Major Events
- Oct 9 Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Head of State of modern Greece, assassinated in Nafplion
- Nov 17 Ecuador and Venezuela separated from Greater Colombia
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1831 in Music
- Jul 4 "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)", with lyric by Samuel Francis Smith, has 1st public performance at Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts
1831 in Sport
- Dec 10 "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th century
Grenville M. Dodge
David Edward Hughes
James Clerk Maxwell
John Pemberton
James GarfieldMore People Born in 1831
Vicente Guerrero
Sophie Germain
James Monroe
Maria Szymanowska
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Articles About 1831
Faraday, the Blacksmith's Boy Who Changed the World
On this day, Michael Faraday, known to science as the Father of Electricity, demonstrated his dynamo invention. It was to have huge, far-reaching consequences.October 28
Darwin Discovers The Secrets of Life
Charles Darwin set out on a voyage of discovery on this day. What he discovered was later to stun the scientific world – and outrage the Church.December 27
Famous Weddings in 1831
- Jun 30 Soldier and future Confederate General Robert E. Lee (24) marries Mary Custis (22) at Arlington House, Arlington Virginia
Andrew Jackson
Charles Grey