page_title: 1835
section_title: October–December
hierarchical_section_title: 1835 / Events / October–December
caption_attribution_description: English: The great fire of the city of New York, 16 December 1835
context_page_description: 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1835th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 835th year of the 2nd millennium, the 35th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1830s decade. As of the start of 1835, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
context_section_description: October 2 – The Texas Revolution – Battle of Gonzales: Mexican soldiers attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, Texas, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.
  October 3 – The Staedtler Company (pencil manufacturers) is founded by J. S. Staedtler in Nuremberg, Germany.
  October 28
  The United Tribes of New Zealand is founded at Waitangi, with the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand.
  Texas Revolution – Battle of Concepción: The Texian Army defeats the Mexicans.
  November 16 – Halley's Comet reaches perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun.
  November 19 – A force of 500 Māori people invade and enslave the peoples of the Chatham Islands.
  November 27 – Two London men, James Pratt and John Smith, are hanged in front of Newgate Prison in London, after a conviction of buggery. They are the last to suffer capital punishment for homosexual acts in England.
  December 7
  The Bavarian Ludwig Railway opens between Nuremberg and Fürth, with a train hauled by the English-built Der Adler ("The Eagle"), the first railway in Germany.
  Future U.S. President James K. Polk becomes Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
  December 9 – The Army of the Republic of Texas captures San Antonio.
  December 16–17 – The Great Fire of New York destroys 530 buildings, including the New York Stock Exchange.
  December 20 – The Texas Declaration of Independence is first signed at Goliad, Texas.
  December 21 – The Raleigh and Gaston Railroad is chartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
  December 28 – United States: The Second Seminole War led by Osceola breaks out.
  December 29 – The Treaty of New Echota is signed between the United States Government, and members of the Cherokee Nation.
caption: December 16: Great Fire of New York
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