Events from the year 1827 in the United Kingdom. [edit] Incumbents [edit] Events - 17 January - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington becomes Commander-in-Chief of the Forces.[1]
- 1 March - St David's College, now the University of Wales, Lampeter opens its doors to its first students.
- 7 March - Ellen Turner is abducted – The Shrigley Abduction case begins.
- 7 April - John Walker begins selling his invention, the friction match.[1]
- 10 April - George Canning succeeds Lord Liverpool as British Prime Minister following the latter's resignation due to ill health.[2]
- 14 May - Culprits of the Shrigley Abduction are sentenced for three years each
- 21 May - Launch of the Standard newspaper of London, which later became the Evening Standard.
- 6 July - Treaty of London between France, Britain, and Russia, to demand that the Turks agree to an armistice in Greece.
- 31 August - Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich becomes Prime Minister of the UK following the death of Canning (see also Goderich Ministry.)
- 20 October - Battle of Navarino: British, French and Russian Naval Forces destroy the Turko-Egyptian fleet in Greece.[1]
[edit] Ongoing events [edit] Undated [edit] Births - 24 February - Lydia Becker, suffragete (died 1890)
- 2 April - William Holman Hunt, painter (died 1910)
- 5 April - Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (died 1912)
- 4 May - John Hanning Speke, explorer (died 1864)
- 17 July - Frederick Augustus Abel, chemist (died 1902)
- 16 August - Frances Buss, pioneer of women's education (died 1894)
- 24 October - George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon, Liberal Party politician (died 1909)
- Edward Bradley, writer (died 1889)
[edit] Deaths [edit] References [edit] See also |
