1848
Eugénie de Guérin, French author (born 1805)
Eugénie de Guérin was a French writer and the sister of the poet Maurice de Guérin.
Eugénie de Guérin, French author (born 1805)
The 1840s
Explore 216 historical events from 1840–1849.
1848
The French National Assembly under Victor Schœlcher proclaims the abolition of slavery within France and it's colonies f
The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate. The National Assembly's legislators are know…
The French National Assembly under Victor Schœlcher proclaims the abolition of slavery within France and it's colonies f
1848
The Benty Grange helmet, a boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet with parallels to those mentioned in the contemporary epic po
The Benty Grange helmet is an Anglo-Saxon boar-crested helmet from the 7th century AD. It was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1848 from a tumulus at the Benty Grange farm in Monyash…
The Benty Grange helmet, a boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet with parallels to those mentioned in the contemporary epic po
1847
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico
The Battle of Cerro Gordo, or Battle of Sierra Gordo, was an engagement in the Mexican–American War on April 18, 1847. The battle saw Winfield Scott's United States troops outflank…
American victory at the battle of Cerro Gordo opens the way for invasion of Mexico
1847
Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (died 1906)
Hans Wilhelm Auer was a Swiss-Austrian architect best known for his design of the Swiss Bundeshaus (1894–1902) in Bern.
Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (died 1906)
1847
Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, composer and conductor (died 1907)
Carl Joachim Andersen was a Danish flutist, conductor and composer born in Copenhagen, son of the flutist Christian Joachim Andersen. Both as a virtuoso and as composer of flute mu…
Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, composer and conductor (died 1907)
1847
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars
Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. The Māori are descended from East Polynesian settlers who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyag…
Shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand Wars
1847
Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist and politician (died 1903)
Henry Demarest Lloyd was an American journalist and political activist who was a prominent muckraker during the Progressive Era. He is best known for his exposés of Standard Oil wh…
Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist and politician (died 1903)
1847
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1929)
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 1st Earl of Midlothian, was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from March 1894 t…
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1929)
1847
Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (died 1923)
Wilhelm Karl Joseph Killing was a German mathematician who made important contributions to the theories of Lie algebras, Lie groups, and non-Euclidean geometry.
Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (died 1923)
1847
George Washington Ball, American legislator from Iowa (died 1915)
George Washington Ball was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Iowa. He served in the Iowa General Assembly as Representative of Johnson County and later as State S…
George Washington Ball, American legislator from Iowa (died 1915)
1847
Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire determine their international boundary in the second treaty of Erzurum
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly known as Qajar Iran, was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty, which lasted from 1789 to 1925. It was founded by Agha Mohamma…
Qajar Iran and the Ottoman Empire determine their international boundary in the second treaty of Erzurum
1847
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1924)
William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland & Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also serve…
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Canadian-Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1924)
1847
Millicent Fawcett, English academic and activist (died 1929)
Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett was an English political activist and writer. She campaigned for women's suffrage by legal change and in 1897–1919 led Britain's largest women's righ…
Millicent Fawcett, English academic and activist (died 1929)
1847
Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (died 1916)
Jørgine Anna Sverdrup "Gina" Krog was a Norwegian suffragist, teacher, liberal politician, writer and editor, and a major figure in liberal feminism in Scandinavia.
Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (died 1916)
1847
Charles, Austrian commander and duke of Teschen (born 1771)
Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Lawrence of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the…
Charles, Austrian commander and duke of Teschen (born 1771)
1847
Fanny Hensel, German pianist and composer (born 1805)
Fanny Cäcilie Hensel née Mendelssohn was a German composer and pianist of the early Romantic era, also known as Fanny Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Her compositions number over 450, and i…
Fanny Hensel, German pianist and composer (born 1805)
1847
Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (born 1766)
Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy was a French military leader who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the last Marshal of the Empire …
Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (born 1766)
1847
Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (born 1780)
Thomas Chalmers, was a Scottish Presbyterian minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland. H…
Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister and economist (born 1780)
1847
Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (born 1782)
Juan Larrea was a Spanish businessman and politician in Buenos Aires during the early nineteenth century. He headed a military unit during the second British invasion of the River …
Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (born 1782)
1847
John Franklin, English admiral and politician (born 1786)
Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditio…
John Franklin, English admiral and politician (born 1786)
1847
Prince Afonso died at the age of two, leaving his father Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, without a male heir
Dom Afonso was the Prince Imperial and heir apparent to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. Born in Rio de Janeiro, he was the eldest child of Emperor Dom Pedro II and Dona Teresa …
Prince Afonso died at the age of two, leaving his father Pedro II, the last emperor of Brazil, without a male heir
1846
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James C. Corrigan was a Canadian-American businessman active in the shipping, petroleum refining, iron ore mining and selling, and steel manufacturing industries. He made and lost …
James C
1846
180 years ago
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916)
Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz, also known by the pseudonym Litwos, was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as the Trilogy series and es…
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1916)