Explore 335 historical events from 1830–1839.
Konstantin Pavlovich was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg. He was the heir presumptive for most of his elder brother A…
Konstantin Pavlovich, grand duke of Russia and the son of Emperor Paul I of Russia (born 1779)
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, also called François Lecoq de Boisbaudran, was a self-taught French chemist known for his discoveries of the chemical elements gallium, samarium an…
Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French chemist and academic (died 1912)
David Edward Hughes, was a Welsh-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music known for his work on the printing telegraph and the microphone. He is generally …
David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (died 1900)
Denis Vasilyevich Davydov was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who invented the genre of hussar poetry, characterised by hedonism and bravado. He used events from his …
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (born 1784)
Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest country in Central America, comprising 130,370 square kilometres (50,340 sq mi). With a population of…
Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation
The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, sometimes referred to colloquially as the "Crab and Winkle Line", was an early British railway that opened in 1830 between Canterbury and Whi…
The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened; it is the first steam-hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets
Zina Hitchcock was a New York politician. A descendant of the early American colonist Samuel Chapin, he was born on November 6, 1755, in Warren or New Milford, Connecticut. His fat…
Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (born 1755)
The French Army is the land service branch of the French Armed Forces. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT), who is subordinate to the Chief of th…
The French Army captures Veracruz in the Pastry War
The Treaty of London of 1839, was signed on 19 April 1839 between the major European powers, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of Belgium. It was a direct foll…
The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion by Anglo-American immigrants as well as Hispanic Texans against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. T…
Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston identify Mexican General
Ibrahim Pasha was an Egyptian general and politician; he was the commander of both the Egyptian and Ottoman armies and the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, the Ottoman Wāli and unrecogn…
An Egyptian army under Ibrahim Pascha routs an Ottoman army under Hafiz Pasha in the battle of Nezib
Antonio Starrabba , Marquess of Rudinì was an Italian statesman, Prime Minister of Italy between 1891 and 1892 and from 1896 until 1898.
Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Italian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1908)
Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada". He was born i…
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (died 1920)
Tôn Thất Thuyết, Courtesy name Đàm Phu (談夫), was the regent and leading mandarin of Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam's Nguyễn dynasty. Thuyết later led the Cần Vương movement which aimed …
Tôn Thất Thuyết, Vietnamese mandarin (died 1913)
The Treaty of London of 1839, was signed on 19 April 1839 between the major European powers, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of Belgium. It was a direct foll…
The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality
Humen Town (simplified Chinese: 虎门镇; traditional Chinese: 虎門鎮; pinyin: Hǔmén zhèn; Jyutping: Fu2mun4 zan3), formerly Fumun, is a town in Dongguan city on the eastern side of the Hu…
In Humen, China, Lin Zexu destroys 1
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the three ot…
Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta
The Hawaiian Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, was an archipelagic country from 1795 to 1893, which eventually encompassed all of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands. It wa…
In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worsh
Count Johan Ludvig Carl Christian Tido of Holstein-Ledreborg, was a Danish politician who was Minister of State of Denmark. He was Council President of Denmark for two months, from…
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg, Danish lawyer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1912)
William Henry Seward Jr. was an American banker and brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the youngest son of William H. Seward, the United Stat…
William H
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, sometimes called Bruxo do Cosme Velho, was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer, widely regarded as the greatest wr…
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian author, poet, and playwright (died 1908)
The Cherokee people are one of the Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their ancestral homel…
Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, whic
A normal school or normal college trains teachers in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. Other names include teacher training colleges or teachers' colleges. In Argentina and Mex…
The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in…
Carol I or Charles I of Romania, nicknamed the King of Independence ; was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (Domnitor) from 1866 to 1881, and …
Carol I of Romania, King of Romania (died 1914)
Gustavus Franklin Swift Sr. was an American business executive. He founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century, over which he presided until his death…
Gustavus Franklin Swift, American businessman (died 1903)
Samuel Rush Watkins was an American writer and humorist. He fought through the entire American Civil War and saw action in many battles in the western theater. Today, he is best kn…
Sam Watkins, American soldier and author (died 1901)
John Davison Rockefeller Sr. was an American businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in history. Rockefelle…
John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (died 1937)
Adolphus Busch was the German-born co-founder of Anheuser-Busch with his father-in-law, Eberhard Anheuser. He introduced numerous innovations, building the success of the company i…
Adolphus Busch, German brewer, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (died 1913)
Ephraim Shay was an American merchant, entrepreneur and self-taught railroad engineer who worked in the state of Michigan. He designed the Shay locomotive and patented the type. He…
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, invented the Shay locomotive (died 1916)
Jakob Hurt was an Estonian folklorist, nationalist, and theologian. He was a major figure in the Estonian national awakening and worked as a pastor in Otepää and Saint Petersburg. …
Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (died 1907)
Marie Joseph François Garnier was a French officer, inspector of Indigenous Affairs of Cochinchina and explorer. He eventually became mission leader of the Mekong Exploration Commi…
Francis Garnier, French captain and explorer (died 1873)
Counter-Admiral Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin was a French Navy officer and explorer. He fought in numerous naval engagements during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars a…
Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (born 1768)
Ferdinando Paer was an Italian composer known for his operas. He was of Austrian descent and used the German spelling Pär in application for printing in Venice, and later in France…
Ferdinando Paer, Italian composer (born 1771)
Denis Vasilyevich Davydov was a Russian soldier-poet of the Napoleonic Wars who invented the genre of hussar poetry, characterised by hedonism and bravado. He used events from his …
Denis Davydov, Russian general and poet (born 1784)