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 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar).

Events

February 20 - Battle of Huzaingo
February 28 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
March 1 St David's College, now the University of Wales, Lampeter opens its doors to its first students.
March 7 – Ellen Turner is abducted – The Shrigley Abduction case begins
March 15 - The University of Toronto is chartered
April – Husain Dei of Algeria slaps the French consul Decalina to the face – France ends up declaring war
April 10 - George Canning succeeds Lord Liverpool as British Prime Minister
May 14 – 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 - Nicéphore Niépce 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

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