1825 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1825 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - George IV of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, Tory
[edit] Events
- 23 April - Royal Charter granted to the Geological Society of London.[1]
- 22 June - Cotton Mills Regulation Act 1825 establishes a maximum 12-hour day for children under 16.[2]
- 15 September - Royal Charter granted to the Royal Society of Literature.[1]
- 27 September - The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens with engineer George Stephenson driving the first public train pulled by the steam engine Active.[3]
- 10 November - Royal Charter granted to the Van Diemen's Land Company.[1]
[edit] Undated
- The first horse-drawn omnibuses established in London.
- Estimation: London becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Beijing.[4]
- Reconstruction of Buckingham Palace by architect John Nash.
- Trade Unions become legal.
[edit] Publications
- Walter Scott's novels The Betrothed and The Talisman.
[edit] Births
- 4 May - Sir Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist (died 1895)
- 8 May - George Bruce Malleson, officer and author (died 1898)
- 24 June - William Henry Smith, politician and founder of W H Smith (died 1891)
- 13 November - Charles Frederick Worth, couturier (died 1895)
[edit] Deaths
- 6 March - Samuel Parr, schoolmaster (born 1747)
- 27 June - Edward Pigott, astronomer (born 1753)
- 20 August - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (born 1753)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Royal Charters, Privy Council website
- ^ Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 254-255. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ Largest Cities Through History, about.com
