Historical Events
- Mar 22 British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act, introducing wide-ranging changes to electoral system of England and Wales, increasing electorate from about 500,000 voters to 813,000
- May 21 1st US Democratic National Convention held in Baltimore
- Jul 13 Source of Mississippi River discovered by American geographer Henry Schoolcraft
- Jul 24 Benjamin Bonneville leads the first wagon train across the Rocky Mountains by Wyoming's South Pass
- Aug 2 Battle of Bad Axe, Wisconsin: 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sauk & Fox Native Americans ending the Black Hawk War in the US
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1832 in Music
- Mar 12 The ballet La Sylphide first premieres at the Opéra de Paris.
- May 14 Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture "Hebrides" premieres in London
Edouard Manet
Lewis Carroll
Maximilian I
Louisa May Alcott
Gustave EiffelWorld Leaders in 1832
Andrew Jackson
Charles Grey
Famous Weddings
- Aug 9 King Leopold I of Belgium marries Louisa Maria
- Dec 20 Inventor William Henry Fox Talbot (32) weds Constance Mundy
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Georges Cuvier1832 in Pictures
Have You Heard The One About Johann Goethe?
With his collected works amounting to 143 volumes, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who died on this day, is considered to be one of the world’s great writersMarch 22The Man Who Sold His Wife
Most modern readers believe Thomas Hardy was plunging into deep fiction when he wrote about a man selling his wife in, The Mayor of Casterbridge. He wasn't.April 7The Tower that Twice Defied Hitler
The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of France and twice managed to upstage Adolf Hitler. The man who built it, Gustave Eiffel was born on this day.December 15
