Timeline Saturday 11 February 1826

Events on Saturday 11 February 1826 1

• 1826 University College London founded First English university open to students regardless of religion A group of reformers including Thomas Campbell and Henry Brougham founded the institution as "London University," admitting students without regard to their religion, in contrast to Oxford and Cambridge. It opened its doors to students in 1828 and later became a founding college of the University of London.