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June 24 - Last person put on Pillory in England - ''Peter Bossey'', in addition to 6 months in prison and seven years of Penal Transportation to Australia

June 26 - William IV succeeds George IV as King of the UK .

August 31 - Edwin Beard Budding is granted a patent for the invention of Lawnmower .

September 15 - Liverpool And Manchester Railway opened (world's first intercity passenger Railway operated solely by Steam Locomotive s).

November 22 - The Whig Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey succeeds Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke Of Wellington as Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom

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