1825
1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
EventsJanuary 4 - King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies and is succeeded by his son Francis I of the Two Sicilies.February 9 - After no presidential candidate received a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States. February 12 - The Creek cede the last of their lands in Georgia to the United States government, and migrate westMarch 4 - John Quincy Adams officially succeeds James Monroe as President of the United States. June 11 - The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City. July 6 - The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sřnderborg-Beck gains possession of Glücksburg and changes his title to Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. The line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg later became the Royal House of Greece, Denmark and Norway. July 30 - Malden Island discovered. August 6 - Bolivia gains independence from Peru as a republic with the instigation of Simón Bolívar September 27 - The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opens in England. October 26 - The Erie Canal opens - passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie November 26 - At Union College in Schenectady, New York a group of college students form Kappa Alpha as the first college social fraternity (it was the first to combine aspects of secret Greek-letter societies, literary societies and formalized student social groups). December 1 - Alexander I of Russia dies and is succeeded by his younger brother Nicholas I of Russia. Decembrist Revolt in Russia. Argentina assists Uruguayan revolt against Brazilian rule The first horse-drawn omnibuseses established in London First roller skates Aluminium discovered The Moreton Bay Penal Settlement is moved from Redcliffe to a bend of the nearby Brisbane River, founding what would become the City of Brisbane.
BirthsJanuary 25 - George Pickett, Confederate general († 1876)March 22 - Jane Sym, future First Lady of Canada († 1893) May 4 -Sir Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist († 1895)May 8 - George Bruce Malleson, Indian officer and author († 1898)September 11 - Eduard Hanslick, music critic († 1904)September 25 - Joachim Heer, Swiss politician († 1879)October 25 - Johann Strauss II, composer († 1899)November 9 - A.P. Hill, Confederate general († 1865)December 2 - Emperor Peter II of Brazil
DeathsJanuary 4 - Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751) May 7 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (b. 1750) May 19 - Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, founder of French socialism (b. 1760) November 14 - Jean Paul, German writer (b. 1763) December 1 - Alexander I of Russia (b. 1777) December 29 - Jacques-Louis David, French painter (b. 1748)Henri Boulard, book collector (b. 1754)
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