Explore 603 historical events from 1830–1839.
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)
Jakob Ernst Arthur Böttcher was a Baltic German pathologist and anatomist who was a native of Bauska, in what was then the Courland Governorate. He worked primarily within the Russ…
Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (died 1889)
The Xianfeng Emperor, also known by his temple name Emperor Wenzong of Qing, personal name Yizhu, was the eighth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule o…
Xianfeng Emperor of China (died 1861)
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)
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. Initially seeking to modernise Iran, his style of governance…
Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar Iran (died 1896)
Antonio "Toto" Cotogni was an Italian baritone of the first magnitude. Regarded internationally as being one of the greatest male opera singers of the 19th century, he was particul…
Antonio Cotogni, Italian opera singer and educator (died 1918)
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian and American mystic and writer who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875. She gained an internationa…
Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar (died 1891)
Salomon Jadassohn was a German pianist, composer, and teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Salomon Jadassohn, German pianist and composer (died 1902)
John Jones Ross was a Canadian politician. Ross served as the seventh premier of Quebec and later as a member of the Senate of Canada.
John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (died 1901)
Ernest Noel, FGS was Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish seat of Dumfries Burghs from 1874 to 1886. He was chairman of the Artizans, Labourers & General Dwellings Company fr…
Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (died 1931)
Victorien Sardou was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were mad…
Victorien Sardou, French author and playwright (died 1908)
Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière was a French sculptor and painter.
Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter (died 1900)
Wilhelm Raabe was a German novelist. His early works were published under the pseudonym of Jakob Corvinus.
Wilhelm Raabe, German author and painter (died 1910)
Kate Harrington, born Rebecca Harrington Smith and later known as Rebecca Smith Pollard, was an American teacher, writer and poet.
Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (died 1917)
Lucy Stanton Day Sessions was an American abolitionist and feminist figure, notable for being the first African-American woman to complete a four-year course of a study at a colleg…
Lucy Stanton, American activist (died 1910)
Frederick III, or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days from 9 March 1888 until his death in June that year, during the Year of the Three Emperors.
Frederick III, German Emperor (died 1888)
Julius Wilhelm Richard Dedekind was a German mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, abstract algebra, and the axiomatic foundations of arithmetic. His bes…
Richard Dedekind, German mathematician and philosopher (died 1916)
Robert Potter, also known as Canon Potter, was an Irish Australian author, Anglican minister and theologian. He is known best for his 1892 novel The Germ Growers, which is the olde…
Robert Potter, author and minister (died 1908)
Sir James Penn Boucaut (;) was a South Australian politician and Australian judge. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly on four occasions: from 1861 to 1862 fo…
James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia (died 1916)
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger was a German astronomer born at Simmozheim, Württemberg. He studied at the University of Tübingen. In 1798, he was appointed professor of…
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1765)
John Abernethy was an English surgeon. He is popularly remembered for having given his name to the Abernethy biscuit, a coarse-meal baked good meant to aid digestion.
John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist (born 1764)
Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making s…
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz, Estonian-German physician, botanist, and entomologist (born 1793)
Jedediah Strong Smith was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the We…
Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (born 1799)