1830s

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century - 19th century - 20th century
Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s - 1830s - 1840s 1850s 1860s
Years:	1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday.
Evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin's expedition on the HMS Beagle.
Dutch-speaking farmers known as Voortrekkers emigrate northwards from the Cape Colony.
Croquet invented in Ireland.
Railroad construction begins in earnest in the United States.
Egba refugees fleeing the Yoruba civil wars found the city of Abeokuta in south-west Nigeria.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints restored by Joseph Smith.
The stealthy murderers called "thugs" are eradicated by William Sleeman and his team in British India.
Texas Revolution begins in Texas.
The First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing Empire of China started in 1839. It would end three years later with the signing of the Treaty of Nanking on 1842-08-29.
Robert's Quartet, a group of stars, discovered.
The Brussels Parliament declares Belgian independence, in revolt against the Dutch government