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Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1830. This year saw 36 significant events. 5 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.

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1830 Timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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!

  5. 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)

  6. 1st US Railroad Station opens in Baltimore

    The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (reporting marks BO, B&O) was the oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier.

  7. Great fire in New Orleans is thought to be set by rebel slaves

    Great fire in New Orleans is thought to be set by rebel slaves

  8. Daniel Auber's opera "Fra Diavolo" premiere performance by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Ventadour in Paris in Paris

    Fra Diavolo, ou L'hôtellerie de Terracine (Fra Diavolo, or The Inn of Terracina) is an opéra comique in three acts by the French composer Daniel Auber, from a libretto by Auber's regular collaborator...

  9. The sovereignty of Greece confirmed in a London Protocol

    The London Protocol of 1830, also known as the Protocol of Independence in Greek historiography, was a treaty signed between France, Russia, and Great Britain on 3 February 1830.

  10. Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" premieres at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues) is an Italian opera (tragedia lirica) in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini.

  11. The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created

    The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created

  12. London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard)

    London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard)

  13. The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York

    Palmyra () is a town in southwestern Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 7,975 at the 2010 census.

  14. Javanese Prince Diponegoro, leader of resistance against Dutch colonial rule is arrested by Dutch authorities during pea

    Javanese Prince Diponegoro, leader of resistance against Dutch colonial rule is arrested by Dutch authorities during peace negotiations

  15. First regular steam train passenger service in the US starts in South Carolina, with U.S.-built locomotive “The Best Fri

    First regular steam train passenger service in the US starts in South Carolina, with U.S.-built locomotive “The Best Friend of Charleston”

  16. Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for the manufacture of his invention, a lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed

    Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for the manufacture of his invention, a lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever

  17. Douglass Hyde receives the first US patent for a fountain pen

    Douglass Hyde receives the first US patent for a fountain pen

  18. "Mary Had A Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published by Boston firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon

    "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is an English-language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin, first published by American writer Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830.

  19. France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest

    France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest

  20. Indian tribes Sioux, Sauk, and Fox sign the Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien, giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa, an

    Indian tribes Sioux, Sauk, and Fox sign the Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien, giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri

  21. Plans for the city of Chicago are laid out

    Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

  22. Belgium revolts against the Netherlands and begins the Belgian Revolution

    The Brabant Revolution or Brabantine Revolution (French: Révolution brabançonne; Dutch: Brabantse Omwenteling), sometimes referred to as the Belgian Revolution of 1789–1790 in older writing, was an...

  23. Charles Durant, the first US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC, to Perth Amboy, NJ, covering a distance

    Charles Durant, the first US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC, to Perth Amboy, NJ, covering a distance of about 25 miles in 3 hours

  24. Oliver Wendell Holmes writes poem "Old Ironsides" as tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution

    "Old Ironsides" is a poem written by American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. on September 16, 1830, as a tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution.

  25. First Negro Convention of Free Men agrees to boycott goods produced by slaves

    First Negro Convention of Free Men agrees to boycott goods produced by slaves

  26. Dutch troops occupy Brussels

    Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

  27. Dutch army leaves Brussels after hundreds killed

    Dutch army leaves Brussels after hundreds killed

  28. The General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam

    A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.

  29. Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands

    A provisional government, also called an interim, emergency, or transitional government, is a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse, revolution,...

  30. King Willem I mobilizes the Dutch army

    King Willem I mobilizes the Dutch army

  31. The Black Line begins as a levee of colonists in Tasmania, Australia, attempts to round up Aborigines onto the Tasman Pe

    The Black Line begins as a levee of colonists in Tasmania, Australia, attempts to round up Aborigines onto the Tasman Peninsula [1]

  32. Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp

    The Belgian Revolution was a conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of...

  33. Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution)

    Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution)

  34. November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule begins in Warsaw, Poland

    November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule begins in Warsaw, Poland

  35. Great Britain, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia recognize Belgium

    Leopold I (Leopold George Christian Frederick; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865. The youngest son of...

  36. Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena" premieres in Milan

    Fausta is a melodramma, or opera seria, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was partly written by Domenico Gilardoni, who died while doing so: the remainder was written by...

  37. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil is born

    Robert Gascoyne-Cecil is born

  38. Camille Pissarro is born

    Camille Pissarro, Danish danish-french painter, known for danish-french painter, was born on 1830-07-10.

  39. Franz Joseph I is born

    Franz Joseph I is born

  40. James G. Blaine is born

    James G. Blaine, American politician, known for american politician, was born on 1830-01-31.

  41. Porfirio Díaz is born

    Porfirio Díaz is born

  42. David Walker dies

    David Walker dies

Events

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)

1st US Railroad Station opens in Baltimore

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (reporting marks BO, B&O) was the oldest railroad in the United States and the first steam-operated common carrier.

Great fire in New Orleans is thought to be set by rebel slaves

Great fire in New Orleans is thought to be set by rebel slaves

Daniel Auber's opera "Fra Diavolo" premiere performance by the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Ventadour in Paris in Paris

Fra Diavolo, ou L'hôtellerie de Terracine (Fra Diavolo, or The Inn of Terracina) is an opéra comique in three acts by the French composer Daniel Auber, from a libretto by Auber's regular collaborator...

The sovereignty of Greece confirmed in a London Protocol

The London Protocol of 1830, also known as the Protocol of Independence in Greek historiography, was a treaty signed between France, Russia, and Great Britain on 3 February 1830.

Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" premieres at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy

I Capuleti e i Montecchi (The Capulets and the Montagues) is an Italian opera (tragedia lirica) in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini.

The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created

The KNIL also known as the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created

London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard)

London's re-organised police force (Scotland Yard)

The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York

Palmyra () is a town in southwestern Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 7,975 at the 2010 census.

Javanese Prince Diponegoro, leader of resistance against Dutch colonial rule is arrested by Dutch authorities during pea

Javanese Prince Diponegoro, leader of resistance against Dutch colonial rule is arrested by Dutch authorities during peace negotiations

First regular steam train passenger service in the US starts in South Carolina, with U.S.-built locomotive “The Best Fri

First regular steam train passenger service in the US starts in South Carolina, with U.S.-built locomotive “The Best Friend of Charleston”

Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for the manufacture of his invention, a lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed

Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for the manufacture of his invention, a lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever

Douglass Hyde receives the first US patent for a fountain pen

Douglass Hyde receives the first US patent for a fountain pen

"Mary Had A Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published by Boston firm Marsh, Capen & Lyon

"Mary Had a Little Lamb" is an English-language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin, first published by American writer Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830.

France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest

France invades Algeria, begins a 40 year conquest

Indian tribes Sioux, Sauk, and Fox sign the Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien, giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa, an

Indian tribes Sioux, Sauk, and Fox sign the Fourth Treaty of Prairie du Chien, giving the US most of Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri

Plans for the city of Chicago are laid out

Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.

Belgium revolts against the Netherlands and begins the Belgian Revolution

The Brabant Revolution or Brabantine Revolution (French: Révolution brabançonne; Dutch: Brabantse Omwenteling), sometimes referred to as the Belgian Revolution of 1789–1790 in older writing, was an...

Charles Durant, the first US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC, to Perth Amboy, NJ, covering a distance

Charles Durant, the first US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, NYC, to Perth Amboy, NJ, covering a distance of about 25 miles in 3 hours

Oliver Wendell Holmes writes poem "Old Ironsides" as tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution

"Old Ironsides" is a poem written by American writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. on September 16, 1830, as a tribute to the 18th-century USS Constitution.

First Negro Convention of Free Men agrees to boycott goods produced by slaves

First Negro Convention of Free Men agrees to boycott goods produced by slaves

Dutch troops occupy Brussels

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

Dutch army leaves Brussels after hundreds killed

Dutch army leaves Brussels after hundreds killed

The General Trade Journal newspaper begins publishing in Amsterdam

A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.

Provisional government declares secession of Belgium from Netherlands

A provisional government, also called an interim, emergency, or transitional government, is a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse, revolution,...

King Willem I mobilizes the Dutch army

King Willem I mobilizes the Dutch army

The Black Line begins as a levee of colonists in Tasmania, Australia, attempts to round up Aborigines onto the Tasman Pe

The Black Line begins as a levee of colonists in Tasmania, Australia, attempts to round up Aborigines onto the Tasman Peninsula [1]

Belgian rebels occupy Antwerp

The Belgian Revolution was a conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of...

Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution)

Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution)

November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule begins in Warsaw, Poland

November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule begins in Warsaw, Poland

Great Britain, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia recognize Belgium

Leopold I (Leopold George Christian Frederick; 16 December 1790 – 10 December 1865) was the first king of the Belgians, reigning from 21 July 1831 until his death in 1865. The youngest son of...

Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Anna Bolena" premieres in Milan

Fausta is a melodramma, or opera seria, in two acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was partly written by Domenico Gilardoni, who died while doing so: the remainder was written by...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened in 1830?
In 1830, there were 36 significant historical events. Notable events include The Republic of Ecuador is founded with Juan José Flores as president, US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, a key law leading to the forced removal of the Cherokee, Chick, Beginning of French colonization of Algeria: 34,000 French soldiers land 27 kilometers west of Algiers at Sidi Ferruch.
Who was born in 1830?
5 notable figures were born in 1830, including Robert Gascoyne-Cecil is born, Camille Pissarro is born, Franz Joseph I is born.
Who died in 1830?
1 notable figure passed away in 1830, including David Walker dies.

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