1822
year
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1790s 1800s 1810s – 1820s – 1830s 1840s 1850s |
| Years: | 1819 1820 1821 – 1822 – 1823 1824 1825 |
EventsEdit
- André-Marie Ampère discovered the attraction between current-carrying wires.
- The law of electric current and magnetic field was developed.
- The Sunday Times newspaper is first published in the United Kingdom.
BirthsEdit
- February 25 – Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal (died 1916)
- April 27 – Ulysses S. Grant, 18th American President (died 1885)
- October 4 – Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th American President (died 1894)
- December 27 – Louis Pasteur, French scientist (died 1895)