Princess Alexandrina Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, the future monarch who would reign for 63 years and give her name to an entire age of British history.

Simón Bolívar marched triumphantly into Bogotá following the decisive Battle of Boyacá, effectively ending Spanish colonial rule in New Granada.

Cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000 peaceful pro-democracy protesters at St Peter's Field, Manchester, killing at least 18 and wounding hundreds.