1831 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1831 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - William IV of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Tory
[edit] Events
- April - General election results in a Whig victory, and a mandate for electoral reform.[1]
- May - Merthyr Rising 1831 in Merthyr Tydfil.
- 1 June - naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross successfully led the first expedition to reach the Magnetic North Pole.
- 1 August - the New London Bridge officially opened.[2]
- 29 August - Michael Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction.[3]
- 8 September - Coronation of King William IV.[2]
- 22 September - The House of Commons passes the Reform Bill, but it is later defeated in the House of Lords.
- 26 October - Cholera epidemic begins in Sunderland.
- 28 October - Michael Faraday constructs the first dynamo.[2]
- 31 October - Bristol Riot: Rioters burn down 100 houses in Bristol, intervention by 14th Dragoons leads to death of hundreds.
- 27 December - Charles Darwin embarks on his historic journey aboard the HMS Beagle.[2]
[edit] Undated
- The house which would eventually contain Abbey Road Studios is built in the St. John's Wood section of London.
- British Association for the Advancement of Science founded.[1]
[edit] Births
- 16 May - David E. Hughes, musician and professor of music (died 1900)
- 13 June - James Clerk Maxwell, physicist (died 1879)
[edit] Deaths
- 20 April - John Abernethy, surgeon (born 1764)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 257-258. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b c d (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Icons, a portrait of England 1820-1840. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
