1825 in the United Kingdom

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1825 in the United Kingdom:

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Events from the year 1825 in the United Kingdom.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Unknown dates 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

• 27 September - The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opens.

[edit] Unknown dates

• The first horse-drawn omnibuses established in London.
• Estimation: London becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Beijing.^[1]
• Reconstruction of Buckingham Palace by architect John Nash.
• Trade Unions become legal.

[edit] Births

• 4 May - Sir Thomas Henry Huxley, biologist (d. 1895)
• 8 May - George Bruce Malleson, officer and author (d. 1898)
• 13 November - Charles Frederick Worth, couturier (d. 1895)

[edit] Deaths

• 6 March - Samuel Parr, schoolmaster (b. 1747)
• 20 August - William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)

[edit] References

1. ^ Largest Cities Through History, about.com