5th » Former U.S. President John Quincy Adams takes his seat in the United States House of Representatives e.g House of Representatives.
27th » Charles Darwin embarks on Second voyage of HMS Beagle e.g his journey aboard the HMS Beagle named HMS 'Beagle', during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution.
31st » Gramercy Park is deeded to New York City or New York, New York.
Famous Birthdays on December in 1831
19th » Bernice Pauahi Bishop, American philanthropist (d. 1884)
Famous Deaths for December 1831
10th » Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (b. 1770)
14th » Martin Baum, American businessman and politician, 5th List of mayors of Cincinnati called Mayor of Cincinnati (b. 1765)