WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 1826
Find out what all happened January to April 1826

Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within Swaminarayan Hinduism. (11. February 1826)

University College London is founded under the name University of London. (11. February 1826)

Samuel Morey patents the internal combustion engine. (1. April 1826)

The 10,500 inhabitants of the Greek town Missolonghi start leaving the town after a year's siege by Turkish forces. Very few of them survive. (10. April 1826)

The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War. (24. February 1826)

The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the north West coast of Wales, is opened. (30. January 1826)