Editing 1833 (section)

== Events ==
===January–March===
* [[January 3]] – [[Reassertion of British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (1833)|The United Kingdom reasserts British sovereignty]] over the [[Falkland Islands]] in the South Atlantic Ocean.
* [[February 6]] (January 25 on the Greek calendar) – Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig of Bavaria arrives at the port of [[Nafplio]] to assume the title [[Otto of Greece|King Othon the First]] of [[Greece]]<ref>.David Brewer, ''The Greek War of Independence: The Struggle for Freedom from Ottoman Oppression'' (Abrams Incorporated, 2011) p.20</ref>
* [[February 16]] – The United States Supreme Court hands down its landmark decision of [[Barron v. Baltimore|Barron v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore]].

===April–June===
* [[April 1]] – General [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]] is elected [[President of Mexico]] by the legislatures of 16 of the 18 Mexican states. During his frequent absences from office to fight on the battlefield, Santa Anna turns the duties of government over to his vice president, [[Valentín Gómez Farías]].<ref>Will Fowler, ''Independent Mexico: The Pronunciamiento in the Age of Santa Anna, 1821-1858'' (University of Nebraska Press, 2015)</ref>
* [[April 18]] – Over 300 delegates from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland travel to the office of the Prime Minister, the [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey|Earl Grey]], to call for the immediate abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire.<ref>Iain Whyte, ''Zachary Macaulay 1768-1838: The Steadfast Scot in the British Anti-Slavery Movement'' (Liverpool University Press, 2011)</ref>
* [[May 6]]
** In Germany, [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]] and [[Wilhelm Eduard Weber|Wilhelm Weber]] obtain permission to build an [[electrical telegraph|electromagnetic telegraph]] in [[Göttingen]].
** The [[Ottoman Empire]] promulgates a [[firman]] ratifying the [[Convention of Kütahya|Peace Agreement of Kütahya]], bringing an end to the [[Egyptian–Ottoman_War_(1831–1833)|Egyptian-Ottoman War]].
** In [[Alexandria, Virginia]], an attack is made on U.S. President [[Andrew Jackson]].
* [[May 10]] – The [[Le Van Khoi revolt]] breaks out in southern Vietnam against Emperor [[Minh Mang]], who has desecrated the deceased mandarin [[Le Van Duyet]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Huỳnh Minh|year=2006|title=Gia Định Xưa|place=[[Ho Chi Minh City]]|publisher=Văn Hóa-Thông Tin Publishing House|language=vi|page=133}}</ref>
* [[May 11]] – At least 170 people, and perhaps as many as 265, are killed when the British [[brig]] ''[[Lady of the Lake (brig)|Lady of the Lake]]'', sinks off [[Cape St. Francis (Newfoundland and Labrador)|Cape St. Francis]] at [[Newfoundland]]. Only 15 people survive.<ref>Thomas, R. (1848). [https://books.google.com/books?id=GW1GAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA356 ''Interesting and authentic narratives of the most remarkable shipwrecks, fires, famines, calamities, providential deliverances, and lamentable disasters on the seas: in most parts of the world'']. Silas Andrus & Son. p. 356-7.</ref>
* [[May 25]] – The [[Chilean Constitution of 1833]] is promulgated.
* [[June 5]] – [[Ada Lovelace]] is introduced to [[Charles Babbage]], a pioneer in developing a computer, by [[Mary Somerville]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Anthony|last=Hyman|author-link=R. Anthony Hyman|title=[[Charles Babbage: Pioneer of the Computer]]|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|year=1982|isbn=0-19-858170-X|pages=177–8}}</ref>
* [[June 9]] – [[Dubai]] gets independence from the United Kingdom and is founded as a city.
* [[June 29]] – An earthquake at [[Fort Nisqually]] is experienced by [[William Fraser Tolmie]]; his journal entry records the first written eyewitness account of an earthquake in the [[Puget Sound]] region.

===July–September===
* [[July 5]] – [[Liberal Wars]]: The forces of Queen [[Maria II of Portugal]] win the [[Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833)|Battle of Cape St. Vincent]], defeating the supporters of her uncle, [[Miguel I of Portugal|King Miguel]], who usurped the throne in 1828. 
* [[July 8]] – The [[Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi]] creates an alliance between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Russian Empire]].
* [[July 14]] – At Oxford University, [[John Keble]] preaches a [[sermon]] against the [[Church Temporalities (Ireland) Act 1833]]. Keble's sermon, published afterwards published as ''[[National Apostasy]]'', is traditionally considered as the beginning of the [[Oxford Movement]] of [[High Church]] [[Anglicanism|Anglicans]].<ref name="ODNB">Perry Butler, '[http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/15231 Keble, John (1792–1866)]', ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2006, accessed 16 May 2014.</ref>
* [[July 20]] – A mob in [[Jackson County, Missouri]], destroys the printing office of the early [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] containing what becomes known as ''[[The Doctrine and Covenants]]''.
* [[August 1]] – [[King William's College]] opens on the [[Isle of Man]].
* [[August 12]] – The settlement of [[Chicago]] is established by 350 settlers at the [[estuary]] of the [[Chicago River]] in the U.S. state of [[Illinois]].
* [[August 18]] – The Canadian ship {{SS|Royal William}} sets out from [[Pictou, Nova Scotia]] on a 25-day passage of the Atlantic Ocean, primarily under steam, to [[Gravesend]] in England.
* [[August 20]] – Future United States President [[Benjamin Harrison]] is born in [[Ohio]]. From this date until the death of Former U.S. President [[James Madison]] on [[June 28]] [[1836]], a total of 18 Presidents of the United States (2 former, 1 current, and 15 future) are living; which is more than any other time period in U.S. history.
* [[August 26]] – The [[Canton of Basel]] is partitioned by the Swiss ''[[Tagsatzung]]'' to create the two [[half-canton]]s of [[Basel-City]] and [[Basel-Country]].
* [[August 28]] – The British [[Slavery Abolition Act 1833]], beginning the process of giving slaves in much of the [[British Empire]] their freedom, receives [[royal assent]], with an effective date of August 1, 1834. A £20 million fund is established to compensate slaveowners.
* [[August 29]] – The [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] votes to pass the [[Factory Acts]], limiting [[child labour]].
* [[August 31]] – The chartered ship ''[[Amphitrite (1802 ship)|Amphitrite]]'' sinks off [[Boulogne-sur-Mer]] while transporting 108 British female convicts and 12 children from [[Woolwich]] in England to [[New South Wales]] in what is now [[Australia]]. All of the passengers die, along with 13 of the 16 crew. The only survivors are three members of the crew.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=upenn_main&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&docId=CS85221668&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=Dreadful Shipwreck Off Boulogne|work=[[The Times]]|location=London, England|date=1833-09-04|page=5|access-date=2018-04-27}}</ref>
* [[September 2]] – [[Oberlin College]] is founded in the U.S. at [[Oberlin, Ohio]].
* [[September 6]] – At least 6,000 people are killed when [[1833 Kunming earthquake|an 8.0 magnitude earthquake]] shakes the Chinese province of [[Yunnan]] destroying buildings, homes and temples.
* [[September 29]] – Three-year-old [[Isabel II of Spain|Isabella II]] becomes Queen of Spain, under the regency of her mother, [[Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies]]. Her uncle [[Infante Carlos, Count of Molina|Don Carlos, Conde de Molina]] challenges her claim, beginning the [[First Carlist War]].

===October–December===
* [[October 20]] – [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]], writes his oft-quoted poem, [[Ulysses (poem)|''Ulysses'']].<ref>''Victorian Literature: An Anthology'', ed. by Victor Shea and William Whitla (John Wiley & Sons, 2014) p326</ref>
* [[November 12]]–[[November 13|13]] – A very spectacular occurrence of the [[Leonid meteor shower]] is observed [[Leonids#1800s|all over North America]], and is the inspiration for the song "[[Stars Fell on Alabama]]".
* [[November 25]] – An [[1833 Sumatra earthquake|8.7 magnitude earthquake]] strikes [[Sumatra]] in what is now [[Indonesia]].
* [[December]] – The [[American Anti-Slavery Society]] is founded.
* [[December 14]] – [[Kaspar Hauser]], the well known and mysterious German youth, is fatally stabbed. He dies three days later on [[December 17]].
* [[December 18]] – The national anthem of the Russian Empire, ''[[God Save the Tsar!]]'', is first performed.

===Date unknown===
* The dawn of [[biochemistry]]: The first [[enzyme]], [[diastase]], is discovered by [[Anselme Payen]].
* Greece recaptures the [[Acropolis of Athens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.athenscitymuseum.gr/en/efarmoges/timeline/|title=Timeline - Athens City Museum|website=www.athenscitymuseum.gr|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>
* H.R.H. Prince [[Mongkut]] of [[Thailand|Siam]] founds the [[Dhammayuttika Nikaya|Dhammayut]] Buddhist reform movement.
* [[United States|American]] [[healthcare]] [[brand]] [[McKesson Corporation]] established as a partnership.<ref>McKesson & Robbins, ''First Aid In Emergencies'', 1930, p. 63.</ref>
* Foundation of:
** [[Kalamazoo College]] in [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]].
** [[Madras College]] in [[St Andrews]], Scotland.