May 28, 1830★★★★★
Indian Removal Act
President Andrew Jackson signs a law enabling the forced relocation of Native American nations west of the Mississippi, leading to the Trail of Tears.
Politics· United States
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Events this year
July 27, 1830 – July 29, 1830★★★★★
July Revolution in France
Three days of uprising in Paris overthrow King Charles X; Louis-Philippe takes the throne, beginning the July Monarchy.
Revolution· France
December 17, 1830★★★★★
Death of Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar, the "Liberator" of much of South America, dies in Santa Marta, Colombia.
Death· Colombia, Venezuela
Ongoing
c. 15th century – c. 1860s★★★★★
The transatlantic slave trade
From the 16th to the 19th century, an estimated 12.5 million enslaved Africans were shipped across the Atlantic to the Americas, with profound consequences for both continents.
Economy· Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, Senegal, Angola, Brazil, United States, Portugal, United Kingdom
1639 – 1853★★★★★
Japan's sakoku isolation policy
The shogunate expels the Portuguese and severely restricts foreign contact, allowing only Dutch and Chinese trade at Nagasaki.
PoliticsEconomy· Japan
1799 – 1849★★★★★
Ranjit Singh takes Lahore, founding the Sikh Empire
Ranjit Singh captures Lahore and unites the Sikh confederacies into an empire in the Punjab.
PoliticsDynasty· Pakistan, India
1825 – 1830★★★★★
Java War
Prince Diponegoro leads a major uprising against Dutch colonial rule in Central Java; the war ends with his capture.
War· Indonesia, Netherlands