1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1831st year of the Common Era …

Historical events from year 1831. Learn about 54 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1831 or search by date or keyword.

Events from the year 1831 in the United States. January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing The Liberator, an antislavery newspaper, in Boston, Massachusetts. March 3 – …

Events from the year 1831 in the United Kingdom. 3 March – Tithe War breaks out in Ireland. 7 March – Royal Astronomical Society receives its Royal Charter. [1] 12 April – Broughton …

What happened and who was famous in 1831? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1831.

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths. On January 15, 1831, Victor Hugo finishes writing Notre …

Dec 2, 2009 · Nathanial “Nat” Turner (1800-1831) was an enslaved man who led a rebellion of enslaved people on August 21, 1831. His action set off a massacre of up to 200 Black people …

Some years in American history stand out as especially significant. One of these was 1831—slavery and abolition exploded as national issues, President Jackson faced cabinet and …

October 30 – In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave revolt in United States history.

Believing himself chosen by God to lead his people out of slavery, Nat Turner launches the largest-ever insurrection by enslaved people in the United States. Turner, an enslaved …