Year by year · 19th century

1830

1830 in world history: 28 events, 13 births, 9 deaths, 3 works, 6 states founded and 2 that came to an end. 1,083 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 3 February

    London Protocol recognises an independent Greece

    Britain, France and Russia agreed that Greece should be a fully independent kingdom, after nearly a decade of revolution against the Ottomans. It was the first new state to emerge in the Balkans.

    BalkansLondonGreece

  2. 28 May

    Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act

    The law authorised the president to exchange lands west of the Mississippi for Native territory in the East. It led to the forced removals known as the Trail of Tears, in which thousands died.

  3. 26 June

    George IV dies at Windsor

    The former Prince Regent, known for extravagance and his patronage of architecture, died at 67. His brother William IV succeeded him, and the Great Reform Act followed in 1832.

  4. 5 July

    French forces capture Algiers

    The Dey of Algiers surrendered to a French expeditionary force, beginning 132 years of French rule in Algeria. The colonisation ended only after a long and bloody war of independence.

    AlgeriaAlgiers

  5. 15 September

    The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens

    The first inter-city railway relying wholly on steam locomotives opened with great ceremony. The day was marred when the MP William Huskisson was struck and killed by Stephenson's Rocket.

  6. 4 October

    Belgium's provisional government declares independence

    Following the September uprising in Brussels, Belgium's provisional government declared independence from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The great powers recognised the new state, and later guaranteed its neutrality.

    Kingdom of the NetherlandsBelgium

  7. War · Revolt

    Greek War of Independence

    The Greek War of Independence was a revolt by Greeks against Ottoman rule in the 1820s, which ended with international recognition of an independent Greek state in 1830.

  8. Campaign

    French invasion of Algiers

    The French invasion of Algiers took place in 1830, when a French expedition captured the city and overthrew the Ottoman-era regency.

  9. Event

    Ustertag

    The Ustertag was a mass assembly of some 10,000 people from the countryside of the canton of Zürich, held at Uster on 22 November 1830.

  10. Treaty

    Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek

    The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was signed on 27 September 1830 in Noxubee County, Mississippi, the first removal treaty concluded under the Indian Removal Act.

  11. Event

    Admirable Congress

    The Admirable Congress was the constituent congress of Gran Colombia that met in Bogotá from January to May 1830, presided over by Antonio José de Sucre.

  12. Battle

    Battle of Lircay

    The Battle of Lircay was fought on 17 April 1830 near Talca and ended the Chilean civil war of 1829–1830.

  13. Battle

    Battle of Oncativo

    The Battle of Oncativo, also called Laguna Larga, was fought on 25 February 1830 in Córdoba Province, Argentina, where José María Paz's Unitarian army again defeated Juan Facundo Quiroga.

ProfileState915 states with a known seat in 1830Open the atlas at 1830 →

In the profiles

  • French EmpireFrance invades Algiers, beginning the second colonial empire
  • Gran ColombiaVenezuela and Ecuador secede; Bolívar dies near Santa Marta
  • VenezuelaVenezuela secedes from Gran Colombia and adopts its own constitution
  • Republic of EcuadorA Quito assembly declares the Southern District of Gran Colombia independent
  • Regency of AlgiersFrench troops land at Sidi Ferruch and Algiers capitulates on 5 July
  • French AlgeriaFrench troops land at Sidi Ferruch and Algiers capitulates on 5 July
  • Kingdom of BelgiumRevolution in Brussels; a provisional government declares independence
  • Dutch East IndiesJohannes van den Bosch introduces the Cultivation System

Wars and longer events

Born in 1830 13

Died in 1830 9

Works 3

States founded 6

States that came to an end 2

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