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| Ambassador Buol Schauenstein, Karl Ferdinand von |  |
| Baden Baden Appointed Ambassador to Baden |
| Birth Frederick Charles |  |
| 20th Mar Berlin Birth of Frederick Charles , son of Charles of Prussia & nephew of William I |
| Birth Friedrich Karl | |
| Berlin Birth of Friedrich, nephew of Emperor William I of Prussia |
| Capture of Athens Mahmud II |  |
| Athens Greek nationalists capture Athens |
| Capture of Thebes Mahmud II | |
| Thebes Greek nationalists capture Thebes |
| Colonization Stirling, James |  |
| Canberra Makes West Australia a British colony |
| Death Mack, Karl | |
| Death of Karl Mack |
| Death Banks Jenkinson, Robert |  |
| Death of Robert Banks Jenkins on |
| Duchy of Lancaster Hamilton Gordon Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| London Appointed Duchy of Lancaster |
| Election O'Connell, Daniel | |
| 4th July County Clare Refuses to take the oath of supremacy & cannot take his seat in Parliament |
| Government Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 22nd Jan Only Huskisson, Peel & the "Canningites" serve as Ministers in Wellington's Cabinet |
| Governor Stirling, James | |
| Western Appointed Governor of Western Australia |
| Governor Buren, Martin van |  |
| New York Appointed Governor of New York |
| Invasion of Peloponnese Mahmud II | |
| Peloponnese The French land a force of 10,000 soldiers in the Peloponnese to stop the Ottomans |
| Invasion of Persia Nicholas I |  |
| Russia conquers the Armenian provinces of Persia, bringing within her frontier the Monastery of Etchmiadzin, in the Khanate of Erivan, which is the seat of the Katholikos of All the Armenians |
| Invention Iron Furnace Neilson, James | |
| London Devises a furnace to improve the manufacture of iron |
| Legislation Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 9th May Acts of indemnity are passed annually |
| 9th May The Test & Corporation Acts dating from Charles II are repealed |
| 15th July London Corn prices are based on a sliding scale compared with domestic prices |
| 15th July London Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815 |
| London University MacAulay, Thomas | |
| London A company raises money with support of Mill & MacAulay to found London University |
| London University Mill, James | |
| London A company raises money with support of Mill & MacAulay to found London University |
| Lord President Bathurst, Henry | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council |
| Minister of Britain Barbour, James | |
| Appointed Minister to Britain |
| Minister of Colombia Harrison, William Henry | |
| Appointed Minister to Colombia |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 2nd June Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Party Leader Rosas, Juan Manuel de |  |
| Buenos Aires Appointed Party Leader of the Federalist Party |
| Peerage Grey, Charles | |
| Created Earl Grey, succeeds to his father's peerage |
| Peerage Lamb, William | |
| Melbourne Created Viscount Melbourne, 2nd |
| Plot Bolivar, Simon |  |
| 25th Sep Escapes assassination at the hands of liberal conspirators in Gran Colombia |
| Prime Minister Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 9th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain by George IV |
| 22nd Jan Fills a vacuum after refusal by Whig & Tory Party leaders to accept the office |
| Publication Guizot, Francois-Pierre-Guillaume |  |
| Publication of, "Histoire De La Civilization En Europe" |
| Publication Bulwer-Lytton | |
| Publication of, "Pelham" |
| Reform Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 9th May London The Test & Corporation Acts dating from Charles II are repealed |
| 15th July London Corn prices are based on a sliding scale compared with domestic prices |
| 15th July London Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815 |
| Resignation Goderich | |
| 8th Jan London Unable to keep the Tories united |
| Resignation Lamb, William | |
| London Resigns after Wellington creates a Tory Government |
| Rule of Armenia Nicholas I | |
| Russia conquers the Armenian provinces of Persia, bringing within her frontier the Monastery of Etchmiadzin, in the Khanate of Erivan, which is the seat of the Katholikos of All the Armenians |
| Rule of Armenia Paskievich, Ivan Fedorovich | |
| 22nd Feb Armenia Under the treaty of Turkomanchi Russia retains part of Armenia |
| Rule of Armenia Mahmud II | |
| Armenia Russia retains a part of Armenia under the treaty of Turkmanchai |
| Rule of Caspian Sea Mahmud II | |
| Caspian Sea Under the treaty of Turkmanchai Russia has exclusive naval rights on the Caspian Sea |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Peel, Robert | |
| Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary of Ireland Lamb, William | |
| Appointed Irish Secretary, 2nd term |
| Secretary of War Apsley, Henry | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies |
| Treaty of Turkmanchai Mahmud II | |
| Turkmanchai Ends the war between Russia & Persia |
| Treaty of Turkomanchi Paskievich, Ivan Fedorovich | |
| 22nd Feb Turkomanchi Ends the war |
| 22nd Feb Turkomanchi Russia retains a part of Armenia & exclusive rights to keep a Navy on the Caspian Sea |
| Treaty of Turkom Paskevich, Ivan Fedorovich | |
| Sep Tirvan Lays siege to Tirvan after the battle of Ganja |
