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The 1830s
Explore 418 historical events from 1830–1839.
1830
Beginning of the Invasion of Algiers: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi F
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…
Beginning of the Invasion of Algiers: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers, at Sidi F
1830
Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, l
French Algeria, also known as Colonial Algeria, was a colony and later an integral part of France. French rule lasted from the beginning of the French conquest in 1830 until the en…
Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, l
1830
William IV becomes king of Britain and Hanover following the death without surviving legitimate issue of his older broth
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
1830
The Belgian Revolution begins.
The Belgian Revolution was a conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdo…
The Belgian Revolution begins.
1830
Guido Gezelle, Belgian priest and poet (died 1899)
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)
1830
Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (died 1900)
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)
1830
John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B
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
1830
Zebulon Baird Vance, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of North Carolina (died 1894)
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)
1830
After inflicting a series of defeats on Algerian forces, the French army under the Comte de Bourmont captures Algier.
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.
1830
The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered…
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…
1830
July Revolution: Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
The July Revolution, also known as the French Revolution of 1830, Second French Revolution, or les Trois Glorieuses, was a second French Revolution after the first of 1789–99. It l…
July Revolution: Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
1830
Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
Louis Philippe I, nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, the last French monarch to bear the title "King", and the…
Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
1830
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in…
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier. Construction of the line began in 1828, and it operated as…
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in…
1830
Emily Davies, British suffragist and educator, co-founder and an early Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University
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
1830
Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (died 1905)
Antonio Annetto Caruana, also known as A. A. Caruana, was a Maltese archaeologist and author.
Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (died 1905)
1830
Hector Malot, French author (died 1907)
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)
1830
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (died 1897)
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)
1830
Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (died 1905)
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)
1830
Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (died 1877)
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)
1830
Frederick W. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (died 1915)
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)
1830
Camille Pissarro, Danish-French painter (died 1903)
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)
1830
Clements Markham, English explorer (died 1916)
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)
1830
Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria from 1848-1916 (died 1916)
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)