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| Battle of Alamo, The Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de |  |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The General Anna has the defender's bodies burned as an example to the rebellious Texans |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Mexicans storm a Spanish mission slaughtering all 187 Texan defenders |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Demands surrender but receives canon shot & orders his artillery destroy the mission |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The The defenders are massacarred within 1 hour |
| 24th Feb Alomo, The Travis & Bowie retreat to the Alamo despite orders by General Houston to withdraw |
| Battle of Alamo, The Bowie, Jim |  |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Killed during the Battle of the Alamo |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Killed in battle during a 12 day siege which helps defeat the Mexican Army |
| Battle of Alamo, The Crocket, Davy | |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Killed in battle during a 12 day siege which helps defeat the Mexican Army |
| Battle of Jacinto Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de | |
| 21st April Jacinto Defeated by General sam houston & taken prisoner |
| Battle of Jacinto Houston, Sam | |
| 21st April Jacinto Inflicts a crushing defeat on the Mexicans & takes General Santa Anna prisoner |
| Battle of Luchana Espartero |  |
| Luchana Defeats the Carlists at Luchana |
| Birth Anderson, Elizabeth Garrett |  |
| Birth of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson |
| Birth Campbell-Bannerman, Henry | |
| 7th Sep Glasgow Birth of Henry Campbell-Bannerman, son of the Lord Provost of Glasgow |
| Birth Enomoto, Takeaki |  |
| Birth of Takeaki Enomoto |
| Birth Harte, Bret | |
| 20th Aug New York Birth of Bret Harte |
| Buren Buren, Martin van | |
| 7th Dec Washington Known as the "little magician" for his political manipulation |
| Civil War Mexico Burnet, David | |
| Texas Appointed President of Texas |
| Texas Tries to win independence for Texas from Mexico |
| Commander Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Appointed Commander of the 11th Hussars |
| Commander Espartero | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Composition Meyerbeer, Giacomo |  |
| 29th Feb Composes, "Les Huguenots" |
| Coup d'Etat Fialin, Jean-Gilbert-Victor |  |
| Strasbourg Propagandist during the failed attempt by Louis -Napoleon to regain the throne |
| Coup d'Etat Napoleon III | |
| Strasbourg Stages a failed Coup d'etat at Strasbourg |
| Death SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| 20th June Death of Emmanuel Joseph SieyŠs |
| Death McAdam, John Loudon | |
| 26th Nov Death of John Loudon McAdam |
| Death Bowie, Jim | |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Death of Jim Bowie, killed during the battle of the Alamo |
| Death Crocket, Davy | |
| 24th Feb Alamo, The Death of Davy Crocket, killed at the battle of the Alamo |
| Drama Gogol, Nikolai Vasilyevich |  |
| "The Inspector-General", a satire on provincial officials |
| Exile of Louis Phillipe Louis Phillipe | |
| 30th Oct Paris Exiles Louis Napoleon to America for leading a garrison to against the government |
| Field Marshal Radetzky, Johann Joseph Wenzel Anton |  |
| Vienna Appointed Field Marshal |
| Independence Houston, Sam | |
| Houston The capital of Texas is named after Sam Houston |
| Texas The new President of Texas helps win Texan independence from Mexico |
| Invasion of Texas Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de | |
| 24th Feb Texas Leads an invasion of Texas after USAsettlers decalare independence |
| Marriage Victoria | |
| London Meets Prince Albert through his father, brother of Victoria's uncle Leopold |
| Minister of Navy Kriezis, Antonios |  |
| Appointed Minister of the Navy |
| Pardon Louis Napoleon Louis Phillipe | |
| 30th Oct Paris Pardons Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte |
| Performance Les Huguenots Meyerbeer, Giacomo | |
| 29th Feb Paris "Les Huguenots" is performed for the 1st time |
| Publication Palacky, Frantisek |  |
| Publication of, "History of the Czech Nation" |
| Publication Hugo, Victor | |
| Visits the battlefields of Dol & writes "Quatre-Vingt-Treize" |
| Publication Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| Publication of, "Notebooks on the Trans mutation of Species" |
| Publication Lermontov, Michael | |
| Publication of, "Sashka" |
| Publication Pushkin, Alexander | |
| Publication of, "The Captain's Daughter" |
| Publication Emerson, Ralph Waldo | |
| Publication of, "Nature" |
| Rebellion Garibaldi, Guisseppe |  |
| Rio Grande Supports the state of Rio Grande do Sul against the Brazilian central government |
| Secretary of State Austin, Stephen Fuller | |
| Appointed Secretary of State of the independent Republic of Texas |
| Succession Ferdinand I | |
| Bohemia Succeeds as King of Bohemia |
| Succession Frederick Augustus II | |
| Saxony Succeeds as King of Saxony |
| Texan Republic Houston, Sam | |
| 22nd Oct Texas Sworn in as President of Texas , the newly created Texan Republic |
| Vice President Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte | |
| Huston Appointed Vice President of the Republic of Texas |
