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| Birth Oscar II |  |
| 21st Jan Birth of Oscar II |
| Birth Arthur, Chester Alan |  |
| 5th Oct Fairfield Birth of Chester Alan Arthur, Vermont, son of a Baptist Minister |
| Birth Tu Duc |  |
| Birth of Tu Duc |
| Burial Abbot, Charles |  |
| Westminster Abbey Buried in Westminster Abbey |
| Composition Rossini, Gioacchino |  |
| Composition of, "William Tell" overture |
| Conference of London Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 22nd Mar London A London Conference agrees the boundaries of an independent Greece |
| Conference of London Mahmud II |  |
| London Ends the war between Russia & Turkey |
| London Establishes the borders of Greece |
| London Establishes the Greek borders & its independence for the 1st time in 4 centuries |
| London The London Agreements end the wars between Russia & Turkey of Nov 1828 & March 1829 |
| London Turkey surrenders Moldavia & Wallachia to Russia |
| Constitution Wellesley, Arthur | |
| London Catholics can vote & sit in Parliament |
| Death Abbot, Charles | |
| Death of Charles Abbot |
| Decree Council of Baltimore Pius VIII | |
| Vatican Approves the decrees of the Council of Baltimore |
| Duel Wellington Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 21st Mar London Both parties aim wide & honor is saved |
| 21st Mar London Duels the Earl of Winchilsea who accuses him of treachery over Catholic Emancipation |
| Emancipation Catholics Temple, Henry John | |
| Speaks for Catholic Emancipation in the Commons saying there could be civil war |
| Emancipation Catholics Wellesley, Arthur | |
| London Pushed through Parliament by Wellington, allows Catholics the vote & sit in Parliament |
| Governor Rosas, Juan Manuel de |  |
| Buenos Aires Appointed Governor of Buenos Aires, 1st term |
| Head of Ministry Polignac Polignac |  |
| Paris Appointed Head of the Ministry, the last Bourbon Ministry |
| Independence Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 22nd Mar London A London Conference agrees the boundaries of an independent Greece |
| Independence Bolivar, Simon |  |
| Venezeuela leaves the union of Gran Colombia |
| Invention Locomotive Stephenson, George | |
| Rainhill Builds the Rocket which defeats is rivals in trials at Rainhill |
| Invention Propeller Ressel, Josef Ludwig Franz |  |
| Invents a screw propeller for ships |
| Marriage Wilhelm I |  |
| Berlin Marries Augusta |
| Oath Wellesley, Arthur | |
| London Requires Catholic MP's to take an oath of loyalty |
| Police Peel, Robert | |
| 29th Sep London The first "Peelers" go on the beat |
| Pope Pius VIII | |
| Vatican Appointed Pope |
| President Jackson, Andrew | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 7th President |
| Publication Mill, James | |
| Publication of, "Phenomena of the Human Mind" |
| Publication Russell | |
| Publication of, "Memoirs of Affairs of Europe" |
| Reform O'Connell, Daniel | |
| London The Catholic Association achieves its aim of religious toleration |
| Reform Peel, Robert | |
| 19th June London Legislates for the foundation of the Metropolitan Police Force |
| Reform Temple, Henry John | |
| London Speaks against the Bill to suppress O'Connell's Catholic Association |
| Reform Wellesley, Arthur | |
| London Pushed through Parliament by Wellington, allows Catholics the vote & sit in Parliament |
| London Requires Catholic MP's to take an oath of loyalty |
| 5th Mar London The Roman Catholic Relief Bill passes through the House of Commons |
| 13th April London The Catholic Emancipation Act, becomes law & the vote is extended to Catholics |
| 16th April London Reform for Roman Catholic subjects receives Royal assent |
| Reform Jackson, Andrew | |
| Washington Builds the basis of the modern Democratic Party & initiates the spoils system |
| Secretary of State Buren, Martin van | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Slavery Guerrero, Vicente |  |
| 15th Sep Mexico City Abolishes slavery but Texas is later exempted from the anti-slavery decree |
| Treaty of Adrianople Mahmud II | |
| Adrianople Forced to sign the treaty granting Grece its independence |
| Ulster Temp Soc Edgar, John | |
| 24th Sep Founds the Ulster Temperence Society |
| Yale Smith, Nathan | |
| Yale A founder of the Yale Medical School |
