- June 26
- William IV becomes new King of England. [309.83]
- July 5
- France invades Algeria, begins a 40-year conquest. [1]
- July 28
- Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe. [1]
- August 25
- Belgium revolts against Netherlands. [1]
- September 15
- Liverpool and Manchester Railway in England makes first carriage of mail by railway. [1135]
- William Huskisson is the first person to be run-over by a railroad train, in England. [1]
- September 18
- A horse beats the first US-made locomotive in a race near Baltimore, Maryland. [1] [5]
- October 4
- Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands. [1]
- December 20
- England, France, Prussia, Austria, and Russia recognize Belgium. [1]
1831
- February 5
- Jan van Speijk blows up his gunboat in Antwerp, killing about 30. [1]
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- February 7
- Belgium adopts its Constitution. [1]
- February 20
- Polish revolutionaries defeat Russians in battle of Growchow. [1]
- March 6
- Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy. [1]
- March 19
- First US bank robbery: City Bank, New York, $245,000. [1]
- March 31
- Québec and Montréal are incorporated. [1]
- April 7
- At age 5, new ruler of Brazil after the abdication of his father Emperor Dom Pedro, is Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga. [1] [503.15]
- April 9
- Robert Jenkins loses an ear, starts war between Britain and Spain. [1]
- July 21
- Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king. [1]
- August 1
- A new London Bridge opens in England. [1] [5]
- October 19
- Assets of the Bank of the United States are liquidated at public auction. [539.42] [555.30]
- December 1
- Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather. [1]
- December 10
- Spirit of the Times begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet). [1]
1832
- January 4
- Insurrection of Trinidad negroes. [1]
- January 17
- Johannes van den Bosch appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies. [1]
- February 6
- First appearance of cholera at Edinburgh, Scotland. [1]
- US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy. [1]
- February 12
- Ecuador annexes Galápagos Islands. [1]
- February 13
- First appearance of cholera at London, England. [1]
- February 26
- Polish constitution abolished/replaced by Czar Nicholas I. [1]
- April 20
- US Congress passes legislation making the Hot Springs Reservation in Arkansas the first nationally protected area in the USA. This is also the first effort in the world to set aside protected lands. [389.54] [551.1] [1016.88]
- May 7
- Greece becomes independent republic. [1]
- Otto of Bavaria is chosen king of Greece. [1]
- June 5
- Belgium authorizes a franc coin, based on the French model. [411.46] [498.66]
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- Ecuador claims sovereignty over and annexes the Galapagos islands. [1616.58]
- August 15
- Gregory XVI publishes encyclical On liberalism and religious indifferentism. [1]
- November 23
- French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium. [1]
- December 4
- French army begins bombing citadel of Antwerp. [1]
- December 5
- Andrew Jackson re-elected President of US, with Martin Van Buren as Vice-President. [1]
- December 23
- Dutch troops in Antwerp surrender. [1]
1833
- January 1
- British government demands Falkland islands. [1]
- January 3
- Captain James Onslow on sloop Clio again takes formal possession of the Falkland Islands for England. [1] [1199.37]
- March 20
- US and Siam conclude commercial treaty. [1]
- April 22
- First scheduled commercial bus service by London & Paddington Steam Carriage Company, between Paddington and London, England. [55.29]
- April 24
- Patent granted for first soda fountain to Jacob Evert and George Dulty. [1]
- May 2
- Russian Czar Nicolas bans public sale of serfs. [1]
- May 11
- Lady-of-the-Lake ship strikes iceberg and sinks in North Atlantic; 215 people die. [1]
- May 16
- Antonio López de Santa Anna becomes President (1st time) of Mexico. [118.61]
- June 3
- Antonio López de Santa Anna resigns (1st time) as President of Mexico. [118.61]
- June 18
- Antonio López de Santa Anna becomes President (2nd time) of Mexico. [118.61]
- July 5
- Antonio López de Santa Anna resigns (2nd time) as President of Mexico. [118.61]
- August 23
- Britain abolishes slavery in colonies; 700,000 slaves freed. [1]
- September 29
- Isabella succeeds to throne of Spain, with mother Maria Christina as Queen Regent. [1157.91]
- October 27
- Antonio López de Santa Anna becomes President (3rd time) of Mexico. [118.61]
- December 15
- Antonio López de Santa Anna resigns (3rd time) as President of Mexico. [118.61]
- December 17
- Kaspar Hauser, German son of grand duke Karel of Bathe, is murdered at age 21. [1]
1834
- January 1
- German Customs Union comes into force. [1] [37]
- January 5
- Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell. [1]
- March 6
- Act of legislature under King William IV extends York's limits, incorporates town as City of Toronto (Canada), with William Lyon Mackenzie as its first mayor. [1] [1185.428]
- April 24
- Antonio López de Santa Anna becomes President (4th time) of Mexico. [118.61]
- May 1
- British colonies abolish slavery. [241.9]
- Belgian parliament accepts railway laws. [1]
- May 8
- Prussia, Austria and Russia sign classified accord about Belgium. [1]
- May 26
- Portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates. [1]
- June 14
- Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, of Dixfield, Maine, USA. [1]
- Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Junior, in Springfield, Vermont, USA. [1]
- June 21
- Cyrus Hall McCormick patents reaping machine. [1]
- August 1
- Slavery abolished in British empire. [1]
- August 18
- Mount Vesuvius erupts. [1]
- December 23
- Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs. [1]
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