Notable Historical Events - 1834
1834 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
German Tolunie goes into effect |
Jan 3 |
The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City. |
Jan 5 |
Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell |
Jan 9 |
HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin arrives in Port San Julian, Patagonia |
Jan 29 |
President Jackson orders first use of US troops to suppress a labor dispute |
Feb 3 |
Wake Forest University is established. |
Feb 18 |
1st US labor newspaper, "The Man," published, NYC |
Feb 26 |
1st US interstate crime compact (NY-NJ) ratified |
Mar 6 |
Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor |
Mar 9 |
French Foreign Legion is founded. |
Mar 16 |
HMS Beagle anchors at Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands |
Mar 18 |
1st railroad tunnel in US completed, in Penn (275 m long) |
Mar 18 |
Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. |
Mar 28 |
Senate censure President Jackson for taking fed deposits from Bank of US |
Apr 3 |
The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason. |
Apr 13 |
HMS Beagle anchors at river mouth of Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia |
Apr 18 |
Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia |
Apr 29 |
Charles Darwin's expedition sees top of Andes from Patagonia |
May 1 |
Belgian parliament accepts railway laws |
May 4 |
Charles Darwin's expedition reaches 200 km from Atlantic Ocean |
May 5 |
Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz |
May 8 |
Charles Darwin's expedition returns to the Beagle |
May 8 |
Prussia, Austria & Russia sign classified accord about Belgium |
May 26 |
Portuguese Civil war ends, Dom Miguel capitulates |
Jun 1 |
HMS Beagle for anchor in Port Famine, Magallanes Street |
Jun 2 |
5th national black convention meets (NYC) |
Jun 8 |
HMS Beagle sails from Port Famine to Cape Turn |
Jun 10 |
HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean |
Jun 14 |
Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, Dixfield, Maine |
Jun 14 |
Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Jr, Springfield, Vermont |
Jun 15 |
Rioters in Safed Palestine kills many Jews |
Jun 21 |
American inventor and businessman Cyrus Hall McCormick patents the reaping machine |
Jun 25 |
Pope Gregory XVI's encyclical "Singulari nos" published |
Jun 30 |
Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) |
Jul 5 |
Provisional government forms in Oregon Country |
Jul 23 |
HMS Beagle anchors in Bay of Valparaiso |
Aug 1 |
Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire - Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect |
Aug 16 |
Charles Darwin climbs Mt Campana in Chile |
Aug 17 |
Charles Darwin reaches top of Campana Chile during his Voyage on the Beagle |
Aug 18 |
Mt Vesuvius erupts |
Sep 14 |
Charles Darwin's company passes Tagua-tagua-more Chile |
Sep 27 |
Charles Darwin returns to Valparaiso |
Oct 4 |
Franz Grillparzer's "Der Traum ein Leben," premieres in Vienna |
Oct 14 |
First black to obtain a US patent, Henry Blair, for a corn planter |
Oct 14 |
In Philadelphia, Whigs and Democrats stage a gun, stone and brick battle for control of a Moyamensing Township election, resulting in one death, several injuries, and the burning down of a block of buildings. |
Oct 16 |
Much of the ancient structures of the Palace of Westminster (parliament) in London is burnt down. |
Oct 28 |
The Battle of Pinjarra occurs in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists. |
Nov 1 |
First published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game) |
Nov 10 |
HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from Valparaiso |
Nov 14 |
William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 yrs 4 months |
Nov 21 |
HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile |
Nov 23 |
Hector Berlioz's "Harold in Italy" premieres |
Nov 25 |
Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents |
Dec 3 |
1st US dental society organized (NY) |
Dec 23 |
Joseph Hansom of London receives patent for Hansom cabs |
Dec 25 |
Charles Darwin celebrates Christmas on Beagle at Tres Montes, Chile |
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