WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO JUNE 1839
Find out what all happened February to June 1839

The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guaranteeing its neutrality. (19. April 1839)

The first Henley Royal Regatta is held. (26. March 1839)

In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result. (17. June 1839)

In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War. (3. June 1839)

Cherokee leaders Major Ridge, John Ridge, and Elias Boudinot are assassinated for signing the Treaty of New Echota, which had resulted in the Trail of Tears. (22. June 1839)

Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta. (14. June 1839)

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