360What happened in 1829?
3 moments from 1829 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- On this day · 10 June 1829
The first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
On 10 June 1829, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge raced each other in rowing boats on the River Thames at Henley for the first time. Oxford won. The Boat Race became an annual event on the Thames in London and is one of the world's oldest sporting contests.
- 1829 · from Niépce takes the oldest surviving photograph from nature
Niépce and Daguerre become partners
- 1829 · from The 1820s: the Second Saudi State and the first railway
Braille publishes his system