1835
year
1835 (MDCCCXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1835th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 835th year of the 2nd millennium, the 35th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1830s decade. As of the start of 1835, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
January–March
January 7 – HMS Beagle anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as a scientist.
January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history.
January 24 – Malê Revolt: African slaves of Yoruba Muslim origin revolt against Brazilian owners at Salvador, Bahia.
January 26
Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Auguste de Beauharnais, 2nd Duke of Leuchtenberg, in Lisbon; he dies only two months later.
Saint Paul's in Macau is largely destroyed by fire after a typhoon hits.
January 30 – Attempted assassination of Andrew Jackson: The first assassination attempt against a President of the United States is carried out against President Andrew Jackson at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., by English-born delusional unemployed house painter Richard Lawrence; the attempt fails when his pistols misfire due to humidity.
February 1 – Slavery is finally abolished in British-administered Mauritius, with compensation to slaveowners.
February 20 – 1835 Concepción earthquake: Concepción, Chile, is destroyed by an earthquake.
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