Historical Events In 1844

Jan 01   1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) in the year 1844.  

Jan 01   In the year 1844 first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)  

Jan 04   On this day in history thomas H Rollinson, composer  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary in the year 1844.  

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 15   The University of Notre Dame is founded in the year 1844.  

Jan 15   U of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Recontre between Reps Weller & Shriver, US House of Representative on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) on this day in history.  

Feb 02   Leander Schlegel, composer in the year 1844.  

Feb 03   Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1844 willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)  

Feb 18   Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School) in the year 1844.  

Feb 20   In the year 1844 ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)  

Feb 21   Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory) in the year 1844.  

Feb 22   Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, composer in the year 1844.  

Feb 27   On this day in history dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)  

Feb 27   On this day in history nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85  

Feb 28   12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes on this day in history.  

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton in the year 1844.  

Feb 28   US Secretary of State Abel Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas Gilmer, and several others die when a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton explodes on this day in history.  

Feb 29   In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67  

Mar 02   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician on this day in history.  

Mar 04   In the year 1844 josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother)  

Mar 06   Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3/18) on this day in history.  

Mar 07   On this day in history anthony Comstock, New Canaan Ct, anti-vice crusader/philatelist  

Mar 08   King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway in the year 1844.  

Mar 09   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice on this day in history.  

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1844 birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)  

Jan 20   In the year 1844 birth of johan Peter Selmer, composer  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)  

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) was born in the year 1844.  

Jan 15   In the year 1844 joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78  

Jan 31   On this day in history death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)  

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 in the year 1844.  

Feb 16   Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) died in the year 1844.  

Feb 27   In the year 1844 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85  

Feb 28   In the year 1844 abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton  

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.