What Happened in 1835

Major Events

  • Jan 8 US national debt is $0 for the first and only time in history
  • May 8 1st installment of Hans Christian Andersen "Fairy Tales" published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Jul 13 Swedish-American inventor John Ericsson files for a patent for his screw propeller design

Famous Weddings in 1835

  • Jan 26 Maria II of Portugal marries Auguste, Duke of Leuchtenberg
  • Jun 17 Soldier and politician Jefferson Davis (27) weds Sarah Knox Taylor (21) in Louisville, Kentucky
  • Jul 8 British Earl of Lovelace, William King (30) weds British mathematician Ada Byron (19), later known as Ada Lovelace, until her death in 1852

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World Leaders in 1835