6 January 1828RescueIsambard Kingdom Brunel
Brunel is pulled from the flooded tunnel after being trapped by timber and swept through the workings.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1828, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Brunel is pulled from the flooded tunnel after being trapped by timber and swept through the workings.
A major tunnel flood kills six workers and seriously injures Brunel, forcing him to withdraw from the project.
A major flood kills six workers, seriously injures Isambard Kingdom Brunel and forces suspension of the tunnel works.
Unable to keep the Tories united
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain by George IV
Only Huskisson, Peel & the "Canningites" serve as Minister's in Wellingtons Cabinet
Fills a vacuum after refusal by Whig & Tory Party leaders to accept the office
The Test & Corporation Acts dating from Charles II are repealed. Acts of indemnity are passed annually
The Test & Corporation Acts dating from Charles II are repealed
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term
Refuses to take the oath of supremacy & cannot take his seat in Parliament
Refuses to take the oath of supremacy & cannot take his seat in Parliament
Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815
Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815. Corn prices are based on a sliding scale compared with domestic prices
Reduces high prices caused by the Corn Law of 1815. Corn prices are based on a sliding scale compared with domestic prices
Codringtons presence at Alexandria led to the Treaty of the 6 August 1828, by which the evacuation of the Morea was settled
Death of Robert Banks Jenkinson, second Earl of Liverpool.
Appointed Duchy of Lancaster
Matriculates at Christ Church, Oxford, where he read Classics and Mathematics, although he had no great interest in mathematics
Hot blast, patented by James Beaumont Neilson in 1828, was the most important development of the 19th century for saving energy in making pig iron
Hot blast, patented by James Beaumont Neilson in 1828, was the most important development of the 19th century for saving energy in making pig iron
Devises a furnace to improve the manufacture of iron
Appointed Lord President of the Council
Created Earl Grey, succeeds to his fathers peerage
Created Viscount Melbourne, 2nd
Publication of "Pelham"
While recovering from his tunnel injuries Brunel develops ideas for a suspension bridge across the Avon Gorge.
Resigns after Wellington creates a Tory Government
Appointed Irish Secretary, 2nd term
Brunel leaves the Thames Tunnel project because his injuries prevent him from continuing as resident engineer.
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