The 1830s

1831 195 years ago

Seneca and Shawnee people agree to relinquish their land in western Ohio for 60,000 acres west of the Mississippi River.

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.

1831 195 years ago

Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian…

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…

1831 195 years ago

Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians.

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.

1831 195 years ago

Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River…

The Shawnee are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands. Their language, Shawnee, is an Algonquian language.

Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River…

1831 195 years ago

French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.

William I was King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1815 until his abdication in 1840.

French intervention forces William I of the Netherlands to abandon his attempt to suppress the Belgian Revolution.

1831 195 years ago

Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the…

Nat Turner was an enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both slave and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831.

Nat Turner leads black slaves and free blacks in a rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, which will claim the…

1831 195 years ago

Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Virginians is suppressed.

Nat Turner's Rebellion, historically known as the Southampton Insurrection, was a slave rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, in August 1831. Led by Nat Turner…

Nat Turner's rebellion of enslaved Virginians is suppressed.

1831 195 years ago

Mary Louise Booth, American writer, editor and translator (died 1889)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (died 1903)

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)

1831 195 years ago

David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (died 1900)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Henry Vandyke Carter, English anatomist and surgeon (died 1897)

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)

1831 195 years ago

John Bell Hood, American general (died 1879)

John Bell Hood was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.

John Bell Hood, American general (died 1879)

1831 195 years ago

Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author (died 1892)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Thomas J

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

1831 195 years ago

Robert Herbert, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Queensland (died 1905)

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)

1831 195 years ago

James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist and mathematician (died 1879)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1907)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Sylvester Pennoyer, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (died 1902)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Jane Elizabeth Conklin, American poet and religious writer (died 1914)

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)

1831 195 years ago

John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (died 1888)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Arthur Böttcher, German pathologist and anatomist (died 1889)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Xianfeng Emperor of China (died 1861)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar Iran (died 1896)

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)

1831 195 years ago

Antonio Cotogni, Italian opera singer and educator (died 1918)

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)