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| Academy of Sciences Szechenyi |  |
| Founds the Academy of Sciences |
| Akron Perkins, Simon |  |
| Akron Founds Akron, Ohio |
| Ambassador Canning, George |  |
| Constantinople Appointed Ambassador to Turkey |
| Arrest Pestel, Pavel Ivanovich |  |
| Arrested before the Decembrist uprisng |
| Birth Pedro II |  |
| Birth of Pedro II |
| Buckingham Pal Nash, John | |
| London Completes the construction of Buckingham Palace from Buckingham House |
| Compensation Nobility Charles X |  |
| Paris The nobility is compensated for loss of lands during the French revolution |
| Constitution Bolivar, Simon |  |
| 6th Aug Frames the Constitution used to declare independence for Upper Peru |
| Death Ferdinand I |  |
| 4th Jan Death of Ferdinand I |
| Death Alexander I | |
| 13th Dec Crimea Dies after eating wild mushrooms |
| Declaration of War Pedro I | |
| Nov Brazil goes to war with Argentina over Uruguay |
| Discovery of Timbuktu Lang, Alexander Gordon | |
| Timbuktu Becomes the 1st European to visit Timbuktu |
| Editor Mill, John Stewart | |
| London Appointed Editor of Bentham's Rationale of Judicial Evidence |
| Election Adams, John Quincy | |
| 9th Feb Elected President in the House of Representitives |
| Election Polk, James Knox | |
| Elected Member of the House of Representitives |
| Execution of Pestel Pestel, Pavel Ivanovich | |
| Executed before the Decembrist uprisng |
| Governor Darling, Ralph | |
| Appointed Governor of New South Wales |
| Governor Tyler, John | |
| Virginia Appointed Governor of Virginia |
| Hawaii House Kamehameha III | |
| Hawaii Succeeds as King of Hawaii |
| Independence Sucre, Jose de |  |
| 6th Aug Chuquiscana Presides over the congress of Chuquiscana which proclaims the independence of Boliviar |
| Independence Pedro I | |
| 29th Aug Portugal recognizes Brazil's independence |
| Independence Bolivar, Simon | |
| Organizes a new republic in Upper Peru which is named after him |
| Invention Lithograph Senefelder, Aloys |  |
| Munich Invents a process for lithographing in colour |
| Invention Train Stephenson, George | |
| 27th Sep Stockton Builds the 1st public railway to carry steam trains which opens, Stockton-Darlington |
| Legislation Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| 16th July London An Act allows workers to combine & secure wages & hours, they cannot strike |
| Lieutenant Brudenell Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Appointed Lieutenant |
| Lyons Bridge Seguin, Marc | |
| Lyons Completes the construction of the World's 1st suspension bridge |
| Massacre Janissaries Mahmud II |  |
| May Istanbul A corps loyal to Mahmud lay siege to Janissaries' barracks & masacre 6,000-10,000 |
| Minister of Constantinople Canning, George | |
| Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 1st term |
| Minister of Mexico Poinsett, Joel Roberts | |
| Appointed Minister of Mexico, 1st such appointment |
| New York Stock Exchange Adams, John Quincy | |
| New York Opening of the New York Stock Exchange |
| Patent Kensett, Thomas | |
| 1st USApatent for tin cans is issued |
| President Pedro II | |
| Appointed President of Brazil |
| President Adams, John Quincy | |
| 9th Feb Appointed President of the USA, 6th President |
| Publication Burke, John | |
| Publication of, "Burke's Peerage" |
| Publication Scott, Walter | |
| Publication of, "Woodstock" |
| Publication Pushkin, Alexander | |
| Publication of, "Boris Godunov" |
| Rebellion Nicholas I | |
| 14th Dec St Petersburg First day of the uprising of young Russian aristocratic army officers |
| 26th Dec St Petersburg 5 of the leaders are hanged & 100 conspirators sent to Siberia |
| 26th Dec St Petersburg Rebels proclaim Constantine Emperor & demand a Constitution |
| 26th Dec St Petersburg The Decembrist rebellion is suppressed |
| 26th Dec St Petersburg The Decembrists are fired on at St Petersburg's Senate Sqr leaving many dead |
| Rebellion Orlov | |
| Moscow Helps suppress the Decembrist uprising |
| Rebellion Pestel, Pavel Ivanovich | |
| Plans to overthrow the Russian autocracy & founds a centralized republic |
| Rebellion Mahmud II | |
| May Istanbul Janissaries rebel after Mahmud orders a new corps to replace them |
| Reform Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| 16th July London An Act allows workers to combine & secure wages & hours, they cannot strike |
| Reform Temple, Henry John | |
| London Votes in favour of Catholic Emanicipation |
| 4th Dec London "The Protestants will support me as a Tory & the Whigs as a Catholic" |
| Reform Adams, John Quincy | |
| Boston USAagitation for a 10 hr day begins by a strike of Boston carpenters |
| Rule of Alaska Alexander I | |
| 22nd Feb Russia and Britain establish the Alaska/Canada boundary |
| Rule of Arakan Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| Arakan Under the treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Arakan |
| Rule of Assam Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| Assam Under the treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Assam |
| Rule of Cape Colony Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| Cape Colony Britain's Cape Colony extends her borders nth of the River Orange |
| Rule of Danube Mahmud II | |
| 4th April River Danube Forced to obey Russia's ultimatum by Britain & France |
| 4th April River Danube Recieves an ultimatum from Russia to restore the status quo to the Danube |
| Rule of Georgia Adams, John Quincy | |
| 12th Feb Indian Springs Indian leaders sign a treaty ceding all Creek lands in Georgia to the USA |
| Rule of Tenasserim Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| Tenasserim Under the treaty of Yandabu Britain gains Tenasserim |
| Rutgers Rutgers, Henry | |
| New Brunswick Queen's College changes its name to Rutgers College |
| Secretary of State Jackson, Andrew | |
| 9th Feb Appointed Secretary of State |
| Secretary of War Barbour, James | |
| Appointed Secretary of War |
| Siege of Missolonghi Pasha, Mustapha Mohammad Rehid | |
| Missolonghi Invades Greece from the nth & renews the Greek War of Independence |
| Siege of Morea Ali, Ibrahim | |
| Morea Lands at the head of an Ottoman force in Morea |
| Strike Adams, John Quincy | |
| Boston USAagitation foe a 10 hr day begins by a strike of Boston carpenters |
| Succession Louis I | |
| Bavaria Succeeds as King of Bavaria |
| Succession Ludwig I | |
| Bavaria Succeeds as King of Germany, Makes Munich a cultural centre |
| Succession Francis I | |
| Succeeds as King of Italy |
| Succession Kamehameha III | |
| Hawaii Succeeds as King of Hawaii |
| Treaty of Indian Springs Adams, John Quincy | |
| 12th Feb Indian Springs Indian leaders sign a treaty ceding all Creek lands in Georgia to the USA |
| Treaty of Yandabu Banks Jenkinson, Robert | |
| Yandabu Ends the 2 yr War, Britain gains Assam, Arakan &Tenasserim |
| Vice President Calhoun, John Caldwell | |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
