unauthorised Greek revolt.
April 18216 historical events
Spetses Joins Revolt
Bouboulina commits ships and wealth from Spetses to the Greek revolt
Battle of Alamana
Diakos fights Ottoman forces at Alamana and is captured after defeat
Battle of Alamana
Vrioni defeats Greek forces at Alamana during the early Ottoman response
Independence of Mexico
Mexico is proclaimed independent
Siege of Tripolitsa Begins
Kolokotronis directs rebel pressure against the Ottoman stronghold of Tripolitsa
Hydra Fleet Mobilized
Miaoulis emerges as a leading naval commander for the Greek revolutionary fleet
May 18217 historical events
Gold Convertibility Restored
The Bank of England resumes unrestricted convertibility at the pre-war parity, completing Britain's return to the gold standard after the Restriction Period.
Gold Convertibility
The Bank of England resumes full gold convertibility after the Restriction Period.
Death of Napoleon I
Death of Napoleon I
Battle of Gravia Inn
Androutsos delays Ottoman advance in a defensive stand at Gravia Inn
Invention of Printing Press
Samuel Rust of New York City patents the 1st practical printing press built in the USA
Debt
Financial losses and unpaid obligations lead to Brunel's imprisonment for debt in the King's Bench Prison.
Ottoman Counteroffensive
Mahmud II orders Ottoman forces to suppress the revolt in Moldavia and Wallachia
June 182113 historical events
Birth of Ion Bratianu
Birth of Ion Bratianu
Death of Vladimirescu
Is killed during the 1821 upheaval.
Battle of Dragashani
Sacred Band is destroyed during the defeat at Dragashani
Battle of Carabobo
The patriot victory at Carabobo secured effective Venezuelan independence and strengthened republican government.
Battle of Carabobo
Defeats a Royalist Army at Caraboba
Independence of Venezuela
Defeats a Royalist Army & Venezuela becomes a province of Gran Colombia
Independence of Venezuela
Wins independence for Venezuela which becomes a province of Gran Colombia. Defeats a Royalist Army & Venezuela becomes a province of Gran Colombia
Royalist Army
Defeats a Royalist Army & Venezuela becomes a province of Gran Colombia
Royalist Army
Defeats a Royalist Army & Venezuela becomes a province of Gran Colombia. Defeats a Royalist Army at Caraboba
Battle of Carabobo
Bolivar defeats the Spanish General Miguel de La Torre
Battle of Carabobo
Bolivar defeats the Spanish General Miguel de La Torre
Capture of Caracas
Captures Caracas afte the Battle of Carabobo
Invasion of Ecuador
Invades Quito Province
July 18214 historical events
Capture of Lima
San Martins forces capture Lima
Vice Admiral
Appointed Vice Admiral
Rule of Florida
Spain cedes Folrida to the USA
Rule of Florida
Spain cedes Folrida to the USA
August 18215 historical events
Birth of Arthur Cayley
Birth of Arthur Cayley
Constitution of Cucuta
The Constitution of Cucuta organized Gran Colombia as a centralized republic including Venezuela.
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Release
The government grants money to clear Brunel's debts after concern that he may leave Britain to work in Russia.
September 18217 historical events
Royal Navy Service Ends
Bransfield is paid off from Royal Navy service and later returns to merchant shipping after his pioneering Antarctic survey work.
Independence of Argentina
Proclaims the independence of Peru
Independence of Peru
Proclaims the independence of Peru
Capture of Tripolitsa
Kolokotronis commands Greek forces that capture Tripolitsa
Monastery of Secu
Olympios continues resistance in Moldavia before dying at Secu Monastery
Moldavian Resistance Ends
Pharmakis is captured after the last resistance in Moldavia collapses
Tripolitsa Falls
Ottoman authority in the Peloponnese collapses after Tripolitsa falls
October 18212 historical events
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant
Capture of Tripolitsa
The Greeks under Theodoros Kolokotronis capture Tripolitsa
Regency
Appointed Regent of Brazil
Invasion of Greece
The Ottoman Sultan negotiated with Mehmet Ali of Egypt, who agreed to send his son Ibrahim Pasha to Greece with an army to suppress the revolt in return for territorial gain
Invasion of Greece
The Ottoman Sultan negotiated with Mehmet Ali of Egypt, who agreed to send his son Ibrahim Pasha to Greece with an army to suppress the revolt in return for territorial gain
Birth of Gustave Flaubert
Birth of Gustave Flaubert
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Cours dAnalyse
Publishes a systematic course emphasizing limits, continuity and convergence.
Rigorous Mathematical Analysis
Strengthens rigorous foundations for calculus and mathematical analysis.
Der Freischutz
Publication of "Der Freischutz"
Philosophy of Right
Publication of "Philosophy of Right"
3rd Pomeranian Regiment
Receives a commission in the 14th (3rd Pomeranian) regiment quartered at Stargard in Pomerania
Painting
Paints the Hay Wain
Elements of Political Economy
Publication of "Elements of Political Economy"
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Publication of "Confessions of an English Opium Eater"
Illustrates Thornton Virgil
Blake produced woodcuts for Robert John Thornton's edition of Virgil, offering distinctive pastoral imagery.
Death of John Keats
Death of John Keats
Governor
Appointed Governor of New South Wales
Education
Follows in the footsteps of his older brothers and attends Eton College
French Education
Brunel continues technical studies in Paris before entering practical engineering work.
Stockton-Darlington Railway
A Parliamentary bill is passed to allow the building of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), the 25-mile railway will connect collieries near Bishop Auckland to the River Tees at Stockton, passing through Darlington, Stephenson surveyed the line, assisted by his eighteen-year-old son Robert and construction
Invention of Electric Motor
Invents the electric motor
Eastern Continental Administration
Negris helps establish a representative administration for eastern revolutionary Greece.
Peloponnesian Senate Reorganised
Ypsilantis participates in reorganising regional authority in the Peloponnese.
Western Continental Administration
Mavrokordatos helps organise a regional administration for western revolutionary Greece.
Rule of Samos
Constantinos Lachanas leads the revolt of Samos against Turkish rule
Reballion of Rebels in Samos
Helps keep the Turks out of Samos
Rule of Samos
Helps keep the Turks out of Samos
First Parry Arctic Expedition
Crozier sails aboard HMS Fury with William Parry on an expedition seeking a Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Italy
Abdication
Abdicates & is succeeded by his brother Charles Felix
Succession
Succeeds as King of Sardinia-Piedmont 1821-31
Pope
Appointed Bishop of Frascati
Reballion of Augustin de Iturbide
Leads a renewed peasant rebellion against the Spanish
Capture of Mexico City
Occupies Mexico City
Reballion of Augustin de Iturbide
Leads a renewed peasant rebellion against the Spanish
Governor
Appointed Governor of Assam
Capture of Assam
Commands the Capture of Assam
Mayor of Amsterdam
Begins serving as Mayor of Amsterdam during the 1821-1824 municipal term.
Battle of Erzerum
Abbas Mirza with a force of 30,000 defeats 52,000 Turks
Invasion of Turkey
Leads a Persian invasion force into Turkey
Circumnavigation
Completes the Russian circumnavigation of Antarctic waters during the Vostok and Mirny expedition of 1819-1821
Metropolitan
Appointed Metropolian of Moscow
Fungal Classification System
Provides a foundational taxonomic framework for modern mycology.
Systema Mycologicum
Begins publishing a comprehensive classification of fungi.
Invasion of Greece
The Ottoman Sultan negotiated with Mehmet Ali of Egypt, who agreed to send his son Ibrahim Pasha to Greece with an army to suppress the revolt in return for territorial gain
Speaker
Appointed Speaker of Congress