What Happened in 1829 — Events, Births & Deaths

The Wellington–Winchilsea duel takes place in London involving the Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington.

The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.

The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 gives Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament.

Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire.

After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.

The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.

The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials.