1832

Rulers:

• Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837)

• Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844)

• Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833)

Events:

• Daumier and Philipon imprisoned for six months for their caricatures of the king.

• Yale University Art Gallery founded in New Haven, CT (USA).

Births:

• Alcott, Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

• Manet, Édouard (1832-1883)

• Maximilian I of Mexico (1832-1867)

• Proust, Antonin (1832-1905)

Deaths:

• Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832)

• Julià, Asensio (1753-1832)

• Scott, Walter (1771-1832)

Music:

• Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848): L’elisir d’amore (1832)

Art:

• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Vue panoramique de Rouen (c.1829-33)

• Daumier, Honoré (1808-1879): Le Cauchemar (1832)

• Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863): Rue de Meknès (1832)