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
Year in History
Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1833. This year saw 32 significant events. 5 notable figures were born. 2 notable figures passed away.
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1833 Timeline
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
French composer Hector Berlioz (29) weds Irish actress Harriet Smithson (30) at the British Embassy in Paris, France
French composer Hector Berlioz (29) weds Irish actress Harriet Smithson (30) at the British Embassy in Paris, France
The British Royal Navy arrives at the Falkland Islands and reasserts sovereignty
In December 1832, the United Kingdom sent two naval vessels to re-assert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), after the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata...
Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic
The occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was the short-lived Argentine occupation of a group of British islands in the South Atlantic whose sovereignty...
Boston Academy of Music, first US music school, is established
Boston Academy of Music, first US music school, is established
Felix Mendelssohn's cantata "Die erste Walpurgisnacht" premieres in Berlin, Germany
Felix Mendelssohn's cantata "Die erste Walpurgisnacht" premieres in Berlin, Germany
HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego
HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego
Joseph Pease becomes the first Quaker to be admitted to the UK Parliament on his affirmation
Joseph Pease becomes the first Quaker to be admitted to the UK Parliament on his affirmation
Phoenix Society forms (NY)
Phoenix Society forms (NY)
US and Siam sign the Treaty of Amity and Commerce establishing friendly relations and commerce between the two states
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between His Majesty the Magnificent King of Siam and the United States of America, or Roberts Treaty of 1833, was the first treaty between Siam and the United States.
St Etienne-Lyons railway fully opens in France
St Etienne-Lyons railway fully opens in France
First US tax-supported public library opens in Peterborough, New Hampshire
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes.
Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent the first soda fountain
Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent the first soda fountain
Russian Tsar Nicolas I bans the public sale of serfs
Russian Tsar Nicolas I bans the public sale of serfs
"Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in North Atlantic; kills 215
"Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in North Atlantic; kills 215
4th national black convention meets (Philadelphia)
4th national black convention meets (Philadelphia)
Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury, Connecticut
Prudence Crandall (September 3, 1803 – January 27, 1890) was an American schoolteacher and activist.
Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to foun
Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to found a mission station in Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Russia and Turkey sign defense treaty
Russia and Turkey sign defense treaty
Cornerstones are laid for the construction of thee Mormon Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio
In the late 1820s, Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, announced that an angel had given him a set of golden plates engraved with a chronicle of ancient American peoples, which he...
HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay
HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay
HMS Beagle reaches the river mouth of the Rio Negro
HMS Beagle reaches the river mouth of the Rio Negro
Chicago incorporates as a village, with a population of about 350 people
Chicago incorporates as a village, with a population of about 350 people
HMS Beagle reaches Bahía Blanca, Argentina
HMS Beagle reaches Bahía Blanca, Argentina
The Sun, the first successful penny press tabloid daily newspaper in the US, begins publishingin New York City
The Sun, the first successful penny press tabloid daily newspaper in the US, begins publishingin New York City
Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty becomes the first newsboy hired by the New York Sun
Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty becomes the first newsboy hired by the New York Sun
New York Anti-Slavery Society is organized
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was an abolitionist society in the United States.
First US college fraternity to have a fraternity house is founded
First US college fraternity to have a fraternity house is founded
The great Leonid Meteor shower recorded
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven
The Treaty of Zonhoven was signed in Zonhoven on November 18, 1833, between representatives of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belgium.
Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational college, opens
Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational college, opens
American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Philadelphia
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was an abolitionist society in the United States.
J.E.B. Stuart is born
J.E.B. Stuart, American confederate cavalry general, known for confederate cavalry general, was born on 1833-02-06.
Willie Park Sr. is born
Willie Park Sr. is born
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta is born
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta is born
Alfred Nobel is born
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and inventor, known for swedish chemist and inventor, was born on 1833-10-21. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.
John Singleton Mosby is born
John Singleton Mosby, American confederate army officer, us diplomat, known for confederate army officer, us diplomat, was born on 1833-12-06.
William Wilberforce dies
William Wilberforce, British politician and abolitionist, known for english politician and abolitionist, died on 1833-07-29.
Ferdinand VII dies
Ferdinand VII dies
Events
French composer Hector Berlioz (29) weds Irish actress Harriet Smithson (30) at the British Embassy in Paris, France
French composer Hector Berlioz (29) weds Irish actress Harriet Smithson (30) at the British Embassy in Paris, France
The British Royal Navy arrives at the Falkland Islands and reasserts sovereignty
In December 1832, the United Kingdom sent two naval vessels to re-assert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), after the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata...
Britain seizes control of Falkland Islands in South Atlantic
The occupation of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was the short-lived Argentine occupation of a group of British islands in the South Atlantic whose sovereignty...
Boston Academy of Music, first US music school, is established
Boston Academy of Music, first US music school, is established
Felix Mendelssohn's cantata "Die erste Walpurgisnacht" premieres in Berlin, Germany
Felix Mendelssohn's cantata "Die erste Walpurgisnacht" premieres in Berlin, Germany
HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego
HMS Beagle anchors at Goeree Tierra del Fuego
Joseph Pease becomes the first Quaker to be admitted to the UK Parliament on his affirmation
Joseph Pease becomes the first Quaker to be admitted to the UK Parliament on his affirmation
Phoenix Society forms (NY)
Phoenix Society forms (NY)
US and Siam sign the Treaty of Amity and Commerce establishing friendly relations and commerce between the two states
The Treaty of Amity and Commerce between His Majesty the Magnificent King of Siam and the United States of America, or Roberts Treaty of 1833, was the first treaty between Siam and the United States.
St Etienne-Lyons railway fully opens in France
St Etienne-Lyons railway fully opens in France
First US tax-supported public library opens in Peterborough, New Hampshire
A public library is a library, most often a lending library, that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes.
Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent the first soda fountain
Jacob Evert and George Dulty patent the first soda fountain
Russian Tsar Nicolas I bans the public sale of serfs
Russian Tsar Nicolas I bans the public sale of serfs
"Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in North Atlantic; kills 215
"Lady-of-the-Lake" strikes iceberg & sinks in North Atlantic; kills 215
4th national black convention meets (Philadelphia)
4th national black convention meets (Philadelphia)
Prudence Crandall, a white woman, arrested for conducting an academy for black females at Canterbury, Connecticut
Prudence Crandall (September 3, 1803 – January 27, 1890) was an American schoolteacher and activist.
Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to foun
Three missionaries of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society obtain permission from Chief Moshoeshoe (Moshesh) to found a mission station in Basutoland (now Lesotho)
Russia and Turkey sign defense treaty
Russia and Turkey sign defense treaty
Cornerstones are laid for the construction of thee Mormon Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio
In the late 1820s, Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, announced that an angel had given him a set of golden plates engraved with a chronicle of ancient American peoples, which he...
HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay
HMS Beagle departs Maldonado, Uruguay
HMS Beagle reaches the river mouth of the Rio Negro
HMS Beagle reaches the river mouth of the Rio Negro
Chicago incorporates as a village, with a population of about 350 people
Chicago incorporates as a village, with a population of about 350 people
HMS Beagle reaches Bahía Blanca, Argentina
HMS Beagle reaches Bahía Blanca, Argentina
The Sun, the first successful penny press tabloid daily newspaper in the US, begins publishingin New York City
The Sun, the first successful penny press tabloid daily newspaper in the US, begins publishingin New York City
Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty becomes the first newsboy hired by the New York Sun
Ten-year-old Barney Flaherty becomes the first newsboy hired by the New York Sun
New York Anti-Slavery Society is organized
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was an abolitionist society in the United States.
First US college fraternity to have a fraternity house is founded
First US college fraternity to have a fraternity house is founded
The great Leonid Meteor shower recorded
A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
Netherlands & Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven
The Treaty of Zonhoven was signed in Zonhoven on November 18, 1833, between representatives of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and Belgium.
Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational college, opens
Oberlin College in Ohio, the first truly coeducational college, opens
American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Philadelphia
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was an abolitionist society in the United States.
Famous Births
birth
J.E.B. Stuart is born
J.E.B. Stuart, American confederate cavalry general, known for confederate cavalry general, was born on 1833-02-06.
birth
Willie Park Sr. is born
Willie Park Sr. is born
birth
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta is born
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta is born
birth
Alfred Nobel is born
Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and inventor, known for swedish chemist and inventor, was born on 1833-10-21. Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman.
birth
John Singleton Mosby is born
John Singleton Mosby, American confederate army officer, us diplomat, known for confederate army officer, us diplomat, was born on 1833-12-06.
Notable Deaths
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened in 1833?
- In 1833, there were 32 significant historical events. Notable events include Curaçao census: 2,602 white people, 6,531 free people, 5,894 enslaved people, French composer Hector Berlioz (29) weds Irish actress Harriet Smithson (30) at the British Embassy in Paris, France, The British Royal Navy arrives at the Falkland Islands and reasserts sovereignty.
- Who was born in 1833?
- 5 notable figures were born in 1833, including J.E.B. Stuart is born, Willie Park Sr. is born, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta is born.
- Who died in 1833?
- 2 notable figures passed away in 1833, including William Wilberforce dies, Ferdinand VII dies.