1825 in History – What happened in year 1825

In history, year 1825 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1825.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1825:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
09 february	After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the U.S. House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president.
02 march	Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, was defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
25 august	The Thirty-Three Orientals, a revolutionary group led by JuanAntonio Lavalleja, declared Uruguayan independence from the Empire ofBrazil.
27 september	Locomotion No. 1 hauled the train on the opening day of theStockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway to use steamlocomotives.
26 december	Imperial Russian Army officers led about 3,000 soldiers in a protest against Nicholas I's assumption of the throne after his elder brother Constantine removed himself from the line of succession.
30 July	The island of Maldan was discovered.
04 September	India's great freedom fighter Dada Bhai Naoroji was born in Mumbai. He is also called the "Grandfather of Indian Politics".
27 September	The world's first public rail transport began with the introduction of the Stockton-Darlington line in England.
28 September	George Stevenson drove the first engine to pull the passenger rail.
06 August	Bolivia gained independence from Peru.
14 August	Diesel was discovered by renowned physicist and chemist Michael Faraday of Britain.
07 December	The first steam-powered ship \ Enterprise reached Kolkata.
27 December	Construction of the first public railway with steam engines was completed between Stockton and Darlington, England.
04 January	Ferdinand-I, King of Two Sicily, was succeeded by his son Francis-I of Two Sicily.
10 February	Eamon Bolívar relinquished his title to the Peruvian dictator and took the alternate title of El Libetador.
04 March	John Quincy Adams was sworn in as the sixth President of the United States.
10 April	First hotel opened in Hawaii.
20 May	Charles X became King of France.
11 June	The first foundation stone was laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
18 July	Uruguay separated from Brazil.
29 August	Portugal recognized the independence of Brazil.
27 September	The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opened in England.
26 October	The Erie Canal opened between the Hudson River and Lake Erie.
26 November	The first college fraternity was founded at Kappa Alpha Union College, New York).
01 December	Nicholas I of Russia succeeded his elder brother Alexander I.

Famous birthdays in the year 1825:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
03 May	Augustus Le Plongeon / Photographer / United States of America
07 February	Karl Möbius / Zoologist / Germany
08 May	George Bruce Malleson / Author / United Kingdom
10 October	Paul Kruger / Politician / South Africa
10 August	István Türr / Soldier / Hungary
11 April	Ferdinand Lassalle / Philosopher / Germany
13 October	Charles Frederick Worth / Fashion Designer / United Kingdom
13 March	Hans Gude / Painter / Germany
15 February	Carter Harrison / Politician / United States of America
17 September	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II / Politician / United States of America
18 December	John S. Harris / Politician / United States of America
21 June	Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie / Economist / Ireland
25 December	Stephen F. Chadwick / Politician / United States of America
25 September	Joachim Heer / Politician / Switzerland
25 September	William Pitt Ballinger / Politician / United States of America
25 October	Johann Strauss II / Educator / Austria
29 November	Jean-Martin Charcot / Psychologist / France
30 November	William-Adolphe Bouguereau / Painter / France
30 December	Samuel Newitt Wood / Politician / United States of America
31 October	Charles Lavigerie / Academic / France

Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1825:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
04 September	Dadabhai Naoroji / Politician / India
04 September	Dadabhai Naoroji / Politician / India
04 September	Dadabhai Naoroji / Politician / India