Events from 1825

First passenger railway opens Stockton-Darlington using Stephenson's mathematical engineering

Alexander I dies; Decembrist Revolt partly due to military colony dissatisfaction; Nicholas I inherits system

Hans Christian Oersted isolates aluminum, though commercial production waits until 1880s

English Bankruptcy Consolidation Act - comprehensive reform, codifies 11 previous statutes, creates modern bankruptcy framework

Count István Széchenyi begins reform era, donates year's income to found Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Pope Leo XII proclaims Jubilee Year with Quod Hoc Ineunte - massive pilgrimages