The Greek War of Independence began as a revolt against Ottoman rule that started in the Danubian principalities and the Peloponnese, organised by the secret society Filiki Eteria. The Ottomans responded with harsh reprisals, including the execution of the Patriarch of Constantinople and the massacre on the island of Chios, which stirred sympathy across Europe. Philhellenes such as Lord Byron, who died at Missolonghi, came to help the Greeks. The war turned decisively when Britain, France and Russia intervened, destroying the Ottoman-Egyptian fleet at Navarino in 1827. Greek independence was recognised internationally in 1830, and Otto of Bavaria became the first king.
Before and after
- 27 April 1820Birth of Herbert Spencer
- 12 May 1820Birth of Florence Nightingale
- 28 November 1820Birth of Friedrich Engels
- c. 1821Birth of Harriet Tubman
- from 1821 to 1829Greek War of Independence
- 1821Founding of McGill University
- 9 April 1821Birth of Charles Baudelaire
- 5 May 1821Founding of The Guardian
- 5 May 1821Death of Napoleon
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