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1825
was a
common year starting on Saturday
(see link for calendar).
Events
January 4
- King
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
dies and is succeeded by his son
Francis I of the Two Sicilies
.
February 9
- After no presidential candidate received a majority of
electoral votes
, the
United States House of Representatives
elects
John Quincy Adams
President of the United States
.
February 12
- The
Creek
cede the last of their lands in
Georgia
to the
United States
government, and migrate west
March 4
-
John Quincy Adams
officially succeeds
James Monroe
as
President of the United States
.
June 11
- The first cornerstone is laid for
Fort Hamilton
in
New York City
.
July 6
- The
Duke
of
Schleswig
-
Holstein
-
Sřnderborg
-Beck gains possession of
Glücksburg
and changes his title to
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
. The line of
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
later became the Royal House of
Greece
,
Denmark
and
Norway
.
July 30
-
Malden Island
discovered.
August 6
-
Bolivia
gains independence from
Peru
as a
republic
with the instigation of
Simón Bolívar
September 27
- The world's first modern railway, the
Stockton and Darlington Railway
opens in
England
.
October 26
- The
Erie Canal
opens - passage from
Albany, New York
to
Lake Erie
November 26
- At
Union College
in
Schenectady, New York
a group of college students form
Kappa Alpha
as the first
college
social
fraternity
(it was the first to combine aspects of secret Greek-letter societies, literary societies and formalized student social groups).
December 1
-
Alexander I of Russia
dies and is succeeded by his younger brother
Nicholas I of Russia
.
Decembrist Revolt
in Russia.
Argentina
assists
Uruguayan
revolt against
Brazilian
rule
The first horse-drawn
omnibuses
established in London
First
roller skates
Aluminium
discovered
The
Moreton Bay
Penal Settlement is moved from
Redcliffe
to a bend of the nearby
Brisbane River
, founding what would become the
City of Brisbane
.
Births
January 25
-
George Pickett
,
Confederate
general (†
1876
)
March 22
-
Jane Sym
, future First Lady of Canada (†
1893
)
May 4
-Sir
Thomas Henry Huxley
, English
biologist
(†
1895
)
May 8
-
George Bruce Malleson
, Indian officer and author (†
1898
)
September 11
-
Eduard Hanslick
, music critic (†
1904
)
September 25
-
Joachim Heer
, Swiss politician (†
1879
)
October 25
-
Johann Strauss II
,
composer
(†
1899
)
November 9
-
A.P. Hill
,
Confederate
general (†
1865
)
December 2
- Emperor
Peter II of Brazil
Deaths
January 4
-
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
(b.
1751
)
May 7
-
Antonio Salieri
, Italian composer (b.
1750
)
May 19
-
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon
, founder of French socialism (b.
1760
)
November 14
-
Jean Paul
, German writer (b.
1763
)
December 1
-
Alexander I of Russia
(b.
1777
)
December 29
-
Jacques-Louis David
, French painter (b.
1748
)
Henri Boulard , book collector (b.
1754
)
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