WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1829
Find out what all happened January to December 1829

HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba. (5. June 1829)

Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico. This was the final consummation of Mexican independence. (11. September 1829)

First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking. (30. November 1829)

The Metropolitan Police of London, later also known as the Met, is founded. (29. September 1829)

The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place. (10. June 1829)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust Part 1 receives its premiere performance. (19. January 1829)

In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter. (23. July 1829)

Rail transport: Stephenson's The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials. (8. October 1829)

Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe. (7. April 1829)

After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia. (2. May 1829)

The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War. (14. September 1829)

Catholic Emancipation: The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. (24. March 1829)

South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa; it will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools. (1. October 1829)

In the face of fierce local opposition, British Governor-General Lord William Bentinck issues a regulation declaring that anyone who abets suttee in Bengal is guilty of culpable homicide. (4. December 1829)

The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament. (13. April 1829)

Battle of Tarqui took place. (27. February 1829)

In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece. (22. March 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. (25. April 1829)

Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire. (23. May 1829)