1825 in History

Russia and Britain sign a convention defining the boundary between Russian America and British possessions in northwestern America.

Rebels proclaim Constantine Emperor & demand a Constitution

Frames the constitution used to declare independence for Upper Peru

Serrano presides as the assembly declares Upper Peru independent on 6 August 1825.

Elected President in the House of Representitives

Sucre enters La Paz after royalist authority collapses in Upper Peru.

Presides over the congress of Chuquiscana which proclaims the independence of Boliviar

Ibrahim lands in the Peloponnese in February 1825 and had immediate success: by the end of 1825, most of the Peloponnese is under Egyptian control

The Governments of all three powers were under intense pressure from their public opinion to help the Greeks, especially after the invasion of the Peloponnese in 1825 by Ottoman vassal Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt and the atrocities committed by his forces

Builds the 1st public railway to carry steam trains which opens, Stockton-Darlington

Ibrahim Pasha lands Egyptian forces in the Peloponnese

Lands with the Thirty-Three Orientals and begins the campaign against Brazilian rule in the Banda Oriental

His government passes legislation allowing workers to combine over wages and hours.

A corps loyal to Mahmud lay siege to Janissaries barracks & masacre 6,000-10,000

The new republic is named Bolivia in honour of Simon Bolivar.

The Erie Canal opens, reducing transport costs between the Great Lakes and Atlantic markets.

Sucre begins serving as President of Bolivia under authority delegated by Bolivar.

Appointed President of the USA, 6th President

Bolivar names Santa Cruz to succeed Sucre if delegated authority becomes vacant.

The Decembrists are fired on at Saint Petersburgs Senate Sqr leaving many dead. The Decembrist rebellion is suppressed. Rebels proclaim Constantine Emperor & demand a Constitution

Janissaries rebel after Mahmud orders a new corps to replace them

5 of the leaders are hanged & 100 conspirators sent to Siberia

First day of the uprising of young Russian aristocratic army officers

His government passes legislation modifying restrictions on workers' combinations.

"The Protestants will support me as a Tory & the Whigs as a Catholic"

Kolokotronis is released from imprisonment to organize resistance against Ibrahim

The sinking shaft is completed and Brunel's tunnelling shield is assembled beneath the Rotherhithe site.

Recieves an ultimatum from Russia to restore the status quo to the Danube. Forced to obey Russias ultimatum by Britain & France

Indian leaders sign a Treaty ceding all Creek lands in Georgia to the USA

Ibrahim lands in the Peloponnese in February 1825 and had immediate success: by the end of 1825, most of the Peloponnese is under Egyptian control

Appointed Secretary of State

Stephenson's locomotive hauls the opening train on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens driven by Stephenson, Locomotion hauled an 80-ton load of coal and flour nine miles in two hours, reaching a speed of 24 miles per hour also the first purpose-built passenger car, Experiment, was attached and carried dignitaries on the opening journey, the first time passenger traffic had been run on a steam locomotive railway

Construction of the Thames Tunnel begins ceremonially and Brunel lays the second brick after his father.

Construction begins ceremonially on Brunel's tunnel beneath the River Thames.

Indian leaders sign a Treaty ceding all Creek lands in Georgia to the USA

Dies at Taganrog after a sudden illness generally identified as typhus.

Death of Ferdinand I

Papaflessas dies fighting Ibrahim Pasha's Egyptian forces at Maniaki

Ibrahim defeats Greek forces at Maniaki during his Peloponnesian campaign

Helps defeat Brazilian forces at Sarandi during the campaign for Uruguayan independence