1833

Years: 1830 1831 1832 - 1833 - 1834 1835 1836
Decades: 1800s 1810s 1820s - 1830s - 1840s 1850s 1860s
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

Events

January 3, Britain seizes control of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
March 2, President Andrew Jackson signs the Force Act, which authorizes him to use troops to enforce Federal law in South Carolina.
June 6, US President Andrew Jackson becomes the first President to ride a train.
May 11, French-American farmhand Antoine le Blanc murders family of three.
September 29, the infant Isabella II becomes Queen of Spain, under the regency of her mother, Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Her uncle Don Carlos, Conde de Molina challenges her claim, beginning the First Carlist War.
December 14, assassination of Kaspar Hauser, dies three days later in December 17
Charles Babbage described his analytical engine. (see also history of computing hardware)
The dawn of biochemistry: discovery of the first enzyme, diastase, by Anselme Payen
The British Parliament passes the Slavery Abolition Act giving all slaves in the British Empire their freedom.

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