1835 Facts for Kids

The year 1835 was a time of many changes and exciting events around the world! New leaders took power, big inventions were made, and important journeys happened. Let's explore some of the most interesting things that took place in 1835.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s – 1830s – 1840s 1850s 1860s
Years:	1832 1833 1834 – 1835 – 1836 1837 1838

Big Events of 1835
Arts and Culture in 1835
Famous People Born in 1835
Important People Who Passed Away
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Big Events of 1835

January 1 – A man named Ole Pedersen Hoiland broke into the Bank of Norway and stole a large amount of money.
January 30 – There was an unsuccessful attack on President Andrew Jackson at the United States Capitol. This was the first time someone tried to attack a U.S. President.
February 20 – The city of Concepción, Chile was badly damaged by a strong earthquake.
March 2 – Ferdinand became the new Emperor of Austria.
April 18 – Lord Melbourne became the new Prime Minister of Britain.
May 5 – In Belgium, the first railway line in continental Europe opened. It connected the cities of Brussels and Mechelen.
May 6 – James Gordon Bennett, Sr. published the very first issue of the New York Herald newspaper.
July 4 – The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad finished building the Thomas Viaduct. At the time, this was the longest bridge in the United States. It was the second longest in the world, after London Bridge.
September 7 – The famous scientist Charles Darwin arrived at the Galapagos Islands aboard his ship, HMS Beagle. He studied the unique animals there, which helped him develop his ideas about evolution.
October 2 – The Texas Revolution began with the Battle of Gonzales. Mexican soldiers tried to take weapons from the people of Gonzales, Texas, but the Texans fought back. This was a key moment leading to Texas's independence.
December 9 – The Army of the Republic of Texas captured the city of San Antonio.
December 16 – A huge fire in New York City destroyed 530 buildings.
December 19 – The Toledo Blade newspaper started publishing its first issues.
December 28 – Seminole warrior Osceola and his fighters attacked a U.S. government agent near Fort King in Central Florida. This event started the Second Seminole War.
The State of Ohio and the Michigan Territory had a disagreement called the Toledo War. They were arguing over who owned the city of Toledo and a strip of land nearby.
The book De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestum by Copernicus was removed from the Index of Prohibited Books. This book explained that the Earth moves around the Sun, which was a big idea for its time.
Samuel Colt received a patent for the first revolver, a type of handgun.
A civil war started in Uruguay between supporters of the Blanco and Colorado political groups.
The first school that taught in the Bulgarian language opened in the Ottoman Empire.
The way the French word for their language was spelled changed from "françois" to "français".
The Australian city of Melbourne was founded by John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner.

Arts and Culture in 1835

May 8 – The famous writer Hans Christian Andersen published his first four fairy tales. These stories would later become loved by children all over the world.
June 2 – P.T. Barnum and his circus began their very first tour across the United States. He became famous for his amazing shows.
September 26 – The opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti was performed for the first time.

Famous People Born in 1835

March 15 – Eduard Strauss was born. He became a famous Austrian composer.
April 9 – King Léopold II was born. He later became the King of Belgium.
June 2 – Pope Pius X was born. He later became the leader of the Catholic Church.
October 23 – Adlai E. Stevenson was born. He later served as the Vice President of the United States.
November 25 – Andrew Carnegie was born. He became a very successful American businessman and gave a lot of his money to help others.
November 30 – Mark Twain was born. He became a beloved American writer and humorist, famous for books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Important People Who Passed Away

March 2 – Emperor Francis I of Austria passed away.
April 21 – Samuel Slater, an important American industrialist, died.
May 13 – John Nash, a famous English architect, passed away.
June 18 – William Cobbett, an English journalist and writer, died.
July 28 – Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, a French marshal, passed away.
September 23 – Vincenzo Bellini, an Italian composer, died.