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Historical Event(s)
– The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.
– The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas to help draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government, begins in San Felipe de Austin
– The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated.
– U.S. President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride on a train.
– Admiral Charles Napier defeats the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
– The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives Royal Assent, abolishing slavery through most the British Empire.
– The United Kingdom legislates the abolition of slavery in its empire.
– Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio is founded by John Jay Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart.
– A big demonstration at the gates of the legislature of Buenos Aires forces the ousting of governor Juan Ramón Balcarce and his replacement with Juan José Viamonte.
– A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2 rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.
Who Were Born On ?
– James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart, American Civil War figure (d. 1864)
– Melville Weston Fuller, American jurist and 8th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1910)
– Élie Ducommun, Swiss journalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1906)
– Alfred von Schlieffen, German field marshal (d. 1913)
– Lucy Hobbs Taylor, first female dentist in the United States (d. 1910)
– Kido Takayoshi, Japanese politician (d. 1877)
– Mahendralal Sarkar, Indian doctor (d. 1904)
– Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (d. 1887)