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| 1st Photograph of Moon Daguerre, Louis |  |
| 2nd Jan Takes the 1st photograph of the moon |
| ACLL Cobden, Richard |  |
| Founds the Anti Corn Law League to promote free trade & internationalism |
| Alliance Nicholas I |  |
| Teplitz Meets Emperor Franz of Austria in Bohemia to support the Sultan |
| Anti Corn Law Bright, John | |
| London Helps found the Anti-Corn Law League |
| Birth Cezanne, Paul | |
| 18th Jan Birth of Paul Cezanne |
| Birth Carol I |  |
| Birth of Carol I |
| Birth Mussorgsky, Modest | |
| Karevo Birth of Modest Mussorgsky |
| Birth Cervera y Topete |  |
| Jerez Birth of Pascal Cervera y Topete |
| Chief Whip Stanley, Edward | |
| London Appointed Chief Whip |
| Composition Verdi, Giuseppe |  |
| Milan Composes, "Oberto" |
| Confiscation Opium Lamb, William | |
| Guangzhou The Chinese Government confiscates 20,000 British crates of opium |
| Declaration of War Lamb, William | |
| 1st of the 2 Opium Wars between China & Britain |
| Diplomacy Nicholas I | |
| Teplitz Meets Emperor Franz of Austria in Bohemia to support the Sultan |
| Government Victoria | |
| Asks Peel to to form a Government but refuses to replace Whigs at Court |
| Governor Polk, James Knox |  |
| Washington Appointed Senator of Tenessee |
| Lord Privy Seal Villiers | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Lord Privy Seal Villiers, George William Frederick | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Marriage Victoria | |
| London On their 2nd meeting Victoria asks Prince Albert to marry her |
| Minister of Bremen Hormayr, Joseph von |  |
| Appointed Bavarian Minister to Bremen |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Reshid Pasha, Mustufa |  |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Neutrality Belgium Lamb, William | |
| London Under the treaty of London Britain is committed to Belgian neutrality |
| Petition Chartists Wood, Thomas | |
| London The Chartist petition is delivered to the House of Commons |
| President Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| Appointed President of the Council, 2nd term |
| Publication Lermontov, Michael | |
| Publication of, "A Hero of Our Time" |
| Publication Pushkin, Alexander | |
| Publication of, "The Stone Guest" |
| Publication Poe, Edgar Allen | |
| Publication of, "The Fall of the House of Usher" |
| Restoration Shuja |  |
| Kabul Restored as Amir of Afghanistan |
| Royal Society Darwin Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| London Appointed Member of the Royal Society |
| Royal Society Darwin, Charles Robert | |
| London Appointed Member of the Royal Society |
| Secretary of War Russell | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies |
| Succession Abdulmecid I | |
| Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey |
| Treaty of London Frederick William III | |
| London Article VII of the treaty of London affirms Belgian independence & neutrality |
| London Guaranteed by Britain, France, Prussia, Russia & Austria |
| Treaty of London Lamb, William | |
| London Article VII of the treaty of London affirms Belgian independence & neutrality |
