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| Battle of Gohad Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de | |
| 27th Mar Gohad The Mexican army Massacres the Texan rebels |
| Battle of Macta Pass El-El-Kader | |
| Macta Pass Algerian tribesman unite to fight a Holy War against the French |
| Birth Saint-Saens, Camille | |
| Paris Birth of Camille Saint-Saens |
| Birth Cronje, Piet Arnoldus | |
| Birth of Piet Arnoldus Cronje |
| Constitution Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| London Publication of, "Vindication of the Constitution" |
| Demonstrations Frost, John | |
| 3rd Nov Newport The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport |
| 3rd Nov Newport The crowd is fired on & 20 people are killed |
| Dictatorship Rosas Rosas, Juan Manuel de | |
| Buenos Aires Assumes dictatorial powers then embarks on a reign of terror |
| Diplomacy Temple, Henry John | |
| London Asks Spain for payment of interest on loans & arms made during the Spanish Civil War |
| London Refuses to ratify the trade agreement & loan to Spain |
| Diplomacy Villiers | |
| London Negotiates a trade agreement with the Spanish Government |
| Diplomacy Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| London Negotiates a trade agreement with the Spanish Government |
| Editor Mill, John Stewart | |
| London Appointed Editor of The London Review |
| Governor Rosas, Juan Manuel de | |
| Buenos Aires Appointed Governor of Buenos Aires, 2nd term |
| Independence Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de | |
| 20th Dec Texas Texas declares independence from Mexico & its President, de Santa Anna |
| Invention Colt Pistol Colt, Samuel | |
| Has a simple multi Chamber breech which revolves & locks & unlocks by a cocking action |
| Invention Locomotive Stephenson, George | |
| Builds Der Adler which is used by the Germans to pioneer railways in Europe |
| Loan Spain Temple, Henry John | |
| London Prepared to lend Spain œ5,000 to pay wage arrears for soldiers of the British Legion |
| London Review Molesworth | |
| London Founds the London Review |
| Minister of Colonies Bosch | |
| Appointed Minister of the Colonies |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Temple, Henry John | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| President Rocafuerte, Saint Rochus | |
| Appointed President of Ecuador |
| President Oribe, Manuel Ceferino | |
| Appointed President of Uruguay |
| Prime Minister Lamb, William | |
| 18th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term |
| Prime Minister Peel, Robert | |
| 18th Feb The Whigs, radicals & Irish agree to joint opposition |
| Publication Balzac, Honore de | |
| Publication of, "Le Lis Dans La Vallee" |
| Publication Browning, Robert | |
| Publication of, "Paracelsus" |
| Publication Bulwer-Lytton | |
| Publication of, "Rienzi" |
| Publication Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Publication of, "Vindication of the Constitution" |
| Publication Pushkin, Alexander | |
| Publication of, "Egyptian Nights" |
| Quorom 12 Apostles Young Young, Brigham | |
| Appointed Member of the Quorom of the 12 Apostles |
| Reform Peel, Robert | |
| 9th Sep London Establishes elected local Councils |
| Resignation Peel, Robert | |
| 18th April London Resigns after a 33 vote defeat on Irish Church revenue |
| 18th April London Stanley & Graham do not join the government |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Russell | |
| Appointed Home Secretary |
| Speaker House of Commons Abercromby, James | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Ferdinand I | |
| Vienna Succeeds as Emperor of Austria |
| Transportation Frost Frost, John | |
| 3rd Nov Newport The Chartist leader is transported after a riot at Newport |
| Trial Darling, Ralph | |
| Exonerated from any blame for the Sudds & Thompson affair |
| Under Secretary Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| Appointed Under Secretary for War, serves under Sir Robert Peel |