Date | Event |
---|---|
Jan 5 |
1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad) |
Feb 18 |
More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar |
Feb 21 |
1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix," published |
Feb 22 |
Russia & Persia sign Peace of Turkmantsjai |
Feb 28 |
Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Treuer Diener," premieres in Vienna |
Mar 24 |
Philadelphia & Columbia Railway (1st state owned) authorized |
Apr 4 |
Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam) |
Apr 11 |
Foundation of Bahia Blanca. |
Apr 14 |
18-gun sloop "Acorn" sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard |
Apr 14 |
First American Dictionary: its author Noah Webster registers its copyright for publication |
Apr 20 |
René Caillié is first non-Muslim to enter Timbouctou. |
Apr 26 |
Russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence |
Apr 27 |
Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London, opens |
May 19 |
U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations into law to protect industry in the North |
May 26 |
Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg. |
Jun 13 |
Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator |
Jul 4 |
Construction begins on B & O (Baltimore-Ohio) 1st US passenger RR |
Aug 1 |
Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic. |
Aug 20 |
Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory" premieres in Paris |
Aug 24 |
Dutch army takes Fort Du Bus in New Guinea |
Aug 27 |
Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks |
Aug 27 |
The Russians defeat the Turks at the Battle of Akhalzic. |
Oct 7 |
The Greek city of Patras is liberated by the French expeditionary force in Peloponnese under General Maison. |
Oct 25 |
The St Katharine Docks opened in London. |
Dec 3 |
Andrew Jackson elected 7th US President |
Dec 19 |
South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws |
Dec 28 |
6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed |
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