August 7 – American
Baptist minister
William Miller preaches his first sermon on the Second Advent of Christ in Dresden, New York, launching the Advent Movement in the United States.
October 29 – The
1831 Bristol riots ("Queen Square riots") in
Bristol (England) begin, in connection with the
Great Reform Bill controversy. Quelled by the authorities and the military on October 31, 100 city centre properties are destroyed, at least 120 are estimated to have been killed, 31 of the rioters will be sentenced to death and a colonel facing court-martial for failure to control the riot commits suicide.
October 30 – In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave
Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
The
Baptist War (Christmas Rebellion) begins in
Jamaica, with the setting afire of the Kensington House in
St James Parish, inspiring thousands of black slaves to revolt against their British masters. At its peak, more than 20,000 people will be involved, and more than 500 killed.[6]
^Benjamin F. Fisher IV (1985). "Amelia B. Edwards". In Bleiler, E. F. (ed.). Supernatural Fiction Writers. New York: Scribner's. p. 255.
ISBN0-684-17808-7.
August 7 – American
Baptist minister
William Miller preaches his first sermon on the Second Advent of Christ in Dresden, New York, launching the Advent Movement in the United States.
October 29 – The
1831 Bristol riots ("Queen Square riots") in
Bristol (England) begin, in connection with the
Great Reform Bill controversy. Quelled by the authorities and the military on October 31, 100 city centre properties are destroyed, at least 120 are estimated to have been killed, 31 of the rioters will be sentenced to death and a colonel facing court-martial for failure to control the riot commits suicide.
October 30 – In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave
Nat Turner is captured and arrested for leading the bloodiest slave rebellion in United States history.
The
Baptist War (Christmas Rebellion) begins in
Jamaica, with the setting afire of the Kensington House in
St James Parish, inspiring thousands of black slaves to revolt against their British masters. At its peak, more than 20,000 people will be involved, and more than 500 killed.[6]
^Benjamin F. Fisher IV (1985). "Amelia B. Edwards". In Bleiler, E. F. (ed.). Supernatural Fiction Writers. New York: Scribner's. p. 255.
ISBN0-684-17808-7.