1826 in the United Kingdom
- 1826 in the United Kingdom
Events from the year 1826 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
*Monarch - George IV of the United Kingdom
*Prime Minister - Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Tory
Events
* 30 January - The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.
* 11 February - University College London is founded, under the name "University of London".
* 24 February - Treaty of Yandabo cedes Arakan peninsula to Britain.[cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 254-255|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2] ]
* 19 June - Tories under Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool win a substantial an increased majority over the Whigs in the general election.
* 20 June - Treaty of Bangkok increases British control over south-east Asia.
* 10 August - The first Cowes Regatta is held on the Isle of Wight. [cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1820-1840|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1820-1840|accessdate=2007-09-12]
* 18 August - explorer Alexander Gordon Laing becomes the first European to reach Timbuktu.[cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006] ]
* 26 September - Alexander Laing murdered in Timbuktu.Undated
* First railway tunnel built in route between Liverpool and Manchester.
* The British crown colony of the Straits Settlements is established.
Publications
* Benjamin Disraeli's novel "Vivian Grey".
* Walter Scott's novel "Woodstock".
Births
* 26 May - Richard Christopher Carrington, astronomer (died 1875)
* 24 June - George Goyder, surveyor-general of South Australia (died 1898)
* 5 September - John Wisden, cricketer and creator of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (died 1884)
Deaths
* 10 March - John Pinkerton, antiquarian (born 1758)
* 5 July - Stamford Raffles, colonial governor and founder of Singapore (born 1781)
* 26 August - Lady Sarah Lennox, courtier (born 1745)
* 26 September - Alexander Gordon Laing, explorer (born 1793)
* 26 November - John Nichols, printer and author (born 1745)
References
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