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The 1830s (pronounced "eighteen-thirties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1830, and ended on December 31, 1839. In this decade, the world saw a rapid rise of imperialism and colonialism, particularly in Asia and Africa. Britain saw a surge of power and world dominance, as Queen Victoria took to the throne in 1837.
The famous opening line of Edward Bulwer-Lytton's (anonymous) novel, Paul Clifford, published this year, begins: "It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the ...
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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The following is a list of notable people who owned other people as slaves, where there is a consensus of historical evidence of slave ownership, in alphabetical order by last name. Part of a series on Forced labour and slavery Contemporary ...
1824–1830 United States Perkins, “Moccasin Bill” 1825–1904 1860–1904 United States: William Henry Perkins (Not to be confused with Buffalo Bill. Not to be confused with Moccasin Bill, Cunning Serpent of Ojibwah") Provost, Etienne: 1785–1850 1822–1830 Canada [18] Rose, Edward: 1780–1833 1807–1833 United States Russell, Osborne
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February 1 – Thomas W. Cobb, U.S. Senator from Georgia from 1824 to 1828 (born 1784) June 25 – Ephraim McDowell, physician and pioneer surgeon (born 1771) July 2 – Robert H. Adams, U.S. Senator from Mississippi in 1830 (born 1792) August 6 – David Walker, African American abolitionist and writer (born 1796)
Élisée Reclus (1830–1905), geographer and anarchist, son of Pastor Jacques Reclus. [318] Onésime Reclus (1837–1916), geographer, son of Pastor Jacques Reclus. [318] John Rocque (1705–1762), cartographer, specialised in mapping of gardens, created plans of British towns and pioneering road guides for travellers. [9]