Births on August 19

Julius Lothar Meyer

Born on August 19, 1830

Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (d. 1895)

Julius Lothar Meyer (19 August 1830 – 11 April 1895) was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (his chief rival) and he had both worked with Robert Bunsen. Meyer never used his first given name, and was known throughout his life simply as Lothar Meyer.

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Events on 1830

6 Apr

Latter Day Saint movement
Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
13 May

Gran Colombia
Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
28 May

Indian Removal Act
U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans.
14 Jun

Invasion of Algiers in 1830
Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.
2 Aug

Henri, Count of Chambord
Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.

Births on August 19

Julius Lothar Meyer

Born on August 19, 1830

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Events on 1830

Latter Day Saint movement

Gran Colombia

Indian Removal Act

Invasion of Algiers in 1830

Henri, Count of Chambord