- Jan 5 1st edition of Amsterdam General Trade Journal (Algemeen Handelsblad)
- Feb 18 More than 100 vessels destroyed in a storm, Gibraltar
- Feb 21 1st American Indian newspaper in US, "Cherokee Phoenix", published
- Feb 22 Russia & Persia sign Peace of Turkmantsjai
- Feb 28 Franz Grillparzer's "Ein Treuer Diener" premieres in Vienna
- Mar 24 Philadelphia & Columbia Railway (1st state owned) authorized
- Apr 4 Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam)
- Apr 11 Foundation of Bahia Blanca, Argentina
- Apr 14 British 18-gun sloop HMS Acorn sinks off Halifax with 115 men aboard
Event of Interest
Apr 14 First American Dictionary: its author Noah Webster registers its copyright for publication
Noah Webster
Event of Interest
May 19 U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations into law to protect industry in the North
John Quincy Adams
- May 26 Mysterious feral child Kaspar Hauser is discovered wandering the streets of Nuremberg
Event of Interest
Jun 13 Simon Bolívar proclaimed dictator
Simón Bolívar
- Jul 4 Construction begins on B & O (Baltimore-Ohio) 1st US passenger RR
- Aug 1 Bolton and Leigh Railway opens to freight traffic.
- Aug 20 Gioacchino Rossini's opera "Le Comte Ory" premieres in Paris
- Aug 20 Hindi reform movement Brahmo Samaj founded by Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore in Calcutta
- Aug 24 Dutch army takes Fort Du Bus in New Guinea
- Aug 27 Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talks
- Aug 27 The Russians defeat the Turks at the Battle of Akhalzic.
- Oct 7 The Greek city of Patras is liberated by the French expeditionary force in Peloponnese under General Maison.
- Oct 25 St Katharine Docks opens in London, England
Election of Interest
Dec 3 Andrew Jackson elected 7th US President
Andrew Jackson