1830 The Capulets and the Montagues premieres
Chester A. Arthur, the 21 st president of the United States, is born. 1830
American poet Emily Dickinson is born. 1830
Joseph Smith founds the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormonism) in Fayette, NY. Persecution forces the Mormons to OH, then MO, then IL. They finally settle in Utah under the leadership of Brigham Young. 1830
Pope Pius VIII dies. 1830
Donizetti’s Anna Bolena is performed in Milan. 1830
Hector Berlioz composes his Symphonie fantastique. 1830
James Perry obtains a patent for his steel slit pen. 1830
French tailor Barthélemy Thimmonier devises a machine for utilitarian stitching. 1830
Ladies’ skirts grow shorter; sleeves become enormous; hats are extremely large, ornamented with flowers and ribbons. 1830
Stiff collars become part of men’s dress. 1830
There are 26 steam cars on the streets of London. 1830
Oliver Wendell Holmes writes the poem “Old Ironsides” about the battleship USS Constitution. The poem, which brought the author great popularity, prevented the planned scrapping of the historic vessel. 1830
Daniel Emmett composes “Old Dan Tucker,” one of the most popular minstrel tunes ever composed. 1830
Joseph E. Worcester, lexicographer, publishes the Comprehensive Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language. 1830
Polish composer Frédéric François Chopin debuts in Warsaw with a performance of his Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor. 1830
New York manufacturer Peter Cooper builds Tom Thumb America’s first commercially successful seam locomotive. It loses a race against a horse when an engine belt slips. 1830
Charles Bell distinguishes nerve types in his book The Nervous System of the Human Body. 1830