Editing 1831 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 7]] &ndash; [[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro I]] abdicates as [[Emperor of Brazil]] in favor of his 5-year-old son [[Pedro II of Brazil|Pedro II]], who will reign for almost 59 years.
* [[April 18]]
** The [[University of Alabama]] is founded.
** ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' newspaper is first published, as the ''Sydney Herald''.
* [[April 27]]
** [[Charles Albert of Sardinia|Charles Albert]] becomes king of Sardinia after the death of King [[Charles Felix of Sardinia|Charles Felix]].
** Ending of the [[Anglo-Ashanti wars#First Anglo-Ashanti War, 1823–1831|First Anglo-Ashanti War (1823–1831)]].
* [[May 26]] &ndash; [[Battle of Ostrołęka (1831)|Battle of Ostrołęka]]: The [[Polish people|Poles]] fight another indecisive battle.
* [[May 31]] &ndash; Auxiliary [[paddle steamer]] ''[[Sophia Jane]]'' arrives at [[Sydney]] from London, becoming the first [[steamboat]] to operate in the coastal waters of [[New South Wales]].
* [[May]]&ndash;June &ndash; [[Merthyr Rising]]: Coal miners and others riot in [[Merthyr Tydfil]], [[Wales]], for improved working conditions.
* [[June 1]] &ndash; British Royal Navy officer [[James Clark Ross]] locates the position of the [[North Magnetic Pole]], at this time on the [[Boothia Peninsula]].
* [[June 21]] &ndash; The [[North Carolina State House]] and [[Antonio Canova|Canova]]'s ''[[George Washington (Canova)|George Washington]]'' are destroyed by fire in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miskimon |first1=Scott A. |title=The Fires of 1831: Fayetteville and Raleigh in Flames |url=https://www.ncpedia.org/history/1776-1860/1831-fires |publisher=[[State Library of North Carolina]] |date=2010}}</ref>