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Events on October 8 in history

1829Oct, 8

Rail transport: Stephenson's The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials.

This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1829.

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Events on 1829

  • 19Jan

    Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust: The First Part of the Tragedy receives its premiere performance.
  • 7Apr

    Book of Mormon

    Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, commences translation of the Book of Mormon, with Oliver Cowdery as his scribe.
  • 23May

    Cyrill Demian

    Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire.
  • 10Jun

    River Thames

    The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on the Thames in London.
  • 14Sep

    Treaty of Adrianople (1829)

    The Ottoman Empire signs the Treaty of Adrianople with Russia, thus ending the Russo-Turkish War.