Year by year · 19th century

1827

1827 in world history: 7 events, 10 births and 14 deaths. 1,073 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 26 March

    Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna

    Beethoven died aged 56 during a thunderstorm. Despite growing deafness he composed nine symphonies and late string quartets that changed Western music, and some 20,000 people attended his funeral.

    Vienna

  2. 7 April

    John Walker records the first sale of friction matches

    Stockton-on-Tees chemist John Walker sold his newly invented 'friction lights', matches struck against sandpaper. He never patented them, and others soon copied the idea.

  3. 20 October

    Allied fleets destroy the Ottoman-Egyptian navy at Navarino

    British, French and Russian squadrons destroyed the Ottoman and Egyptian fleet in Navarino Bay, Greece. The last major battle fought entirely by sailing ships, it secured Greek independence.

    Greece

  4. Battle

    Battle of Ituzaingó

    The Battle of Ituzaingó, called Passo do Rosário in Brazil, was fought on 20 February 1827 in Rio Grande do Sul between the army of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata under Carlos María de Alvear and the Brazilian imperial army under the Marquis of…

  5. Battle

    Battle of La Trinidad

    The Battle of La Trinidad was fought on 11 November 1827 in Honduras during the civil war of the Federal Republic of Central America.

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