1829 Calendar
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1829 Historical Event(s)
March 24, 1829
– Catholic Emancipation: The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
April 7, 1829
– Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.
April 13, 1829
– The British Parliament grants freedom of religion to Roman Catholics.
April 25, 1829
– Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the United Kingdom.
May 2, 1829
– After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
May 15, 1829
– The Aaronic Priesthood is restored to Joseph Smith Jr. and Oliver Cowdery, prior to the organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
June 5, 1829
– HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
July 23, 1829
– In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
September 29, 1829
– The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded.
November 30, 1829
– First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking.
Who Were Born On 1829?
January 9, 1829
– Thomas William Robertson, English playwright (d. 1871)
February 11, 1829
– The Rev. Samuel Lodge, English clergyman, author and headmaster (d. 1897)
February 26, 1829
– Levi Strauss, German-born clothing designer (d. 1902)
March 2, 1829
– Carl Schurz, German revolutionary and statesman (d. 1906)
May 8, 1829
– Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American musician (d. 1869)
June 4, 1829
– Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (d. 1903)
June 16, 1829
– Geronimo, Apache leader (d. 1909)
July 5, 1829
– Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican writer and diplomat (d. 1910)
July 14, 1829
– Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1896)
September 6, 1829
– Marie Zakrzewska, Polish physician (d. 1902)