1848
Slavery is abolished in Martinique
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Slavery is abolished in Martinique
The 1840s
Explore 216 historical events from 1840–1849.
1848
The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered in a barrow on the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire
The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scot…
The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered in a barrow on the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire
1848
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English …
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany
1848
Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada,
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, was an invasion of Mexico by the United Stat…
Mexican–American War: Mexico ratifies the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo thus ending the war and ceding California, Nevada,
1848
The Slavic Congress opens in Prague
The Prague Slavic Congress of 1848 took place in Prague, Austrian Empire between 2 June and 12 June 1848. It was the first occasion on which representatives from nearly all Slav po…
The Slavic Congress opens in Prague
1848
Otto, King of Bavaria (died 1916)
Otto was King of Bavaria from 1886 until 1913. However, he never actively ruled because of alleged severe mental illness. His uncle, Luitpold, and his cousin, Ludwig, served as reg…
Otto, King of Bavaria (died 1916)
1848
Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (died 1919)
Kandukuri Veeresalingam was a social reformer and writer from the Madras Presidency, British India, current Andhra Pradesh. He was considered as the Father of the Telugu Renaissanc…
Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (died 1919)
1848
Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (died 1909)
Ludvig Schytte was a Danish composer, pianist, and teacher.
Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (died 1909)
1848
Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter and academic (died 1906)
Raja Ravi Varma was an Indian painter. His works are one of the best examples of the fusion of European academic art with a purely Indian sensibility and iconography. He greatly en…
Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter and academic (died 1906)
1848
Eugène Simon, French naturalist (died 1924)
Eugène Louis Simon was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history…
Eugène Simon, French naturalist (died 1924)
1848
Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (died 1919)
Eilert Adelsteen Normann was a Norwegian painter who worked in Berlin. He was a noted painter of landscapes of Norway. Normann was the artist who invited Edvard Munch to Berlin, wh…
Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (died 1919)
1848
Henry Edward Armstrong, English chemist and academic (died 1937)
Henry Edward Armstrong FRS FRSE (Hon) was a British chemist. Although Armstrong was active in many areas of scientific research, such as the chemistry of naphthalene derivatives, h…
Henry Edward Armstrong, English chemist and academic (died 1937)
1848
Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (died 1926)
Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov was a Russian painter and draughtsman who specialised in mythological and historical subjects. He is considered a co-founder of Russian folklorist and…
Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter and illustrator (died 1926)
1848
Carl Wernicke, German neuropathologist
Carl Wernicke was a German physician, anatomist, psychiatrist and neuropathologist. He is known for his influential research into the pathological effects of specific forms of ence…
Carl Wernicke, German neuropathologist
1848
Fritz von Uhde, German painter and educator (died 1911)
Fritz von Uhde was a German painter of genre and religious subjects. His style lay in-between Realism and Impressionism, he was once known as "Germany's outstanding impressionist" …
Fritz von Uhde, German painter and educator (died 1911)
1848
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (died 1896)
Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights wi…
Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (died 1896)
1848
Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (died 1924)
Johann Baptist Singenberger was a Swiss composer, music teacher, editor and publisher. Much of his output was devoted to Catholic liturgical music. He was reckoned to have taught o…
Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (died 1924)
1848
Bernard Bosanquet, English philosopher and theorist (died 1923)
Bernard Bosanquet was an English philosopher and political theorist, and an influential figure on matters of political and social policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …
Bernard Bosanquet, English philosopher and theorist (died 1923)
1848
Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (died 1903)
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movem…
Paul Gauguin, French painter and sculptor (died 1903)
1848
Max Erdmannsdörfer, German conductor and composer (died 1905)
Max Erdmannsdörfer was a German conductor, pianist and composer.
Max Erdmannsdörfer, German conductor and composer (died 1905)
1848
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint (died 1902)
Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, also known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Church. Parumala Thirumeni became the first person of Indian origin to …
Gheevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala, Indian bishop and saint (died 1902)
1848
Chester Ashley, American politician (born 1790)
Chester Ashley was an American politician who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1844 until his sudden death in 1848.
Chester Ashley, American politician (born 1790)
1848
Tom Cribb, English boxer (born 1781)
Tom Cribb was an English bare-knuckle boxer of the 19th century. He was All England Champion from 1808 to 1822.
Tom Cribb, English boxer (born 1781)
1848
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (born 1797)
Baroness Anna Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria von Droste zu Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, was a 19th-century German Biedermeier poet, noveli…
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German author and composer (born 1797)