1835
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century–19th century–20th century |
| Decades: | 1800s1810s1820s–1830s–1840s1850s1860s |
| Years: | 183218331834–1835–183618371838 |
1835(MDCCCXXXV) was acommon yearstarting on Thursdayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Tuesdayof theJulian calendar,the 1835th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 835th year of the2nd millennium,the 35th year of the19th century,and the 6th year of the1830sdecade. As of the start of 1835, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- January 1–Ole Pedersen Hoilandbreaks into theBank of Norwayand steals 64.000 dalers (Swedishdollars)
- January 30– Unsuccessfulassassinationattempt againstPresidentAndrew Jacksonin theUnited States Capitol– first assassination attempt against aPresident of the United States.
- February 20–Concepción, Chileis destroyed by anearthquake
- March 2–Ferdinandbecomes Emperor ofAustria.
- April 18–Lord Melbournebecomes the newBritish Prime Minister.
- May 5– InBelgiuma railroad opens fromBrusselstoMechelen.It is the first railway incontinental Europe.
- May 6–James Gordon Bennett, Sr.makes the first issue of theNew York Herald.
- July 4– TheBaltimore and Ohio Railroadfinishes theThomas Viaduct,at the time the longest bridge in the United States, and the second longest in the world. (London Bridgewas the longest in the world at the time)
- September 7–Charles Darwingets to theGalapagos IslandsaboardHMSBeagle.
- October 2–Texas Revolutionbegins:Battle of Gonzales–Mexicansoldiers try to get the people ofGonzales, Texasto give up their weapons, but the Texans fight back
- December 9– The Army of theRepublic of TexascapturesSan Antonio.
- December 16– Fire inNew York Citydestroys 530 buildings
- December 19–Toledo Bladenewspaper begins publishing.
- December 28–SeminolefighterOsceolaand his warriors attack U.S. government agent Thompson outside Fort King in CentralFlorida,starting theSecond Seminole War.
- The State ofOhioand theMichigan Territoryfight theToledo Warover the city ofToledoand theToledo Strip.
- De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestum,Copernicus' book on the motion of theEarth,is removed from theIndex of Prohibited Books.
- Samuel Coltpatents the firstrevolver
- Civil war erupts inUruguaybetween supporters ofBlancoandColoradoparties
- The firstBulgarian-language school opens in theOttoman Empire.
- TheFrenchword for their language changes to français, from françois
- TheAustraliancity ofMelbourneis founded byJohn BatmanandJohn Pascoe Fawkner.
Art, music, theatre, and literature
[change|change source]- May 8–Hans Christian Andersenpublishes his first four fairy tales
- June 2–P.T. Barnumand his circus begin their first tour of the United States
- September 26–Donizetti's operaLucia di Lammermooris performed for the first time
Births
[change|change source]- March 15–Eduard Strauss,Austrian composer (d.1916)
- April 9– KingLéopold II of Belgium(d.1909)
- June 2–Pope Pius X(d.1914)
- October 23–Adlai E. Stevenson,Vice President of the United States(d.1914)
- November 25–Andrew Carnegie,American industrialist and philanthropist (d.1919)
- November 30–Mark Twain,American writer and humorist (d.1910)
Deaths
[change|change source]- March 2– EmperorFrancis I of Austria(b.1768)
- April 21–Samuel Slater,American industrialist (b.1768)
- May 13–John Nash,English architect (b.1752)
- June 18–William Cobbett,English journalist and writer (b.1763)
- July 28–Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier,French marshal (b.1768)
- September 23–Vincenzo Bellini,Italian composer (b.1801)