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1830s
Events and trends
Electromagnetic induction discovered by
Michael Faraday
Dutch-speaking farmers known as
Voortrekkers
emigrate northwards from the
Cape Colony
Croquet
invented in
Ireland
Railroad
construction begins in earnest in the United States
Egba
refugees fleeing the
Yoruba
civil wars found the city of
Abeokuta
in south-west
Nigeria
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
founded by
Joseph Smith
The stealthy murderers called "
thugs
" are eradicated by
Willam Sleeman
and his team in
British India
.
Texas Revolution
begins in Texas.
The
First Opium War
between the
United Kingdom
and the
Qing Empire
of
China
started in 1839. It would end three years later with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking on 1842-08-29.
World leaders
Emperor
Francis II
(
Austria
)
Emperor
Ferdinand I
(
Austria
)
Chancellor
Klemens Wenzel von Metternich
(
Austria
)
King Louis-Philippe (
July Monarchy
France
)
Pope Gregory XVI
Emperor
Nicholas I
(
Russia
)
King
Ferdinand VII
(
Spain
)
King
William IV
(
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
)
Queen
Victoria
(
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
)
Prime Minister
Lord Grey
(
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
)
Prime Minister
Lord Melbourne
(
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
)
President
Andrew Jackson
(United States)
President
Martin Van Buren
(United States)
Shah
s of Persia (
Qajar dynasty
)
Fath Ali Shah
, 1797-1834
Mohammad Shah Qajar
, 1834-1848
See also
1830s in music
1830s in sports
1830s in fashion
External links
The Aftermath of the Rebellions
— The Rebellions of 1837-1838 : the most dramatic political event in Canadian history