1819

Events

Dated Events

Real World January 17. The Republic of Colombia is proclaimed by Simon Bolivar.

Real World February 22. Florida is ceded to the U.S. by Spain.

Real World May 22. The S.S. Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, leaves Savannah, Georgia.

Real World June 20. The S.S. Savannah arrives at Liverpool, England.

Real World December 4. Alabama joins the United States.

Undated Events

• Star Wars: c. 1819 (4 ABY). Events of Return of the Jedi. (See 1814 for the Star Wars dating.)

• Cthulhu Mythos: Charles Bulfinch helps design the western wing of the Cabot Museum of Archaeology. ("Out of the Aeons" by Hazel Heald and H.P. Lovecraft)

• Cthulhu Mythos: Gottfried Mülder and Friedrich von Junzt grow apart after returning from Asia. Von Junzt writes his doctoral thesis, "The Origin and Influence of Semantic Magical Texts," and teaches at the University of Wurttemberg after graduating. (Encyclopedia Cthulhiana by Daniel Harms)

New Fictional Works

Notable Books

The Vampyre by John Polidori

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