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Events relating to europe
English poet John Keats dies in Rome at the age of twenty-five
English radical William Cobbett begins his journeys round England, published in 1830 as Rural Rides
French physicist Augustin Jean Fresnel publishes the theory that light is a transverse wave, thus explaining polarization effects
San Martín enters Lima and proclaims Peruvian independence with himself as 'Protector'
Bolívar defeats the Spanish at Carabobo and liberates, for the second time, his native city of Caracas
English author William Hazlitt publishes Table Talk, a two-volume collection that includes most of his best-known essays
A reactionary movement led by Agustín de Iturbide wins new and lasting independence for Mexico
During his coronation George IV has the doors of Westminster Abbey closed against his queen, Caroline
The Cortes in Lisbon passes a liberal constitution which they persuade the king, John VI, to accept
The American Colonization Society buys the area later known as Liberia to settle freed slaves
Egyptian hieroglyphs are deciphered by French Egyptologist Jean François Champollion, using the Rosetta stone
After defeating the Spanish at Pichincha, Antonio José de Sucre enters Quito and liberates Ecuador
Agustin de Iturbide declares himself emperor of the new nation of Mexico, as Agustin I
George IV wears a tartan kilt when visiting Edinburgh, and launches a new craze for Highland dress
French physicist Augustin Jean Fresnel develops a more efficient form of lens for use in lighthouses
Walter Scott begins to transform Abbotsford into a romantic house that he refers to as his 'conundrum castle'
Percy Bysshe Shelley drowns when sailing in the gulf of Spezia, in northwest Italy, at the age of 29
The two liberators, Bolívar and San Martín, meet in Guayaquil for a conference
After failing to agree with Bolívar at Guayaquil, San Martín resigns his post as Protector of Peru
The first shipload of freed slaves reaches Cape Mesurado (in the region soon called Liberia) from the USA
Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile's first liberal reformer, is so unpopular that he has to resign
Lord Byron arrives in Greece to support the cause of Greek independence
Guatemala declares independence following the example of neighbouring Mexico
Daniel O'Connell organizes Catholic Associations throughout Ireland, funded by the members' penny subscriptions
12-year-old Hungarian pianist Franz Liszt wins a reputation as a virtuoso performer
