Explore 603 historical events from 1830–1839.
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)
Julius Lothar Meyer was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The Russian chemist Dmitri …
Julius Lothar Meyer, German chemist (died 1895)
Joseph Étienne Frédéric Mistral was an Occitan writer and lexicographer of the Provençal form of the language. He received the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature "in recognition of the…
Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1914)
William Sprague IV was an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Rhode Island from 1860 to 1863, and a U.S. senator from 1863 to 1875. He participated in the First …
William Sprague, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1915)
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his death in 1916.…
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria from 1848-1916 (died 1916)
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)
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach née Countess Dubsky was an Austrian writer and a noblewoman. Noted for her psychological novels, she is regarded as one of the most important Ge…
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (died 1916)
José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori, commonly known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican army general and politician who was the president of Mexico from 1876 until his overthrow in 1911…
Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (died 1915)
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)
William Babcock Hazen was a career United States Army officer who served in the Indian Wars, as a Union general in the American Civil War, and as Chief Signal Officer of the U.S. A…
William Babcock Hazen, American general (died 1887)
Isabella II was Queen of Spain from 1833 until her deposition in 1868. She is the only queen regnant in the history of unified Spain.
Isabella II of Spain (died 1904)
Marianne North was an English biologist and botanical artist, known for her plant and landscape paintings, extensive foreign travels, writings, plant discoveries, and the creation …
Marianne North, English biologist and painter (died 1890)
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)
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)
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)
Teresa Casati Confalonieri was an Italian noblewoman and revolutionist. She is known as the wife of revolutionist Federico Confalonieri, sister of former Prime Minister of the King…
Teresa Casati, Italian noblewomen and revolutionary (born 1787)
José Domingo de la Merced de La Mar y Cortázar was a Peruvian military leader and politician who served as the third President of Peru.
José de La Mar, Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (born 1776)
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).