Austin Granted Land
Jan 3 Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico.
- Jan 27 President Monroe appoints first US ambassadors to South America
- Feb 20 English Captain James Weddell reaches 74°15' S, 1520 km from South Pole
- Mar 11 1st normal school in US opens, Concord Academy, Concord, Vermont
- Apr 22 Baltic Club (Exchange) forms in London
- Apr 22 R J Tyers patents roller skates
- May 10 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling
- Jun 16 King Willem I opens shipyard at Rotterdam-Antwerp
- Jul 1 9th US Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office
- Jul 1 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico
- Jul 2 Bahia Independence Day: the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia
- Jul 14 Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives
- Jul 15 A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome
- Jul 24 Slavery is abolished in Chile
Appointment of Interest
Sep 10 Simón Bolívar named President of Peru
Event of Interest
Sep 21 Moroni first appears to Joseph Smith, according to Smith
Event of Interest
Dec 2 US President James Monroe declares the "Monroe Doctrine" opposing European colonialism in the Americas, arguing any European political intervention in the New World would be a hostile act against the United States
