Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles. In the Arctic, he participated in two expeditions led by his uncle, John Ross, and in four led by William Edward Parry: in the Antarctic, he led his own expedition from 1839 to 1843.
British explorer James Clark Ross discovers the magnetic North Pole on the west coast of Boothia peninsula [1]
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles.
Historical Significance
Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a Royal Navy officer and explorer who explored both the North and South Poles.
Events Before
The Republic of Ecuador is founded with Juan José Flores as president
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chick
US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears
Beginning of French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers at Sidi Ferruch
Beginning of French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers at Sidi Ferruch
The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse-drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach compan
The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse-drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills; due to mechanical problems, the horse wins!
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (20) marries her cousin Prince Albert of Prussia (20) (marriage dissolved 1849)
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (20) marries her cousin Prince Albert of Prussia (20) (marriage dissolved 1849)
Events After
Romantic ballet "La Sylphide" by Filippo Taglioni premieres at the Opéra de Paris
Romantic ballet "La Sylphide" by Filippo Taglioni premieres at the Opéra de Paris
British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act, introducing wide-ranging changes to the electoral system
British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act, introducing wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales, increasing the electorate from about 500,000 voters to 813,000
Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture "Hebrides" premieres in London, England
The Hebrides (German: Die Hebriden) is a concert overture that was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1830, revised in 1832, and published the next year as Mendelssohn's Op. 26.
First US Democratic National Convention is held in Baltimore
The 1832 Democratic National Convention was held from May 21 to May 23, 1832, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (March 28, 1793 – December 10, 1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his 1832...
More from the 1830s
Slave plantation owner Charles Farquharson begins his diary at Prospect Hill Plantation, Watlings Island (San Salvador),
Slave plantation owner Charles Farquharson begins his diary at Prospect Hill Plantation, Watlings Island (San Salvador), the only plantation diary to survive from the Bahamas (ends Dec 1832) [1]
Curaçao census: 2,602 white people, 6,531 free people, 5,894 enslaved people
Curaçao census: 2,602 white people, 6,531 free people, 5,894 enslaved people
German Zollverein (Customs Union) comes into effect
The Zollverein, or German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories.
First official horse race in South Australia takes place in Adelaide
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