Explore 335 historical events from 1830–1839.
Juan Godoy was a Chilean farmer and miner who in 1832 discovered an outcrop (reventón) of silver 50 km (31 mi) south of Copiapó in Chañarcillo, sparking the Chilean silver rush.
Prospector Juan Godoy discovered a silver outcrop in Chañarcillo, sparking the Chilean silver rush
The June Rebellion, also called the Paris Uprising of 1832, was an anti-monarchist insurrection of Parisian republicans on 5 and 6 June 1832.
The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising, broke out in Paris
The Representation of the People Act 1832, also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to reform the…
The Reform Act, which is widely credited with launching modern democracy in the United Kingdom, received royal assent
The Black Hawk War was a conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis …
Black Hawk War: Three men working in a cornfield were attacked by Sauk Native Americans, resulting in two deaths
The University of Alabama is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is th…
The University of Alabama is founded in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles. In the Arctic, he participated in two expeditions le…
James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole
The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered railroad locomotive widely considered the first locomotive to be built entirely within the United States for revenue service. It w…
The steam locomotive Best Friend of Charleston causes the first boiler explosion caused by a steam locomotive
Samuel Francis Smith was an American Baptist minister, journalist, and author. He is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which he entitled "Amer…
Samuel Francis Smith writes "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" for the Boston, Massachusetts July 4 festivities.
Regulamentul Organic was a quasi-constitutional organic law enforced in 1831–1832 by the Imperial Russian authorities in Moldavia and Wallachia. The document partially confirmed th…
Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian…
The Seneca are a group of Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people who historically lived south of Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Their nation was the fart…
Seneca and Shawnee people agree to relinquish their land in western Ohio for 60,000 acres west of the Mississippi River.
Leopold I was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865.
Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.
Mary Louise Booth was an American editor, translator, and writer. She was the first editor-in-chief of the women's fashion magazine, Harper's Bazaar.
Mary Louise Booth, American writer, editor and translator (died 1889)
Emily Howard Stowe was a Canadian physician who was the first female physician to practise in Canada, the second licensed female physician in Canada and an activist for women's rig…
Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (died 1903)
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)
Henry Vandyke Carter was an English anatomist, surgeon, and anatomical artist most notable for his illustrations of the book Gray's Anatomy.
Henry Vandyke Carter, English anatomist and surgeon (died 1897)
John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.
John Bell Hood, American general (died 1879)
Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards, also known as Amelia B. Edwards, was an English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist. Her literary successes included the ghost story "The …
Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author (died 1892)
Thomas J. Higgins was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War who was a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Ba…
Thomas J
Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert,, was the first Premier of Queensland, Australia. At 28 years and 181 days of age, he was the youngest person ever to become premier of an Austral…
Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (died 1905)
James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who was responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe ele…
James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist and mathematician (died 1879)
Joseph Joachim was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, composer and teacher who made an international career, based in Hanover and Berlin. A close collaborator of Johannes Brahms, he…
Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1907)
Sylvester Pennoyer was an American educator, attorney, and politician in Oregon. He was born in Groton, New York, attended Harvard Law School, and moved to Oregon at age 25. A Demo…
Sylvester Pennoyer, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (died 1902)
Jane Elizabeth Conklin was an American poet and religious writer of the long nineteenth century from New York. For three years, she served as president of the Woman's Relief Corps …
Jane Elizabeth Conklin, American poet and religious writer (died 1914)
John Stith Pemberton was an American pharmacist, chemist, and Confederate States Army officer who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. On May 8, 1886, he developed an early …
John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (died 1888)