Carlos Finlay, Cuban epidemiologist and physician (d. 1915)
Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti.
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- 13Jan
Nullification Crisis
United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis. - 10May
Lê Văn Khôi revolt
The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his adopted son to start a revolt. - 5Jul
Lê Văn Khôi revolt
Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng. - 5Jul
Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1833)
Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. - 11Jul
Yagan
Noongar Australian aboriginal warrior Yagan, wanted for the murder of white colonists in Western Australia, is killed.