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. Charles Darwin embarks from Plymouth on the second voyage of HMS Beagle which will be the foundation for his life of scientific study. December 31 – Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City. Date unknown Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833): Muhammad Ali of Egypt's French-trained forces occupy Syria. Scholar Rifa'a at-Tahtawi returns from study in Paris to Egypt, where he will participate in the Nahda. Founding of: Denison University in Granville, Ohio New York University in New York City Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut Xavier University in Cincinnati (as "The Athenaeum") Wallinska skolan, the first secondary school for girls in the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Births January–June January 3 – Savitribai Jyotirao Phule, Indian social reformer, poet (d. 1897) January 7 – Heinrich von Stephan, German postal union organizer (d. 1897) January 11 – Pope Cyril V of Alexandria (d. 1927) January 26 – Heinrich Anton de Bary, German botanist, mycologist (d. 1888) February 12 – Myra Bradwell, American lawyer, political activist (d. 1894) February 24 – Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1899) March 3 Gioacchino La Lomia, Italian Roman Catholic priest and venerable (d. 1905) George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist (d. 1897) March 6 – Philip Sheridan, American general (d. 1888) March 12 – Clement Studebaker, American automobile pioneer (d. 1901) March 16 – Elise Hwasser, Swedish actress (d. 1894) April 3 – Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, Queen consort of Portugal (d. 1909) April 6 – Nire Kagenori, Japanese admiral (d. 1900) April 19 – Mary Louise Booth, American writer, editor and translator (d. 1889) May 7 – Richard Norman Shaw, British architect (d. 1912) June 1 – John Bell Hood, American Confederate general (d. 1879) June 2 – Jan Gerard Palm, Curaçao-born composer (d. 1906) June 7 – Amelia Edwards, English journalist and author (d. 1892) June 13 – James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (d. 1879) June 28 – Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist (d. 1907) July–December July 8 – John Pemberton, American inventor of Coca-Cola (d. 1888) July 9 – Wilhelm His Sr., Swiss anatomist (d. 1904) July 17 – Xianfeng Emperor of China (d. 1861) July 22 – Emperor Kōmei of