Explore 335 historical events from 1830–1839.
William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death in 1837. The third son of George III, William succeeded…
William IV becomes king of Britain and Hanover following the death without surviving legitimate issue of his older broth
Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he al…
Guido Gezelle, Belgian priest and poet (died 1899)
Otto Staudinger was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, sci…
Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (died 1900)
John Batterson Stetson was an American hat maker who invented the cowboy hat in the 1860s. He founded the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1865, and it bec…
John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B
Zebulon Baird Vance was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer …
Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (died 1894)
Antonio Annetto Caruana, also known as A. A. Caruana, was a Maltese archaeologist and author.
Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (died 1905)
Louis-Auguste-Victor, Count de Ghaisnes de Bourmont was a French general, diplomat, and statesman who was named Marshal of France in 1830. A lifelong royalist, he emigrated from Fr…
After inflicting a series of defeats on Algerian forces, the French army under the Comte de Bourmont captures Algier.
Scottish Church College is a college affiliated by Calcutta University, India. It offers selective co-educational undergraduate and postgraduate studies and is the oldest continuou…
The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered…
Sarah Emily Davies was an English feminist who founded Girton College, Cambridge. She campaigned as a suffragist and for women's rights to university education. In her early life, …
Emily Davies, British suffragist and educator, co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University
Hector-Henri Malot was a French writer born in La Bouille, Seine-Maritime. He studied law in Rouen and Paris, but eventually literature became his passion. He worked as a dramatic …
Hector Malot, French author (died 1907)
Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov was a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style. The most famous and a celebrated work is The Rooks Have Returned.
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (died 1897)
Robert Williams, usually referred to by his bardic name Trebor Mai, was a Welsh language poet, born at Ty'n-yr-ardd near Llanrhychwyn, near Llanrwst, in the old county of Caernarfo…
Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (died 1877)
Carmine Crocco, known as Donatello or sometimes Donatelli, was an Italian brigand. Initially a soldier for the Bourbons, he later fought in the service of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (died 1905)
Frederick William Seward was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served twice as the Assistant Secretary of State. He served as Assistant Secretary from 1…
Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1915)
Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of Saint Thomas. His importance resides in his contributions to bo…
Camille Pissarro, Danish-French painter (died 1903)
Sir Clements Robert Markham was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the …
Clements Markham, English explorer (died 1916)
Swaminarayan, also known as Sahajanand Swami, was a yogi and ascetic believed by followers to be a manifestation of Krishna or the highest manifestation of Purushottama, around who…
Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (born 1781)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre, Burgundy and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually …
Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (born 1768)
Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho", was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close …
Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuelan general and politician, 2nd President of Bolivia (born 1795)
George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830. At the time of his accession to the throne, …
George IV of the United Kingdom (born 1762)
A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from c. 1800. The term Mother Goose rhymes is i…
The nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" was first published as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. His politica…
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The invasion of Algiers was a large-scale military operation by which the Kingdom of France, ruled by King Charles X, invaded and conquered the Regency of Algiers. A diplomatic inc…
Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).