1829—1829: London Metropolitan Police Force formed, nicknamed 'Bobbies' after Sir Robert Peel
1829—1829: Louis Braille invents his system of finger-reading for the blind
10 Jun 1829—10 Jun 1829: First Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race
6 Oct 1829—6 Oct 1829: George Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill trials (it was the only one to
complete the trial!)
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1830—1830: Uprisings and agitation across Europe: the Netherlands are split into Holland and
Belgium
Jul 1830—Jul 1830: Revolution in France, fall of Charles X and the Bourbons ? Louis Philippe (the
Citizen King) on the throne
15 Sep 1830—15 Sep 1830: George Stephenson's Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened by the Duke of
Wellington ? first mail carried by rail, and first death on the railway as William Huskisson, a
leading politician, is run over!