Explore 436 historical events from 1840–1849.
William Louis Marshall was an influential figure in the US Corps of Engineers.
William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (died 1920)
Antonio Abetti was an Italian astronomer.
Antonio Abetti, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1928)
Marion Jean Catherine Adams-Acton was a Scottish novelist who wrote under the pseudonym "Jeanie Hering".
Marion Adams-Acton, Scottish-English author and playwright (died 1928)
Enrico Coleman was an Italian painter of British nationality. He was the son of the English painter Charles Coleman and brother of the less well-known Italian painter Francesco Col…
Enrico Coleman, Italian painter (died 1911)
Charles Stewart Parnell was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a leader of the Home Rule League from 1880 to 1882, and then of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1882 to…
Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (died 1891)
The Oregon Treaty was a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States that was signed on June 15, 1846, in Washington, D.C. The treaty brought an end to the Oregon bounda…
The Oregon Treaty extends the border between the United States and British North America, established by the Treaty of 1
A conclave was held from 14 to 16 June 1846 to elect a new pope to succeed Gregory XVI, who had died in 1 June. Of the 62 members of the College of Cardinals, all but twelve attend…
The Papal conclave of 1846 elects Pope Pius IX, beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy
The history of baseball in the United States dates to the 19th century, when boys and amateur enthusiasts played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using homemade equ…
The first officially recorded, organized baseball game is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jers
The Rev. Samuel Johnson was an Anglican priest, diplomat, and historian, as well as the great-grandson of Alaafin Abiodun, a powerful king of the Oyo Empire. He is most notable for…
Samuel Johnson, Nigerian priest and historian (died 1901)
Achilles Nikolayevich Alferaki was a Russian composer and politician of Greek descent. His brother was Sergei Alphéraky. He served as the mayor of Taganrog from 1880 to 1888.
Achilles Alferaki, Russian composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (died 1919)
Ángela Peralta was an operatic soprano of international fame and a leading figure in the operatic life of 19th-century Mexico. Called the "Mexican Nightingale" in Europe, she had a…
Ángela Peralta, Mexican opera singer (died 1883)
Heinrich Rosenthal was an activist of the Estonian national movement, doctor and author.
Heinrich Rosenthal, Estonian physician and author (died 1916)
Léon Bloy was a French Catholic novelist, essayist, pamphleteer, and satirist, known additionally for his eventual defense of Catholicism and for his influence within French Cathol…
Léon Bloy, French author and poet (died 1917)
Edward Charles Pickering was an American astronomer and physicist and the older brother of William Henry Pickering. Along with Carl Vogel, Pickering discovered the first spectrosco…
Edward Charles Pickering, American astronomer and physicist (died 1919)
Sophie Menter was a German pianist and composer who became the favorite female student of Franz Liszt. She was called l'incarnation de Liszt in Paris because of her robust, electri…
Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (died 1918)
Dona Isabel, known as "the Redemptress", was the Princess Imperial of Brazil and heir presumptive to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. She served as regent of the empire on three…
Isabel, Brazilian princess (died 1921)
Anna Haining Bates was a Canadian woman notable for her great stature of 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m). She was one of the tallest women who ever lived. Her parents were of average hei…
Anna Haining Bates, Canadian-American giant (died 1888)
Luis Martín García was a Spanish Jesuit, elected the twenty-fourth Superior General of the Society of Jesus.
Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1906)
Alexander Milne Calder was a Scottish-American sculptor. He produced over 250 architectural sculptures over 30 years for the construction of Philadelphia City Hall including the 37…
Alexander Milne Calder, Scottish-American sculptor (died 1923)
Domenico Carlo Maria Dragonetti was an Italian double bass virtuoso and composer with a three string double bass. He stayed for thirty years in his hometown of Venice, Republic of …
Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (born 1763)
Philip Konrad Marheineke was a German Protestant theologian and church leader within the Evangelical Church in Prussia.
Philip Marheineke, German pastor and philosopher (born 1780)
Pope Gregory XVI was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846. He had adopted the name Mauro upon entering the reli…
Pope Gregory XVI (born 1765)
Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books, which are possibly the earliest European comics. He…
Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (born 1799)
Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès was a French geographer, author and translator, best remembered in the English speaking world for his translation of German ghost stories Fantasmagorian…
Jean-Baptiste Benoît Eyriès, French geographer and author (born 1767)