- For the game, see: 1829 (board game). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799) It is considered to have effectively ended on November 9, 1799 when Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian 1829 in Archaeology Explorations Excavations First excavations at Olympia Finds The year 1829 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin and his brother Jean Paul Flandrin set out to walk to Paris from Lyons in order to become The year 1829 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Poetry published Thomas Hood, The Dream of Eugene Aram Victor Hugo, Les Orientales Events Felix Mendelssohn conducts Bach 's St Matthew Passion at Berlin Popular music The year 1829 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below See also Sports clubs established before 1850, 1850 in sports and the List of 'years in sports', and the History of sport article Events August events August 8 - The Stourbridge Lion, the first Steam locomotive delivered to the Delaware See also 1828 in Australia, other events of 1829, 1830 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1828 in Canada, other events of 1829, 1830 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'. Events 13 April - Catholic Emancipation Act becomes law thanks to Daniel O'Connell and the Catholic Association. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State – King George IV Governor of New South Wales – General Events May 17 Henrik Wergeland became a symbol of the fight for celebration of the constitution at May 17 which was later to become the Norwegian See also 1828 in South Africa, other events of 1829, 1830 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events March 4 - USA: Andrew Jackson succeeds John Quincy Adams as the President of the United States of America. Incumbents Monarch - George IV of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, 1828 state leaders - Events of 1829 - 1830 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - # Nicolau Aberu Castelo Branco, Governor of Angola ( 1823 &ndash 1829) # José 1829 (South is a railroad operations and share -trading Board game in the 18xx series first published by Hartland Trefoil
Year 1829 (MDCCCXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1829
January - June
- January 19 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust premieres. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer Faust or Faustus ( Latin for "auspicious" or "lucky" is the protagonist of a classic German Legend in which he makes
- March 4 - USA: Andrew Jackson succeeds John Quincy Adams as the President of the United States of America. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 John Quincy Adams (July 11 1767 &ndash February 23 1848 was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- March 22 - Greece receives autonomy from the Ottoman Empire. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish This effectively ends the Greek War of Independence. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Greece continues to seek full independence through diplomatic negotiations with the Empire as well as with Russia, France and Britain. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- March 31 - Pope Pius VIII succeeds Pope Leo XII as the 253rd pope. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Pope Pius VIII ( November 20, 1761 &ndash December 1, 1830) born Francesco Saverio Castiglioni, was Pope in 1829 and 1830 Pope Leo XII ( August 22, 1760 – February 10, 1829) born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga, was History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
- April 4 - founding of Mexican city of Cuautla, Morelos. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Mexico State or State of Mexico (often abbreviated to " Edomex " from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the Cuautla ( kwau-tlah) officially La heroica e histórica Cuautla de Morelos, ( The Heroic and Historic Cuautla of Morelos) or H Morelos is one of the constituent States of Mexico. Morelos has an area of about, making it the second-smallest of the country's states
- May 15 - An instrument called the accordion was patented by Cyrill Demian. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox
- June 1 - The Philadelphia Inquirer is founded as The Pennsylvania Inquirer. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily Newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United
- June 3 - The Swan River Colony (later to become the cities of Perth and Fremantle) is founded in Western Australia. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Fremantle (commonly known as Freo is a Port City in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital at the mouth of Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. This secures the western 'third' of the Australian landmass for the British.
- June 5 - Slave trade: HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem The history of slavery uncovers many different forms of human exploitation across many cultures throughout history Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle: The first ''Pickle'' was an 8-gun Topsail schooner purchased in 1800 The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
- June 10 - Oxford University Boat Club win the very first boat race. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Oxford University Boat Club ( OUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at [1]
July - December
- July 2 - Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829: Russian Field-Marshal Hans Karl von Diebitsch launches the Transbalkan offensive, which would bring the Russian army within 68 km from Istanbul. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival The Russo–Turkish War of 1828–1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence. Count Hans Karl Friedrich Anton von Diebitsch and Narden (Graf Ivan Ivanovich Dibich-Zabalkansky, Иван Иванович Дибич-Забалканский) (born Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
- July 23 - In the United States, William Burt obtains the first patent for a writing mechanism. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the William Austin Burt ( June 13, 1792 &ndash August 18, 1858) was an American Inventor, Legislator, surveyor A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an (See typewriter)
- August 8 - France: The Prince de Polignac succeeds the Vicomte de Martignac as Prime Minister of France. A typewriter is a mechanical or Electromechanical device with a set of "keys" that when pressed cause characters to be printed on a medium Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. The History of France has been divided into a series of separate historical articles navigable through the list to the right Jules Auguste Armand Marie Prince de Polignac ( Versailles, 14 May 1780 Paris, 2 March 1847 was a French Statesman. Jean-Baptiste Sylvère Gay vicomte de Martignac (20 June 1778&ndash3 April 1832 was a moderate royalist French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration 1814-30 The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers
- August 12 - Mrs Helen Dance, wife of the Captain of the ship Sulphur, cuts down a tree to mark the day of the founding of the town of Perth, Western Australia. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.
- September 16 - Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829: Treaty of Adrianople gains for Russia some territory at the mouth of the Danube and along the eastern coast of the Black Sea. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers The Russo–Turkish War of 1828–1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence. The Peace Treaty of Adrianople (also called the Treaty of Edirne) concluded the Russo-Turkish War 1828-1829 between Russia and the Ottoman Empire The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj The Black Sea is an inland Sea bounded by southeastern Europe, the Caucasus and the Anatolian peninsula ( Turkey
- October 1 - South Africa: University of Cape Town founded. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Ancient history The Bushmen See also Ancient History of South Africa Some three million years ago Ape -human-like Hominids The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town
- October 8 - Rail transport: The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events August events August 8 - The Stourbridge Lion, the first Steam locomotive delivered to the Delaware The Rainhill Trials were an important competition in the early days of steam locomotive railways run in October of 1829 in Rainhill, Merseyside (between Liverpool
- November 30 - The original Welland Canal opens for a trial run with a ceremony at Port Dalhousie. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats The Welland Canal is a Ship canal that runs 42  km (270  Miles from Port Colborne Ontario on Lake Erie to Port
- December 4 - India: In the face of fierce opposition, British Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abetted suttee in India were guilty of culpable homicide. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. This article is about the history of South Asia prior to the Partition of British India in 1947 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located William Bentinck may refer to Lord William Bentinck (1774-1839 British statesman William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709 Satī ( Devanagari: सती, the feminine of sat "true" (also suttee) is a Funeral practice among some India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country List of countries by homicide rate Homicide ( Latin homicidium, homo human being + caedere to cut kill refers to the act of killing another
Undated
- Religious freedom restored in Ireland (see History of Ireland)
- Chalmers University of Technology founded. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The history of Ireland begins with the first known settlement in Ireland around 8000 BC when Hunter-gatherers arrived from Great Britain and continental Chalmers University of Technology or Chalmers tekniska Högskola ( CTH) often Chalmers, is a University in Gothenburg,
- Metropolitan Police Act 1829 passed, established the first modern police force, the Metropolitan Police Service ("bobbies") of London. The Metropolitan Police Act 1829 (10 Geo4 C44 was an Act of Parliament introduced by Robert Peel and passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Births
- January 3 - Konrad Duden, German philologist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Bunka and before Tenpō. This period spanned the years from 1818 through 1830 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Konrad Alexander Friedrich Duden ( January 3, 1829 – August 1, 1911) was a Gymnasium (high school teacher who became a philologist 1911)
- January 17 - Catherine Booth, the Mother of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Catherine Booth ( 17 January 1829 &ndash 4 October 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1890)
- January 21 - King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. 1907)
- February 2 - Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Alfred Edmund Brehm (born February 2, 1829 in Unterrenthendorf nowcalled Renthendorf; died November 11, 1884 in Renthendorf 1884)
- February 26 - Levi Strauss, American clothing designer (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß, ( February 26, 1829 - September 26, 1902) was a German - Jewish immigrant 1902)
- March 2 - Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and American statesman (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Carl Schurz (March 2 1829 &ndash May 14 1906 was a German revolutionary American statesman and reformer and Union Army General in the 1906)
- March 16 - Sully Prudhomme, French author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king René-François-Armand (Sully Prudhomme ( Paris, France, March 16, 1839 - Châtenay-Malabry, France, September The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1907)
- March 19 - Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Carl Frederik Tietgen ( March 19, 1829 – October 19, 1901) was a Danish financier and industrialist 1901)
- April 10 - William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1912)
- May 5 - Shusaku Honinbo, Japanese Go player (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Honinbo Shusaku (本因坊秀策 Hon'inbō Shūsaku, born as Kuwabara Torajirō (桑原虎次郎 Kuwabara Torajirō) June 6, 1829 1862)
- May 8 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Louis Moreau Gottschalk ( May 8, 1829 &ndash December 18, 1869) was an American Composer and Pianist, best known 1869)
- June 8 - John Everett Millais, Pre-Raphaelite painter (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Sir John Everett Millais 1st Baronet, PRA ( June 8, 1829 &ndash August 13, 1896) was an English painter 1896)
- June 16 - Geronimo, Apache leader (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Geronimo ( Chiricahua: Goyaałé, "one who yawns" often spelled Goyathlay or Goyahkla in English ( June 16 1829 1909)
- July 14 - Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Edward White Benson ( July 14 1829 &ndash October 11 1896) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1882 until his death The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1896)
- July 26 - Auguste Marie François Beernaert, Belgian statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Auguste Marie François Beernaert ( July 26, 1829 &ndash October 6, 1912) was the Prime Minister of Belgium from October The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1912)
- September 7 - Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz, German chemist (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Friedrich August Kekule von Stradonitz (also August Kekulé) (7 September 1829 &ndash 13 July 1896 was a German organic chemist. 1896)
- October 3 - Sigismund von Schlichting, Prussian general (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Sigismund Wilhelm Lorenz von Schlichting ( October 3, 1829 - October 22, 1909) was a Prussian General and military theorist 1909)
- October 5 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Chester Alan Arthur (October 5 1829 &ndash November 18 1886 was an American politician who served as the twenty-first President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1886)
- November 28 - Anton Rubinstein, Russian pianist and composer (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events This article is about the 19th century Russian pianist and composer 1894)
Deaths
- January 29 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Paul François Jean Nicolas vicomte de Barras ( June 30, 1755 &mdash January 29, 1829) was a French politician of the 1755)
- February 10 - Pope Leo XII (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Pope Leo XII ( August 22, 1760 – February 10, 1829) born Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola della Genga, was 1760)
- February 11 - Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright and diplomat (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов alternative transcription Griboedov ( January 15, 1795 – February 1795)
- April 6 - Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Niels Henrik Abel (August 5 1802 &ndash April 6 1829 was a noted Norwegian Mathematician who proved the impossibility of solving the Quintic equation 1802)
- May 10 - Thomas Young, English physician and linguist (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Thomas Young (13 June 1773 &ndash 10 May 1829 was an English Polymath who contributed to the scientific understanding of vision, Light 1773)
- May 17 - John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. John Jay (December 12 1745 – May 17 1829 was an American Politician, Statesman, revolutionary, Diplomat, a Supreme Court The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1745)
- May 21 - Peter, Duke of Oldenburg (b. Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Peter Frederick Louis ( Peter Friedrich Ludwig) of Holstein-Gottorp ( 17 January 1755 - 21 May 1829) succeeded his cousin 1755)
- May 29 - Sir Humphry Davy, British chemist (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sir Humphry Davy 1st Baronet FRS MRIA (17 December 1778 &ndash 29 May 1829 was a British Chemist and inventor 1778)
- May 30 - Louis Aloysius, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Louis Aloy Prince de Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein (Ludwig Aloysius Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein ( August 18, 1765 &ndash May 30, 1765)
- June 27 - James Smithson, British mineralogist and chemist, whose fortune eventually went to the United States of America and was used to initially fund the Smithsonian Institution (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden For related terms see Smithsonian (disambiguation. James Smithson F The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of 1765)
- July 23 - Wojciech Bogusławski, actor and director, "father of Polish theatre" (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. 1757)
- December 12 - John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (disappeared) (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr ( January 30, 1754 Albany New York - vanished December 12, 1829 New York City) was an 1754)
- December 28 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet Chevalier de Lamarck ( August 1, 1744 &ndash December 18, 1829) was a French Soldier 1744)
- December 29 - Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Henrietta (Alexandrine Frederika Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg ( 30 October, 1797 Palace Ermitage, near Bayreuth - 29 December, 1797) (scarlet fever)
Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
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