1819
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1819 (MDCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Friday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar.

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Events
- Simon Bolivar finds Gran Colombia.
- The United States buys Florida from Spain.
- The U.S. State of Alabama got its statehood.
- Guarapuava was founded in Brazil.
- Singapore was founded by Sir Stamford Raffles.
Births
- May 24 – Queen Victoria, British royal (d. 1901)
- August 26 – Albert, Prince Consort, Husband of Queen Victoria (d. 1861)
- date unknown
- George Eliot, English writer (d. 1880)
- Charles Kingsley, writer (The Water Babies) (d. 1877)
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