Page 2: Historical Events In 1841

Mar 03   John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Depths of the Ocean).   

Mar 04   Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London   

Mar 04   Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)   

Mar 04   Longest inauguration speech (8443 words), William Henry Harrison.   

Mar 07   Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina, poet (El nido de condores)   

Mar 08   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32).   

Mar 09   US Supreme Court rules Negroes are free (Amistad Incident)   

Mar 16   Félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49.   

Mar 22   Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones)   

Mar 27   1st US steam fire engine tested, NYC.   

Mar 27   inaugural US steam fire engine tested, New York NY   

Mar 31   1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B   

Mar 31   inaugural performance of Robert Schumann's inaugural Symphony in B   

Apr 04   William Henry Harrison, is recorded as becoming 1st pres to die in office, at 68   

Apr 06   Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri.   

Apr 07   Alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanicus.   

Apr 10   NY "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley.   

Apr 10   The New York Tribune published for the very inaugural time   

Apr 14   Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published   

Apr 20   1st detective story (Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue") published.   

Apr 20   inaugural detective story (Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue") published.   

Apr 25   Pauline Lucca, soprano   

Apr 26   "Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk.   

Apr 26   Wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian   

Apr 27   Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, are discovered the awakening.   

Apr 29   A Bertrand, writer, dies.   

May 01   1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif.   

May 01   The inaugural emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California.   

May 03   Cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74.   

May 03   New Zealand is recorded as becoming a British colony.   

May 06   John Thomson, composer, dies at 35.   

May 11   Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter   

May 11   Lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound.   

May 15   Giovanni Bolzoni, composer   

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Jan 14   Berthe m p morisot: French painter/aquarellist   

Jan 15   Lord frederick stanley: Presenter of hockey's stanley cup   

Jan 18   Alexis-emmanuel chabrier: France, composer (le roi malgré lui)   

Jan 25   John arbuthnot fisher: Ceylon, 1st baron fisher/admiral of the fleet   

Jan 27   Arkhip kuindzhi: Russian painter    

Jan 28   Henry stanley: Engld, journalist/explorer (found livingston in africa)   

Jan 28   Viktor ernst nessler: Composer   

Jan 30   Alfred townsend george: Civil war journalist, died in 1914   

Jan 03   Wilhelmus kist: Writer/director of dutch (official) gazette,   

Feb 11   J h ferdinand olivier: German painter,    

Feb 13   Thomas ainsworth: English/dutch industrialist,   

Feb 14   Antun sorkocevic: Composer,   

Feb 15   Sibrand acker stratingh: Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car),    

Feb 17   Ferdinando carulli: Composer,   

Mar 01   Claude victor-perrin: Duc de belluno, french marshal (b. 1764)   

Mar 16   Félix savart: French surgeon/physicist,