- 1830s
Events and trends
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Electromagnetic induction discovered byMichael Faraday .
*Evolution ary theorist Charles Darwin's expedition on the "HMS Beagle."
* Dutch-speaking farmers known asVoortrekkers emigrate northwards from theCape Colony .
*Croquet invented inIreland .
*Railroad construction begins in earnest in theUnited States .
*Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city ofAbeokuta in south-westNigeria .
*The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded/restored by Joseph Smith.
* The stealthy murderers called "thugs" are eradicated by William Sleeman and his team inBritish India .
*Texas Revolution begins in Texas.
* TheFirst Opium War between theUnited Kingdom and the Qing Empire ofChina started in 1839. It would end three years later with the signing of theTreaty of Nanking on1842-08-29 .
*Robert's Quartet , a group of stars, discovered.
* The Brussels Parliament declaresBelgian independence, in revolt against the Dutch governmentWorld leaders
* Emperor Francis II (
Austria )
* Emperor Ferdinand I (Austria )
* ChancellorKlemens Wenzel von Metternich (Austria )
* King Louis-Philippe (July Monarchy France )
*Frederick William III of Prussia (Prussia )
*Pope Gregory XVI
* Emperor Nicholas I (Russia )
* KingFerdinand VII (Spain )
* KingCharles XIV John (Sweden )
* King William IV (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland )
* Queen Victoria (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland )
* Prime Minister Lord Grey (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland )
* Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland )
* PresidentAndrew Jackson (United States )
* PresidentMartin Van Buren (United States )
* PresidentSam Houston (Republic of Texas )
* PresidentMirabeau B. Lamar (Republic of Texas )
*Shah s ofPersia (Qajar dynasty )
#Fath Ali Shah , 1797-1834
#Mohammad Shah Qajar , 1834-1848
*Mughal Empire
#Akbar II 1806-1837
#Bahadur Shah Zafar 1837-1858Technology
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1839 French discover the firstcamera in the world, and used in theBarbizon school .ee also
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1830s in music
*1830s in sports
*1830s in fashion External links
* [http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en/keys/webtours/GE_P1_1_EN.html The Aftermath of the Rebellions] — The Rebellions of 1837-1838 : the most dramatic political event in Canadian history
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