Page 2: Historical Events In 1829

Mar 16   Ohio authorizes high school night classes   

Mar 17   Ottawa Ontario 200 Irish canal navvies riot on St. Patricks Day; one killed and many wounded   

Mar 18   William Robertson Boggs, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911.   

Mar 20   Charles Albert White, composer.   

Mar 21   Earthquake in Spain results in the deaths of 6000   

Mar 22   The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece   

Mar 29   Ritta and Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia.   

Apr 06   Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26   

Apr 09   Danzig (Gdansk) dike break flood results in the deaths of 1200.   

Apr 10   William Booth, Foudner of the Salvation Army is born   

Apr 10   William Booth, founder (Salvation Army).   

Apr 13   English Emancipation Act grants freedom of religion to Catholics.   

Apr 13   English Parliament grants freedom of religion to Catholics   

Apr 13   The British Parliament passed the Catholic Emancipation Act, granting freedom of religion.   

Apr 15   Mary Harris Thompson, 1st American woman surgeon   

Apr 24   George Peabody Estey, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1881.   

Apr 25   Charles Fremantle arrives in the HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.   

Apr 28   Dutch parliament accepts new press laws.   

Apr 30   George Washington Adams, son of John Q Adams, dies on City Is NYC.   

May 01   Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice   

May 02   After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.   

May 06   Phoebe Ann Coffin, 1st female ordained minister in New England   

May 08   Louis Moreau Gottschalk, 1st internationally recognized US pianist.   

May 08   Mauro Giuseppe Sergio Pantaleo Giuliani, composer, dies at 47.   

May 09   Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer   

May 10   Thomas Young, physicist/decipherer of Egyptian hierogolyphics, dies   

May 12   Paul Karrer, composer.   

May 15   Joseph Smith ordained by John the Baptist according to Joseph Smith   

May 16   William Congreve, English officer, dies at 56.   

May 18   Bernardo Bittoni, composer, dies at 72   

May 24   Pope Pius VIII issues his program for pontificate   

May 24   Pope Pius VIII issues his program for the pontificate   

May 29   Humphry Davy, scientist/inventor (Miner's safety lamp), dies at 84   

May 30   Levin Goldschmidt, German business law expert.   

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Jan 03   John g r acquoy: Theologist/church historian   

Jan 03   Konrad duden: German linguist (der grosse duden)   

Jan 05   Sir roger tichborne: Missing u.k. heir who was the subject of the longest criminal trial in british history (d. c.1854)   

Jan 06   Kanagaki robun [bunzo nozaki]: Japanese humorist/gesaku-author   

Jan 09   Adolf von schlagintweit: German explorer (tarimbekken)   

Jan 09   Thomas william robertson: England, playwright (caste)   

Jan 18   Louis van haecke: Flemish chaplain/author (blood to bridge)   

Jan 21   Oscar ii frederik: King of sweden (1872-1907)/norway (-1905)/poet   

Jan 03   Robert archibald smith: Composer,    

Jan 12   Friedrich von schlegel: German cultural philosopher/poet,    

Jan 25   William shield: Composer,    

Jan 28   William burke: Murderer/body snatcher, executed in edinburgh   

Jan 29   Paul françois jean nicolas barras: French politician (b. 1755)   

Feb 10   Leo xii: [annibale sermattei], italian pope (1823-29),    

Feb 11   Alexandr griboyedov: Russian playwright (b. 1795)   

Feb 16   Francois-joseph gossec: Belg/fr composer (messe of morts),