1830May, 3
The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened; it is the first steam-hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets and include a tunnel.
The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, sometimes referred to colloquially as the "Crab and Winkle Line", was an early British railway that opened in 1830 between Canterbury and Whitstable in the county of Kent, England.
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Events on 1830
- 13May
Gran Colombia
Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia. - 28May
Indian Removal Act
U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans. - 14Jun
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. - 2Aug
Henri, Count of Chambord
Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. - 28Aug
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.