1831 In Georgia (U.S. State)
Events January–March * January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing ''The Liberator (anti-slavery newspaper), The Liberator'', an anti-slavery newspaper, in Boston, Massachusetts. * January 10 – Japanese department store, Takashimaya in Kyoto established. * February–March – Revolts in Modena, Parma and the Papal States are put down by Austrian Empire, Austrian troops. * February 2 – Pope Gregory XVI succeeds Pope Pius VIII, as the 254th pope. * February 5 – Dutch naval lieutenant Jan van Speyk blows up his own gunboat in Antwerp rather than strike his colours on the demand of supporters of the Belgian Revolution. * February 7 – The Belgian Constitution of Belgium, Constitution of 1831 is approved by the National Congress of Belgium, National Congress. *February 8 - Aimé Bonpland leaves Paraguay. * February 14 – Battle of Debre Abbay: Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles, Ras Marye of Yejju marches into Tig ...
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