Historical Events In 1846

Sep 10   Elias Howe receives a US patent for his hand-crank sewing machine in the year 1846.  

Sep 13   On this day in history richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa)  

Sep 15   Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal on this day in history.  

Sep 17   In the year 1846 francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84  

Sep 18   Elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping on this day in history.  

Sep 19   On this day in history elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning elopes  

Sep 20   On this day in history agnes Tyrrell, composer  

Sep 23   On this day in history johann Gottfried Galle & Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune  

Sep 23   In the year 1846 johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune  

Sep 23   Neptune discovered by German astronomer Johann Galle on this day in history.  

Sep 25   On this day in history uS troops under Gen Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico  

Sep 30   Anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth) on this day in history.  

Sep 30   In the year 1846 anesthetic ether used for first time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth)  

Oct 06   On this day in history george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US  

Oct 10   Alexis the Tocqueville writes about "Algerian problem" on this day in history.  

Oct 10   Neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell in the year 1846.  

Oct 15   In the year 1846 dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether  

Oct 16   Dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether on this day in history.  

Oct 16   In the year 1846 dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether  

Oct 21   Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (Cuore) in the year 1846.  

Oct 23   In the year 1846 alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer  

Oct 28   In the year 1846 auguste Escoffier, king of chefs & chef of kings  

Oct 28   Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die on this day in history.  

Oct 29   In the year 1846 jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90  

Oct 31   In the year 1846 donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp  

Nov 02   Antonio Pena y Goni, composer in the year 1846.  

Nov 04   In the year 1846 benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg  

Nov 04   In the year 1846 gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer  

Nov 05   Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C, premieres on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Ignaz Brull, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 10   Martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer in the year 1846.  

Nov 18   Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Emile C Wauters, Belgium, painter (Van der Goes in the Red Monastery) in the year 1846.  

Nov 25   On this day in history carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers  

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Jan 01   Nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Sandor Erkel, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of albert Cahen, composer  

Jan 08   William Wallace Gilchrist, composer was born in the year 1846.  

Jan 29   Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. 1915) was born in the year 1846.  

Jan 30   In the year 1846 birth of francis H Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism)  

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (d. 1915)  

Jan 05   Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812) died in the year 1846.  

Jan 10   Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 in the year 1846.  

Feb 03   Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at 79 in the year 1846.  

Feb 09   On this day in history henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies  

Feb 14   Cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76 in the year 1846.  

Feb 18   Giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1846.  

Feb 21   Emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800) died on this day in history.  

Feb 22   Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1846.