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* [[February]]–March – Revolts in [[Modena]], [[Parma]] and the [[Papal States]] are put down by [[Austrian Empire|Austrian]] [[troops]].
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* [[February 5]] – Dutch naval lieutenant [[Jan van Speyk]] blows up his own gunboat in [[Antwerp]] rather than strike his colours on the demand of supporters of the [[Belgian Revolution]].
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* [[February 7]] – The Belgian [[Constitution of Belgium|Constitution of 1831]] is approved by the [[National Congress of Belgium|National Congress]].
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* [[March 10]] – The [[French Foreign Legion]] is founded.
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* [[March 29]] – The [[Bosnian uprising (1831–32)]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]] begins.
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* [[April 7]] – [[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro I]] abdicates as [[Emperor of Brazil]] in favor of his 5-year-old son [[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro II]], who will reign for almost 59 years.
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* [[April 18]] ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' newspaper is first published, as the ''Sydney Herald''.
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* [[May]]–June – [[Merthyr Rising]]: Coal miners and others riot in [[Merthyr Tydfil]], Wales, for improved working conditions.
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* [[July 21]] – [[Leopold I of Belgium|Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]] is inaugurated as the first King of the [[Belgium|Belgians]], in [[Brussels]].
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* [[September 6]]–[[September 8|8]] – [[Battle of Warsaw (1831)|Battle of Warsaw]]: The [[Russia]]ns take the [[Warsaw|Polish capital]] and crush resistance.
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* [[September 8]] – Coronation of King [[William IV of the United Kingdom]] (he will reign until [[1837]]).
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* [[September 22]] – The [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] passes the [[Great Reform Bill]] to expand the franchise, but this is later defeated in the [[House of Lords]].
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* [[September 26]]–[[September 28|28]]: The first national [[president (government title)|president]]ial nominating convention is held in the [[United States]], by the [[Anti-Masonic Party]], in [[Baltimore, Maryland]].
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* [[October 9]] – [[Ioannis Kapodistrias]], Greek head of [[Sovereign state|state]] and founder of [[Greece|Greek]] [[independence]], is assassinated in [[Nafplion]].
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* [[October 29]] – The [[1831 Bristol riots]] ("Queen Square riots") in [[Bristol]] (England) begin, in connection with the [[Great Reform Bill]] controversy. Quelled by the authorities and the military on October 31, 100 city centre properties are destroyed, at least 120 are estimated to have been killed, 31 of the rioters will be sentenced to death and a colonel facing court-martial for failure to control the riot commits suicide.
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* [[November 7]] – Slave trading is forbidden in [[Brazil]].
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* [[November 17]] – [[Ecuador]] and [[Venezuela]] are separated from [[Gran Colombia]].
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* [[December 26]] – Global [[financial services]] business [[Assicurazioni Generali]] is founded in [[Trieste]] (at this time in the [[Austrian Empire]]) as ''Imperial Regia Privilegiata Compagnia di Assicurazioni Generali Austro-Italiche''.
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Year 1831

Events



 

Event

EventStartEnd
Pax Brittanica18151915

 

New Groups

GroupImageTypeDescription
University of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama seal.svgUniversity
Flagship
Space-grant
Sea-grant
"The capstone of the public school system in the state of Alabama"
Xavier UniversityXavier University seal.pngMilitary ranks
Society of Jesus
Catholic Jesuit university in Ohio
Royal United Services Institute for Defence StudiesGroup.pngThink tank
University of NamurLogoFUNDP.jpgA founding member of the Académie Louvain, the association of French-speaking Catholic universities in Belgium.
Denison UniversityDenison University seal2.pngPrivate liberal artsWas a stop on the Underground Railroad for refugee slaves.

 

A Death

TitleBornDiedPlace of deathSummary
James Monroe28 April 17584 July 1831New York
United States
Politician

 

A Birth

TitleBornDiedSummaryDescription
James Garfield19 November 183119 September 1881PoliticianA US president who was assassinated
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