Births on December 21

Bartolomé Masó

Born on December 21, 1830

Bartolomé Masó, Cuban soldier and politician (d. 1907)

Bartolomé de Jesús Masó Márquez (21 December 1830 in Yara – 14 June 1907 in Manzanillo) was a Cuban politician and military, patriot for Cuban independence from the colonial power of Spain, and later President of the República en Armas ("Republic in Arms").

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Events on 1830

13 May

Gran Colombia
Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
28 May

Indian Removal Act
U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans.
14 Jun

Invasion of Algiers in 1830
Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.
2 Aug

Henri, Count of Chambord
Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
28 Aug

Tom Thumb (locomotive)
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in US railroads.

Births on December 21

Bartolomé Masó

Born on December 21, 1830

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Events on 1830

Gran Colombia

Indian Removal Act

Invasion of Algiers in 1830

Henri, Count of Chambord

Tom Thumb (locomotive)