1841 events
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of…
Michael Faraday (pictured) first experimentally demonstrated electromagnetic induction, leading to the formulation of…
The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
Algiers surrendered to French invaders, ending the Regency of Algiers (coat of arms pictured).
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship
The United States Congress passed the largest tariff in the nation's history, which resulted in severe economic hardship
In Parramatta, Australia, Scottish astronomer James Dunlop discovered Centaurus A (pictured), which was later recognised
Greek War of Independence: A combined Egyptian and Ottoman army began an invasion of the Mani Peninsula, but were initia
Greek War of Independence: At the Battle of Gravia Inn, a 120-man Greek force led by Odysseas Androutsos repulsed an Ott
Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish…
Around 15 people were killed and 400 to 700 others injured when cavalry charged into a crowd demanding the reform of…
Four days after the Court of King's Bench upheld an English murder suspect's right to a trial by battle in Ashford v Tho
French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel submitted a memoir on the diffraction of light to the Royal Academy of…
A riot broke out in Littleport, England, over high unemployment and rising grain costs, spreading to Ely the next day be
Sir John Barrow, secretary at the Admiralty, rejected a proposal to use Francis Ronalds's electrical telegraph,…
The United Kingdom formally annexed the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony…
War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-d
Aboard HMS Bellerophon, French emperor Napoleon surrendered to Royal Navy captain Frederick Lewis Maitland, concluding…