1832

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Events

= January–March =

  • January 6 – Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison founds the New-England Anti-Slavery Society.
  • January 13 – The Christmas Rebellion of slaves is brought to an end in Jamaica, after the island's white planters organize militias and the British Army sends companies of the 84th regiment to enforce martial law. More than 300 of the slave rebels will be publicly hanged for their part in the destruction.{{cite book|first=Andre C.|last=Drainville|title=A History of World Order and Resistance: The Making and Unmaking of Global Subjects|publisher=Routledge|year=2013}}
  • February 6 – The Swan River Colony is renamed Western Australia.{{cite web|url=https://poi-australia.com.au/swan-river-colony-proclaimed/|title=Swan River Colony Proclaimed|date=May 2, 1829|publisher=POI Australia|language=English|accessdate=13 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://statelibrarynsw.tumblr.com/post/156855938896/on-this-day-6th-february-1832-the-swan-river|title=On this day, 6th February 1832|publisher=State Library of New South Wales|language=English|accessdate=13 February 2021}}
  • February 9 – The Florida Legislative Council grants a city charter for Jacksonville, Florida.
  • February 12
  • Ecuador annexes the Galápagos Islands.
  • A cholera epidemic in London claims at least 3,000 lives; the contagion spreads to France and North America later this year.
  • February 28Charles Darwin and the crew of {{HMS|Beagle}} arrive at South America for the first time.{{cite book|first1=Adrian|last1=Desmond|first2=James|last2=Moore|title=Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|year=1994|page=119}}
  • March 24 – In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith.

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Births

= January–June =

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= July–December =

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Deaths

= January–June =

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= July–December =

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References

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