WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO DECEMBER 1834
Find out what all happened February to December 1834

In New York City, four nights of rioting against abolitionists began. (7. July 1834)

The Battle of Asseiceira is fought, the last and decisive engagement of the Liberal Wars in Portugal. (16. May 1834)

Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland. (9. October 1834)

Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law extinguishing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses of the regular religious orders", earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer". (30. May 1834)

The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years of terror. (15. July 1834)

Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833. (1. December 1834)

Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England were sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. (18. March 1834)

Slavery is abolished in the British Empire as the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into force. (1. August 1834)

The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason. (3. April 1834)

Wake Forest University is established. (3. February 1834)

The Battle of Pinjarra is fought in the Swan River Colony in present-day Pinjarra, Western Australia. Between 14 and 40 Aborigines are killed by British colonists. (28. October 1834)

The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany. (3. December 1834)

Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground. (16. October 1834)

York, Upper Canada is incorporated as Toronto. (6. March 1834)