Explore 495 historical events from 1830–1839.
William Pierce Frye was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of …
William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (died 1911)
Patrick Francis Moran was a prelate of the Catholic Church and the third Archbishop of Sydney and the first cardinal appointed from Australia.
Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (died 1911)
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)
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)
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)
François Baillairgé was an architect and artist with expertise in drawing, painting, carpentry, sculpture, and church decoration. Baillairgé was the first artist from Quebec City t…
François Baillairgé, Canadian painter and sculptor (born 1759)
William Huskisson was a British statesman, financier, and Member of Parliament for several constituencies, including Liverpool.
William Huskisson, English financier and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (born 1770)
William Hazlitt was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in …
William Hazlitt, English philosopher, painter, and critic (born 1778)
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).
James Thompson was an American surveyor who created the first plat of Chicago. Born in South Carolina, Thompson moved to Kaskaskia in southern Illinois as a young man and lived in …
American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.
Tom Thumb was the first American-built steam locomotive to operate on a common-carrier railroad. It was designed and constructed by Peter Cooper in 1829 to convince owners of the n…
Tom Thumb (replica pictured), the first American-built steam locomotive, took part in an impromptu race against a…
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester i…
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M) (depicted), the first locomotive-hauled railway to connect two major…