1827

Years: 1824 1825 1826 - 1827 - 1828 1829 1830
Decades: 1790s 1800s 1810s - 1820s - 1830s 1840s 1850s
Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century 1827 in art 1827 in literature 1827 in science 1827 in music 1827 in sports List of state leaders in 1827 List of religious leaders in 1827

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

February 20 - Battle of Huzaingo
February 28 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
March 7 ÃÂ Ellen Turner is abducted ÃÂ The Shrigley Abduction case begins
March 15 - The University of Toronto is chartered
April ÃÂ Husain Dei of Algeria slaps the French consul Decalina to the face ÃÂ France ends up declaring war
April 10 - George Canning succeeds Lord Liverpool as British Prime Minister
May 7 ÃÂ Culprits of the Shrigley Abduction are sentenced for three years each
May 21 - Launch of the Standard newspaper of London, which later became the Evening Standard.
June - NicÃÂ©phore NiÃÂ¨pce makes a true photograph.
July 6 - Treaty of London between France, Britain, and Russia, to demand that the Turks agree to an armistice in Greece.
August 31 - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich becomes Prime Minister of the U.K. following the death of Canning
October 20 - Battle of Navarino. British, French, and Russian Naval Forces destroy the Turko-Egyptian fleet in Greece.
September 21 - Joseph Smith, Jr claims that the angel Moroni gave him a record of gold plates, one-third of which is translated into The Book of Mormon
Fire in Turku
Englishman John Walker invents Lucifer matches