Explore 629 historical events from 1840–1849.
Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – …
Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (died 1889)
Henry Berger was a Prussian-born Kapellmeister, composer, and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from 1872 to 1915.
Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (died 1929)
Ilya Yefimovich Repin was a Ukrainian-born Russian painter. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russia in the 19th century. His major works include Barge Haulers on the V…
Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1930)
Alfred was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 until his death in 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was k…
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1900)
James Henry Greathead was an English mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways, Winchester Cathedral, and Liverpool overhead railway, a…
James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (died 1896)
Auguste Michel-Lévy was a French geologist. He was born in Paris.
Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author (died 1911)
Thomas-Alfred Bernier was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician.
Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1908)
George Washington De Long was a United States Navy officer and explorer who led the ill-fated Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, in search of the Open Polar Sea.
George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881)
Edward Carpenter was an English utopian socialist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, an early activist for gay rights and prison reform whilst advocating vegetarianism and taking a s…
Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (died 1929)
Emily Rüte was a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman. She was the youngest of the 36 children of Said bin Sultan, Sultan of the Omani Empire. She is the author of Memoirs of an Arabian P…
Emily Ruete/Salama bint Said, also called Sayyida Salme, a Princess of Zanzibar and Oman (died 1924)
Abel Hoadley was an English-born Australian businessman, confectioner, orchardist and manufacturer of jams and sauces, remembered today as establishing the company's that bear his …
Abel Hoadley, English-Australian candy maker, created the Violet Crumble (died 1918)
Claude-Paul Taffanel was a French flautist, conductor and instructor, regarded as the founder of the French Flute School that dominated much of flute composition and performance du…
Paul Taffanel, French flute player and conductor (died 1908)
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge was an American artist, mainly known for his series of portraits Dogs Playing Poker. Known as "Cash" or "Kash" in his family, he often signed his work in…
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, American artist (died 1934)
William H. Illingworth was an English born photographer from St. Paul, Minnesota who accompanied both Captain James L. Fisk's 1866 expedition to the Montana Territory and Lt. Colon…
William H. Illingworth, English-American photographer (died 1893)
Sir Robert Stout was a New Zealand politician who was the 13th premier of New Zealand on two occasions in the late 19th century, and later Chief Justice of New Zealand. He was the …
Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)
Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman was the President of Argentina from 1886 until his resignation in 1890.
Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 10th President of Argentina (died 1909)
Edward Pulsford was an English-born Australian politician and free-trade campaigner.
Edward Pulsford, English-Australian politician and free-trade campaigner (died 1919)
Francis William Reitz Jr. was a South African lawyer, politician, statesman, publicist, and poet who was a member of parliament of the Cape Colony, Chief Justice and fifth State Pr…
Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (died 1934)
Henry John Heinz was an American entrepreneur who co-founded the H. J. Heinz Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was involved in the passage of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act.…
Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (died 1919)
Ernest James Myers, was a British poet, Classicist and author. He was the second son of the Rev. Frederic Myers, author of Catholic Thoughts, and Susan Harriett Myers. His elder br…
Ernest Myers, English poet and author (died 1921)
Sir John See was a member of the New South Wales Legislature from 26 November 1880 to 15 June 1901, and was then Premier of New South Wales from 1901 to 1904.
John See, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of New South Wales (died 1907)
Louis Riel was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of C…
Louis Riel, Canadian Métis scholar and politician (died 1885)
Robert Seymour Bridges was an English poet who was Poet Laureate from 1913 to 1930. A doctor by training, he achieved literary fame only late in life. His poems reflect a deep Chri…
Robert Bridges, English poet and playwright (died 1930)
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher and writer who started his career as a classical philologist and turned to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, at…
Friedrich Nietzsche, German composer, poet, and philosopher (died 1900)