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| Abdication Pedro I |  |
| Abdicates & returns to Brazil |
| Ambassador Canning, George |  |
| London Appointed Minister of Constantinople, 2nd term |
| Arrest Davis, Jefferson |  |
| the Indian chieftain, Blackhawk, is captured & placed in the charge of Lieutenant Davis |
| Birth Joachim, Joseph |  |
| 28th June Kittsee Birth of Joseph Joachom, violinist & conductor |
| Birth Caprivi, Georg Leo von |  |
| 24th Feb Birth of Georg Leo von Caprivi |
| Birth Frederick III | |
| Berlin Birth of Frederick III, son of William I of Prussia |
| Birth Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| 27th June Birth of Anthony Ashley-Cooper |
| Birth Garfield, James Abram | |
| Cuyahoga County Birth of James Abram Garfield, Orange, Ohio, youngest of 5 children born on a poor farm on the outskirts of Cleveland, Ohio, the poorest man ever to become President |
| Conference of London Temple, Henry John | |
| 20th Jan The Conference agrees on the Belgian borders, the Bases de Separation |
| 17th April Persuades France to accept the Bases de Separation for Belgian frontiers |
| Confrence London Leopold I |  |
| 19th April London The "perpetual neutrality" of Belgium is guaranteed by the major powers, including Prussia, at the London Conference of 1838-39 |
| Constitution Leopold I | |
| 4th June Under the new Constitution free association & public meetings become citizens' rights |
| Coronation William IV | |
| 8th Sep Westminster Abbey Crowned King of Great Britan |
| Death Arnim, Ludwig Achim von | |
| 21st Jan Dahme Death of Ludwig Achim von Arnhim |
| Death Hegel, Friedrich | |
| Death of Friedrich Hegel, dies of cholera |
| Death Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Death of Kitty Pakenham, Wellington never remarries |
| Diplomacy Jackson, Andrew | |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |
| Discovery of Antarctica Briscoe, John | |
| 27th Feb Antarctica Discovers Antarctica |
| 27th Feb Discovers Antarctica |
| Discovery of Electro Mag Faraday, Michael | |
| Discovers Electro-Magnetic Induction |
| Discovery of Evolution Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| 27th Feb Plymouth Departs for 5 yrs research in Sth America & the Galapagos Islands |
| 27th Feb Plymouth Sets sail in the HMS Beagle |
| Discovery of Magnetic Pole Ross, James Clarke | |
| 1st June North Pole Plants a union jack to mark the exact spot of the magnetic north pole |
| Election Devaux, Paul | |
| Elected to the Chamber of Deputies |
| Election Leopold I | |
| Elected to the throne after the creation of an independent Belgium |
| Election Grey, Charles | |
| Dec The general election on the reformed franchise gives Grey a 300 majority |
| Election Stanley, Edward | |
| Preston Elected Member of Parliament, calls himself "an old constitutional Whig" |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Frontiers Belgium Temple, Henry John | |
| 17th April Persuades France to accept the Bases de Separation for Belgian frontiers |
| Independence Leopold I | |
| 19th April Article VII of the treaty of London affirms Belgian independence & neutrality |
| 19th April The "perpetual neutrality" of Belgium is guaranteed by the major powers, including Prussia, at the London Conference of 1838-39 |
| Independence Temple, Henry John | |
| 17th April Persuades France to accept the Bases de Separation for Belgian frontiers |
| 17th May Agrees to Leopold's demands that Luxemburg should become part of Belgium |
| Invasion of Belgium Temple, Henry John | |
| 5th Aug The Dutch invade Belgium after Palmerston allows Luxemburg to become part of Belgium |
| Minister of Britain Buren, Martin van | |
| Appointed Minister of Britain |
| Minister of Finance Moltke, Adam Wilhelm |  |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Neutrality Leopold I | |
| 19th April London Article VII of the treaty of London affirms Belgian independence & neutrality |
| Parliament Grey, Charles | |
| 19th April Goes to the Country after the Lords defeat of the first reform bill |
| 22nd April Parliament is dissolved after the defeat of the 1st Reform Bill in the Commons |
| Party Leader Mazzini, Giusepe |  |
| Founds & leads a secret Society called the Carbonari |
| Peerage William IV | |
| 8th Sep St Andrews Created the Duke of St Andrews |
| Pope Gregory XVI | |
| Vatican Appointed Pope |
| Press Garrison, Willian Lloyd | |
| Boston Publishes The Liberator in Boston, the first anti-slavery paper |
| Prime Minister Grey, Charles | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Publication Hugo, Victor |  |
| Publication of, "Notre Dame de Paris " |
| Publication of, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" |
| Publication Pushkin, Alexander |  |
| Publication of, "Boris Godunov", historical tragedy based on Tsar Fyodorovich Godunov |
| Publication of, "Eugene Onegin" |
| Publication of, "Mozart & Salieri" |
| Rebellion Mir, Titu |  |
| 19th Nov Bengal Killed by Government troops as the rising against Hindu ruleis put down |
| Rebellion Nicholas I | |
| July Novgorod Uses troops to suppress the rebellion in Novgorod |
| Reform Grey, Charles | |
| 1st Mar Introduces the Reform Bill, it passes its 2nd reading by 1 vote but is then defeated |
| 21st Sep The 2nd Reform Bill passes through the Commons |
| 8th Oct 1st Reform Bill is defeated by the Lords |
| 8th Oct The 2nd Reform Bill is defeated by the Lords by 41 votes |
| 8th Oct William IV asks Grey not to resign but refuses to pass the Bill by creating new peers |
| Reform Russell | |
| 12th Mar Introduces the 3rd Reform Bill to the Commons |
| 22nd Mar 1st Reform Bill is rejected by the Commons, this leads to an election |
| 22nd Mar Introduces the 1st Reform Bill to the Commons |
| 23rd Mar Steers 1st Reform Bill through the House of Commons but is defeated in committee |
| Reinstatement Rykov, Aleksey Ivanovich | |
| Rykov is reinstated after publicly recanting his opposition to Stalin |
| Rule of Falklands, The Vernet, Luis |  |
| Falklands, The Occupation began in 1826 with the foundation of a settlement and a penal colony, the settlement is destroyed by USAwarships after the Argentinian governor of the islands Luis Vernet seizes USAseal hunting ships during a dispute over fishing rights |
| Rule of Falklands, The Grey, Charles | |
| 28th Dec Falklands, The Britain takes control of the islands by force with the invasion of the Falkland Islands following the destruction of the Argentine settlement at Puerto Luis by the American sloop USS Lexington |
| Rule of Luxemburg Temple, Henry John | |
| 5th Aug The Dutch invade Belgium after Palmerston allows Luxemburg to become part of Belgium |
| Siege of Puerto Luis Grey, Charles | |
| 28th Dec Puerto Luis Britain takes control of the islands by force with the invasion of the Falkland Islands following the destruction of the Argentine settlement at Puerto Luis by the American sloop USS Lexington |
| Succession Leopold I | |
| Succeeds as King of Belgium |
| Succession Pedro II | |
| Succeeds as Emperor of Brazil |
| Treaty of Commercial Jackson, Andrew | |
| 5th April Washington A commercial treaty is concluded with Mexico |
| Treaty of London Leopold I | |
| 19th April London The "perpetual neutrality" of Belgium is guaranteed by the major powers, including Prussia, at the London Conference of 1838-39 |
| 19th April London The Treaty of London guarantees Belgium the right of transit by rail or canal over Dutch territory as an outway to the German Ruhr |
| 19th April London Article VII of the treaty of London affirms Belgian independence & neutrality |
