Timeline June 1835

Events in June 1835 3

• 1763 – 1835 William Cobbett (1763-1835) Died 18 June 1835, aged 72 Cobbett was an English pamphleteer, journalist, and member of Parliament whose writings, including "Rural Rides," championed agrarian reform and influenced English radical political thought.
• 1771 – 1835 Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835) Died 25 June 1835, aged 64 Gros was a French Neoclassical painter celebrated for his large-scale battle paintings glorifying Napoleon, including "Napoleon at the Pest House of Jaffa." He drowned himself in the Seine after harsh criticism of his later work.
• 1835 Founding of Melbourne John Batman's treaty opens settlement on the Yarra River John Batman negotiated an agreement with Wurundjeri elders for land on the Yarra River, and settlers soon established a town that became Melbourne. The settlement grew rapidly to become one of Australia's major cities.