20 January 1841ConventionGeorge Hamilton-Gordon Aberdeen, 4th
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Historical records for Great Britain in 1841, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain at the Convention of Chuanbi
Hong Kong is ceded to Britain by China
Birth of Henry Morton Stanley
Encounters the Great Ice Barrier, later known as the Ross Ice Shelf, while exploring the Ross Sea
Queen Victoria knights Marc Isambard Brunel in recognition of his engineering work and the approaching completion of the Thames Tunnel.
The opposing tunnel workings meet with an alignment error of less than two inches and construction is completed.
Saint Chad's is consecrated as a major Roman Catholic church in Birmingham.
Box Tunnel opens as the longest railway tunnel in the world at the time.
The complete Great Western Railway route between London and Bristol opens for through services.
Completion of the main line allows continuous railway travel between London and Bristol in about four hours.
Appointed Home Secretary
The Conservatives win their highest gains in the English Counties. The Conservatives win a majority for the 1st time, winning by 80 seats
Stanley resigns over Peels Free Trade Policy, Peels only casualty. Campaigns on the issue of Free Trade to become Prime Minister. Believes without free trade there could be civil disorder
Appointed Prime MInister of Great Britain
Stanley resigns over Peels Free Trade Policy, Peels only casualty
Birth of Edward VII, 2nd child & eldest son of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert
Birth of Edward VII, eldest son & 3rd child of Victoria & Albert
Excavation reaches the Wapping side and the main tunnelling work beneath the Thames is completed.
Invested as the Prince of Wales
The structure becomes a surviving element of Brunel's original railway.
The western entrance is finished with a more elaborate architectural treatment than the simpler eastern portal.
Brunel pushes the main contractor to increase the Box Tunnel workforce from about twelve hundred to four thousand men.
The viaduct opens with the completed Great Western route.
Completes the principal railway viaduct at Chippenham.
Brunel's railway viaduct at Chippenham opens with the completed Great Western route.
Sent by the London Missionary Society to South Africa
Discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, naming the volcanoes after the expedition's vessels
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
Sails for 250 nautical miles (460 km) along the edge of the low, flat-topped ice shelf they called the Victoria Barrier, later named "Ross Ice Shelf" in his honour
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
James Ross discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land, and the volcanoes Mount Erebus and Mount Terror, which were named for the expeditions vessels
Loses the General Election
General election outcome recorded for William Lamb: Loses the General Election
Government context for this general election: Loses the General Election
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Loses the General Election
Appoints Peel to form a Government & will replace some Whig appointments at court
Appointed Governor of Brunei
The completed London-to-Bristol main line extends roughly 116 miles and embodies Brunel's integrated railway design.
Elected Member of Parliament for Dorchester
Publication of "Pippa Passes"
Completes the Quaker's Yard viaduct for the Taff Vale Railway.
Controls the circulation of paper money
Resigns as Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Secretary for War & the Colonies by Sir Robert Peel
Completes a railway footbridge through Sydney Gardens in Bath.
The crossing supports rail access for the South Wales iron industry.
Prosecuted for a duel with one of his own officers, but is acquitted
Appointed Vice President of the Board of Trade
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