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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1835 | |
| 2 | 1837 | - 4 Mar 1837—3 Mar 1841: Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States
 Martin Van Buren
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| 3 | 1840 | - 1840: Population Act relating to taking of censuses in Britain
- 1840: Last convicts landed in NSW (some say 1842 or 1849, but these probably landed
elsewhere)
- 1840: William I renounce the government. Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands
- 10 Jan 1840: Uniform Penny Postage introduced nationally
- 21 May 1840: New Zealand
New Zealand becomes part of New South Wales
- 16 Nov 1840: New Zealand
New Zealand colony is founded
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