Historical Events In 1841

Mar 03   John Murray, Canada oceanographer (Depths of the Ocean) in the year 1841.   

Mar 04   Dion Boucicault's "London Assurance," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 04   Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl) in the year 1841.   

Mar 04   In the year 1841 longest inauguration speech (8,443 words), William Henry Harrison   

Mar 07   Olegario Victor Andrade, Argentina, poet (El nido de condores) on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1841 oliver Wendell Holmes, Mass, 59th Supreme Court justice (1902-32)   

Mar 09   In the year 1841 uS Supreme Court rules Negroes are free (Amistad Incident)   

Mar 16   In the year 1841 félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49   

Mar 22   Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) on this day in history.   

Mar 27   1st US steam fire engine tested, NYC on this day in history.   

Mar 27   First US steam fire engine tested, New York NY on this day in history.   

Mar 31   1st performance of Robert Schumann's 1st Symphony in B on this day in history.   

Mar 31   First performance of Robert Schumann's first Symphony in B in the year 1841.   

Apr 04   William Henry Harrison, becomes 1st pres to die in office, at 68 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Cornerstone laid for 2nd Mormon temple, Nauvoo, Missouri on this day in history.   

Apr 07   On this day in history alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanicus   

Apr 10   On this day in history nY "Tribune" begins publishing under editor Horace Greeley   

Apr 10   The New York Tribune published for the very first time in the year 1841.   

Apr 14   Edgar Allen Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue," published on this day in history.   

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

Apr 20   First detective story (Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue") published in the year 1841.   

Apr 25   Pauline Lucca, soprano in the year 1841.   

Apr 26   On this day in history "Bombay Gazette" begins publishing on silk   

Apr 26   In the year 1841 wilhelm Scherer, German literature historian   

Apr 27   On this day in history imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening   

Apr 29   A Bertrand, writer, dies in the year 1841.   

May 01   1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for Calif on this day in history.   

May 01   The first emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California in the year 1841.   

May 03   In the year 1841 cornelis T Elout, Dutch minister of Finance/Navy/Colonies, dies at 74   

May 03   New Zealand becomes a British colony on this day in history.   

May 06   In the year 1841 john Thomson, composer, dies at 35   

May 11   Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter in the year 1841.   

May 11   Lt. Charles Wilkes lands at Fort Nisqually in Puget Sound in the year 1841.   

May 15   Giovanni Bolzoni, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 14   Berthe M P Morisot, French painter/aquarellist was born in the year 1841.   

Jan 15   Lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup was born on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, France, composer (Le Roi Malgré Lui) was born in the year 1841.   

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of john Arbuthnot Fisher, Ceylon, 1st Baron Fisher/admiral of the fleet   

Jan 27   Arkhip Kuindzhi, Russian painter (d. 1910) was born in the year 1841.   

Jan 28   Henry Stanley, Engld, journalist/explorer (found Livingston in Africa) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1841 birth of viktor Ernst Nessler, composer   

Jan 30   In the year 1841 birth of alfred Townsend George, Civil War journalist, died in 1914   

Jan 03   Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch (Official) Gazette, dies at 82 in the year 1841.   

Feb 11   In the year 1841 j H Ferdinand Olivier, German painter, dies at 55   

Feb 13   Thomas Ainsworth, English/Dutch industrialist, dies at 45 in the year 1841.   

Feb 14   On this day in history antun Sorkocevic, composer, dies at 65   

Feb 15   In the year 1841 sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch dr/chemist (electrical car), dies at 53   

Feb 17   In the year 1841 ferdinando Carulli, composer, dies at 70   

Mar 01   On this day in history death of claude Victor-Perrin, duc de Belluno, French marshal (b. 1764)   

Mar 16   On this day in history félix Savart, French surgeon/physicist, dies at 49