Timeline April 1820

Events in April 1820 1

• 1820 Venus de Milo unearthed on Milos Ancient Greek marble statue discovered by a farmer A Greek farmer found the armless marble statue of Aphrodite buried in ruins on the island of Milos. French naval officers acquired it and presented it to King Louis XVIII, who donated it to the Louvre, where it became one of the most famous works of ancient sculpture.