2013 Event Republic of Ireland voters determine whether the 90-year-old Seanad Eireann, Irish Senate should be abolished 1964 Event Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy 1957 Event Monarchy in Tunisia abolished in favor of a republic 1950 Event Death penality abolished in Belgium 1933 Event Gold standard abolished 1922 Event Ottoman Empire abolished 1921 Event Sweden abolished capital punishment 1873 Event Slavery abolished in Puerto Rico 1873 Event Slavery is abolished in Puerto Rico 1865 Event 13th Amendment ratified, slavery abolished 1864 Event Slavery abolished in Maryland 1863 Event Slavery abolished in Suriname and Netherlands Antilles 1862 Event Slavery abolished in all U.S. possessions 1862 Event Slavery abolished in District of Columbia 1851 Event Window tax abolished in Britain 1850 Event Slave trade abolished in DC, but slavery allowed to continue 1849 Event Corn Laws abolished in Britain 1848 Event Slavery abolished in all French territories 1846 Event Residency tax on Jews of Hungary abolished 1834 Event Slavery abolished through out the British Empire 1832 Event Polish constitution abolished/replaced by Czar Nicholas I 1829 Event Britain abolished "suttee" in India, widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre 1827 Event Slavery abolished in NY 1813 Event German Kingdom of Westphalia abolished 1804 Birthday Victor Schoelcher, Guadeloupe, abolished french slavery 1799 Event New York State abolished slavery 1794 Event Revolutionary Tribunal abolished in France
