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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.
1830 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1830th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 830th year of the 2nd millennium, the 30th year of the 19th century, and the 1st year of the 1830s decade. As of the start of 1830, the ...
2 February – Yorkshire Museum opened by Yorkshire Philosophical Society in York. [1]5 February – A fire destroys the Argyll Rooms in London, where the Philharmonic Society of London presents concerts, but firemen are able to prevent its further spread by use of their new equipment, steam-powered fire engines.
February 25 – Henrietta Maria Bowdler, English author and expurgator (born 1750) [13] March 29 – James Rennell, English historian and oceanographer (born 1742) April 16 – József Katona, Hungarian dramatist and poet (born 1791) August 6 – David Walker, African-American abolitionist (born 1785) August 20 – Vasily Pushkin, Russian poet ...
Peterloo Massacre: about 18 people killed and several hundred injured in Manchester when a large cavalry charge demonstration demanding parliamentary representation reform broke out. [29] 1830: 15 September The Liverpool and Manchester Railway [30] [31] [32] (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world.
A. Andreas Leigh Aabel; Benjamin Vaughan Abbott; Burroughs Abbott; Joseph Henry Abbott; Robert Abbott (New South Wales politician) Abdulaziz; Alfred Ablett
The chart was also arranged in order of importance; "statesmen are placed on the lower margin, where they are easier to see, because they are the names most familiar to readers." [3] [4] Both Charts were popular for decades—the A New Chart of History went through fifteen editions by 1816. [5]
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