1830 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1830 in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Events
- June 24 - Last person put on pillory in England - Peter Bossey, in addition to 6 months in prison and seven years of penal transportation to Australia
- June 26 - William IV succeeds George IV as King of the UK.
- August 31 - Edwin Beard Budding is granted a patent for the invention of lawnmower.
- September 15 - Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened (world's first intercity passenger railway operated solely by steam locomotives).
- November 22 - The Whig Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey succeeds Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
[edit] See also
- 1829 in the United Kingdom
- 1830
- 1830 in Canada
- 1830 in Australia
- 1831 in the United Kingdom
