Historical Events In 1844

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

Jan 01   On this day in history first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history clara Kathleen Rogers, composer   

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1844 the University of Notre Dame is founded   

Jan 15   U of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana in the year 1844.   

Jan 20   In the year 1844 johan Peter Selmer, composer   

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) in the year 1844.   

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

Feb 02   On this day in history leander Schlegel, composer   

Feb 03   On this day in history hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris   

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

Feb 17   A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) in the year 1844.   

Feb 18   In the year 1844 willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School)   

Feb 20   Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1844 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   On this day in history 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes   

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 02   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician in the year 1844.   

Mar 04   Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   Nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3/18) in the year 1844.   

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 in the year 1844.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer   

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born in the year 1844.   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of johan Peter Selmer, composer   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)   

Feb 01   On this day in history birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)   

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

Jan 31   Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died in the year 1844.   

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

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

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 in the year 1844.   

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.