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| Ambassador Pasha, Mehmed Emin Ali |  |
| London Appointed Ambassador to Britain |
| Birth Dvorak, Antonin |  |
| Nelahozeves Rep Birth of Antonin Dvorak |
| Birth Renoir, Pierre Auguste |  |
| 25th Feb Lioges Birth of Pierre Auguste Renoir |
| Birth Edward VII |  |
| 9th Nov London Birth of Edward VII, 2nd child & eldest son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert |
| Birth Stanley, Henry Morton | |
| 28th Jan Birth of Henry Morton Stanley |
| Birth Victoria | |
| 9th Nov Birth of Edward VII, eldest son & 3rd child of Victoria & Albert |
| Capture of Hong Kong Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 26th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China |
| Constitution Espartero |  |
| Madrid Becomes virtual dictator of Spain after the resignation of Regent Maria Chris tina |
| Convention Chuanbi Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 20th Jan Chuanbi Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Convention Chuanbi Peel, Robert | |
| 20th Jan Chuanbi Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Convention London Nicholas I |  |
| London The Allies will not send warships to the Dardanelles & Bosphorous if Turkey is neutral |
| Convention London Abdulmecid I | |
| London Under the convention of London Acre is returned to Turkey |
| Death Birbeck, George | |
| 12th Jan London Death of George Birbeck |
| Death Lermontov, Mikhail Yurevich | |
| Death of Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov, killed in a duel |
| Death Harrison, William Henry |  |
| Death of William Henry Harris on, after 1 month in office |
| Discovery of Africa Livingstone, David | |
| Sent by the London Missionary Society to Sth Africa |
| Duel Lermontov Lermontov, Michael | |
| Killed in a duel |
| Election Graham, James Robert George | |
| Dorchester Elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester |
| Election Lamb, William | |
| Loses the General Election |
| Election Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep The Conservatives win a majority for the 1st time, winning by 80 seats |
| 6th Sep The Conservatives win their highest gains in the English Counties |
| Free Trade Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep Believes without free trade there could be civil disorder |
| 6th Sep Campaigns on the issue of Free Trade to become Prime Minister |
| 6th Sep Stanley resigns over Peel's Free Trade Policy, Peel's only casualty |
| Government Victoria | |
| Appoints Peel to form a Government & will replace some Whig appointments at court |
| Governor Brooke, James | |
| Appointed Governor of Brunei |
| Investiture Edward VII | |
| 4th Dec London Invested as the Prince of Wales |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of US Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno |  |
| Appointed Minister of USA |
| President Ballivian, Jose |  |
| Appointed President of Bolivia, Bolivia's first President |
| President Mavrokordatos, Alexander |  |
| Appointed President of the Council |
| President Harrison, William Henry | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 9th President |
| President Tyler, John | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 10th President |
| Prime Minister Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain |
| Prime Minister Kriezis, Antonios | |
| 10th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Mavrokordatos, Alexandros | |
| 6th July Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 2nd term |
| Publication Stifter, Adalbert |  |
| Publication of, "Feldblumen" |
| Publication Browning, Robert | |
| Publication of, "Pippa Passes" |
| Publication Poe, Edgar Allen | |
| Publication of, "The Murders In the Rue Morgue" |
| Reform Peel, Robert | |
| London Controls the circulation of paper money |
| Regency Espartero | |
| Madrid Appointed Regent of Spain |
| Resignation Lamb, William | |
| London Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Resignation Peel, Robert | |
| 6th Sep Stanley resigns over Peel's Free Trade Policy, Peel's only casualty |
| Revolution Crete Koumoundouros, Alexandros | |
| Takes part in the revolution of Crete |
| Rule of Acre Abdulmecid I | |
| Acre Under the convention of London Acre is returned to Turkey |
| Rule of Hong Kong Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 20th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Rule of Hong Kong Peel, Robert | |
| 20th Jan Hong Kong Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi |
| Rule of Straits Abdulmecid I | |
| Straits Domination of the Straits is given to the Ottoman Empire by the treaty of Hunkar |
| Secretary of Home Affairs Graham, James Robert George | |
| 2nd Sep Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary of War Stanley, Edward | |
| Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies by Sir Robert Peel |
| Siege of Jellalabad Sale, Robert | |
| Jellalabad Afghans besiege the British at Jellalabad held by 2,000 troops under Sale |
| Jellalabad After 5 months Sale mounts a succesful counter-attack against the Afghanforces |
| Treaty of Hunkar Iskelesi Abdulmecid I | |
| Hunkar Iskelesi Domination of the Straits is given to the Ottoman Empire by the treaty of Hunkar |
| Hunkar Iskelesi Other countries' battleships' transit in the periods of peace is forbidden |
| Trial Brudenell, James Thomas | |
| Prosecuted for a duel with one of his own officers, but is acquitted |
| Under Secretary Canning, George | |
| Appointed Under Secretary at the Foreign Office |
| Vice President Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Appointed Vice President of the Board of Trade |
| Vice President Tyler, John | |
| Washington Appointed Vice President |
