Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1829. This year saw 35 significant events. 5 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.
Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, the city's first modern police force
The typographer was an early typewriter invented by William Austin Burt. Intended to aid in office work, the machine worked by using a lever to press characters onto paper one at a time.
First units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British capital, the city's first modern police force
German composer Fanny Mendelssohn (23) weds German artist Wilhelm Hensel (35), until her death in 1847 [1]
Sati or suttee is a chiefly historical Hindu practice in which a widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, either voluntarily, by coercion, or by a perception of the lack of...
Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral on fire, does £60,000 damage
New England Asylum for the Blind, 1st in US, incorporated, Boston
US Senate confirms John McLean as associate justice of the US Supreme Court
Ohio authorizes high school night classes
The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece
Danzig (Gdańsk) dike break flood kills 1,200
The Roman Catholic Relief Act passed by the British Parliament; it was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout the UK.
Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom
Dutch parliament accepts new press laws
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia
Pope Pius VIII (Italian: Pio VIII; born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni; 20 November 1761 – 30 November 1830) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March...
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle: The first HMS Pickle (1800) was a 10-gun topsail schooner purchased in 1800, originally named Sting, and renamed in 1802.
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London.
The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in...
Former slave Mary Prince is the first women to partition the UK parliament - to return to the West Indies as a free person [1]
Cornerstone is laid for the second US Mint at Chestnut and Juniper Streets, Philadelphia, the "Grecian Temple"
The Ministry of Jules de Polignac was formed on 8 August 1829 in the last year of the reign of King Charles X of France.
Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker (May 11, 1811 – January 17, 1874) were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined...
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war
The Treaty of Adrianople (also called the Treaty of Edirne) concluded the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29, between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
Walker's Appeal, a racial antislavery pamphlet, is published in Boston
South African College is founded in Cape Town and later separates into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools
Tremont Hotel, designed by Isaiah Rogers and considered the first US modern hotel, opens in Boston
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and...
Eastern State Penitentiary opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the world's 1st prison to entirely use solitary confinement system intended for rehabilitation; designed by Robert Strickland, it closed in 1971, and is now a museum [1]
Jews expelled from Nikolayev and Sevastopol, Russia
First Welland Canal opens for a trial run five years to the day from the groundbreaking
First stone arch railroad bridge in the US is dedicated in Baltimore
Oscar II is born
Levi Strauss, American german-american businessman, known for german-american businessman, was born on 1829-02-26.
William Booth, English methodist preacher and founder of the salvation army, known for english methodist preacher and founder of the salvation army, was born on 1829-04-10.
Chester A. Arthur is born
Charles Brooke is born
John Jay founding father, known for american founding father, died on 1829-05-17. John Jay (December 23 [O.S.
Robert Peel introduces the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 into Parliament to establish a unified police force for London, the city's first modern police force
The typographer was an early typewriter invented by William Austin Burt. Intended to aid in office work, the machine worked by using a lever to press characters onto paper one at a time.
First units of the London Metropolitan Police appear on the streets of the British capital, the city's first modern police force
German composer Fanny Mendelssohn (23) weds German artist Wilhelm Hensel (35), until her death in 1847 [1]
Sati or suttee is a chiefly historical Hindu practice in which a widow burns alive on her deceased husband's funeral pyre, either voluntarily, by coercion, or by a perception of the lack of...
Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral on fire, does £60,000 damage
New England Asylum for the Blind, 1st in US, incorporated, Boston
US Senate confirms John McLean as associate justice of the US Supreme Court
Ohio authorizes high school night classes
The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece
Danzig (Gdańsk) dike break flood kills 1,200
The Roman Catholic Relief Act passed by the British Parliament; it was the culmination of the process of Catholic Emancipation throughout the UK.
Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom
Dutch parliament accepts new press laws
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia
Pope Pius VIII (Italian: Pio VIII; born Francesco Saverio Maria Felice Castiglioni; 20 November 1761 – 30 November 1830) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 31 March...
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle: The first HMS Pickle (1800) was a 10-gun topsail schooner purchased in 1800, originally named Sting, and renamed in 1802.
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London.
The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in...
Former slave Mary Prince is the first women to partition the UK parliament - to return to the West Indies as a free person [1]
Cornerstone is laid for the second US Mint at Chestnut and Juniper Streets, Philadelphia, the "Grecian Temple"
The Ministry of Jules de Polignac was formed on 8 August 1829 in the last year of the reign of King Charles X of France.
Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker (May 11, 1811 – January 17, 1874) were Siamese-American conjoined twin brothers whose fame propelled the expression "Siamese twins" to become synonymous for conjoined...
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. He rose to fame as a U.S. Army general and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress.
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
Peace of Adrianopel: ends Russian-Turkish war
The Treaty of Adrianople (also called the Treaty of Edirne) concluded the Russo-Turkish War of 1828–29, between Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
Walker's Appeal, a racial antislavery pamphlet, is published in Boston
South African College is founded in Cape Town and later separates into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools
Tremont Hotel, designed by Isaiah Rogers and considered the first US modern hotel, opens in Boston
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and...
Eastern State Penitentiary opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as the world's 1st prison to entirely use solitary confinement system intended for rehabilitation; designed by Robert Strickland, it closed in 1971, and is now a museum [1]
Jews expelled from Nikolayev and Sevastopol, Russia
First Welland Canal opens for a trial run five years to the day from the groundbreaking
First stone arch railroad bridge in the US is dedicated in Baltimore
Oscar II is born
Levi Strauss, American german-american businessman, known for german-american businessman, was born on 1829-02-26.
William Booth, English methodist preacher and founder of the salvation army, known for english methodist preacher and founder of the salvation army, was born on 1829-04-10.
Chester A. Arthur is born
Charles Brooke is born