1832
year
1832 (MDCCCXXXII) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1832nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 832nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 32nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1830s decade. As of the start of 1832, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
January–March
January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society.
January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white planters organize militias and the British Army sends companies of the 84th regiment to enforce martial law. More than 300 of the slave rebels will be publicly hanged for their part in the destruction.
February 6 – The Swan River Colony is renamed Western Australia.
February 9 – The Florida Legislative Council grants a city charter for Jacksonville, Florida.
February 12
Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
A cholera epidemic in London claims at least 3,000 lives; the contagion spreads to France and North America later this year.
February 26 — Frédéric Chopin made his highly anticipated Paris debut on at the Salle Pleyel.
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