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

Events and Trends

• Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday
• 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

World Leaders

• Emperor Francis II (Austria)
• Emperor Ferdinand I (Austria)
• Chancellor Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (Austria)
• King Louis-Philippe (France)
• Pope Gregory XVI
• Emperor Nicholas I (Russia)
• King William IV (United Kingdom)
• Queen Victoria (United Kingdom)
• Prime Minister Lord Grey (United Kingdom)
• Prime Minister Lord Melbourne (United Kingdom)
• President Andrew Jackson (United States)
• President Martin Van Buren (United States)

See Also

1830s in sports