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| Ambassador Orlov |  |
| Constantinople Appointed Ambassador to Turkey |
| Birth Brahms, Johannes |  |
| Hamburg Birth of Johannes Brahms |
| Birth Schlieffen, Alfred Graf von | |
| 28th Feb Berlin Birth of Alfred Graf von Schlieffen |
| Birth Gordon, Charles George Hamilton |  |
| 28th Jan Woolwich Birth of Charles George Hamilton Gordon, son of a Lieutenant-General |
| Birth Borodin, Alexander | |
| St Petersburg Birth of Alexander Borodin |
| Birth Harrison, Benjamin |  |
| 20th Aug Ohio Birth of Benjamin Harris on |
| Convention Kutahya Mohammed Ali, Pasha |  |
| 4th May Kutahya Halts hostilities, Egypt is allowed to have sovereignty over Syria & Cilicia |
| Convention Kutahya Mahmud II |  |
| 4th May Kutahya Halts hostilities, Egypt is allowed to have sovereignty over Syria & Cilicia |
| Convention Munchengratz Nicholas I | |
| Munchengratz Austria, Prussia & Russia will go to each others' aid in combatting liberal insurgence |
| Munchengratz Crowned heads of Austria, Russia & Prussia renew the Holy Alliance which lasts 20 yrs |
| Munchengratz The Ottoman Empire is preserved & the partition of Poland retained |
| Coronation Kamehameha III | |
| Hawaii Crowned King of Hawaii |
| Death Wilberforce, William | |
| 29th July Death of William Wilberforce |
| Death Ferdinand VII |  |
| Death of Ferdinand VII |
| Declaration of War Isabella II | |
| Madrid Beginning of the Carlit War with her uncle Don Carlos to settle the succession |
| Declaration of War Mahmud II | |
| Declares war on Egypt |
| Hawaii House Kamehameha III | |
| Hawaii Crowned King of Hawaii |
| Legislation Wilberforce, William | |
| Aug Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act which gives all slaves in the British Empire their freedom |
| Minister of War Oribe, Manuel Ceferino |  |
| Appointed Minister of War |
| Prime Minister Mavrokordatos, Alexandros |  |
| 24th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 1st term |
| Publication Clausewitz, Karl von | |
| Publication of, "On War" |
| "War is a continuation of politics by other means", war should be in civil hands |
| Reform Grey, Charles | |
| 1st major Factory Act is passed |
| 23rd Aug Abolished in the British colonies, œ20m compensation is provided for slave owners |
| Reform Wilberforce, William | |
| Aug Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act which gives all slaves in the British Empire their freedom |
| Reform Isabella II | |
| Madrid The salic law banning female succession is repealed by the Cortes |
| Roman Bath Schinkel, Karl Friedrich | |
| Potsdam Completes the construction of the Roman bath in Potsdam |
| Rule of Cilicia Mohammed Ali, Pasha | |
| 4th May Kutahya Under the Convention of Kutahya Egypt is allowed to have sovereignty over Cilicia |
| Rule of Falklands Rosas, Juan Manuel de |  |
| Falklands Compelled by Britain to cede the Falkland Islands |
| Rule of Falklands, The Vernet, Luis | |
| Falklands, The British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernet's settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands' governor |
| Rule of Falklands, The Dickson, William | |
| Falklands, The British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernet's settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands' governor |
| Falklands, The The Royal Navy builds a base at Stanley, and the islands become a strategic point for navigation around Cape Horn |
| Rule of Falklands, The Grey, Charles | |
| British forces return and inform the Argentine commander that they intended to assert British sovereignty, existing settlers are allowed to remain, with an Irish member of Vernet's settlement, William Dickson, appointed as the Islands' governor |
| Rule of Syria Mohammed Ali, Pasha | |
| 4th May Kutahya Under the Convention of Kutahya Egypt is allowed to have sovereignty over Syria |
| Secretary of Colonies Stanley, Edward | |
| Appointed Colonial Secretary |
| Slavery Abolition Act Wilberforce, William | |
| Aug Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act which gives all slaves in the British Empire their freedom |
| Slavery Grey, Charles | |
| 23rd Aug Abolished in the British colonies, œ20m compensation is provided for slave owners |
| Slavery Wilberforce, William | |
| 26th July Rejoices at the news that the bill for the abolition of slavery had finally passed its third reading in the Commons |
| Aug Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act which gives all slaves in the British Empire their freedom |
| Succession Bourbon, Carlos de | |
| Isabella's uncle disputes her right accession to the throne |
| Succession Isabella II | |
| Madrid Succeeds as Queen of Spain, her mother Maria Cristina of Naples acts as Regent |
| Madrid The salic law banning female succession is repealed by the Cortes |
| Vice President Buren, Martin van | |
| Appointed Vice President of the USA |
