Historical Events In 1844

Jan 01   On this day in history 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

Jan 01   First edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1844 clara Kathleen Rogers, composer   

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.   

Jan 15   The University of Notre Dame is founded on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history u of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana   

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1844 recontre between Reps Weller & Shriver, US House of Representative   

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

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

Feb 02   On this day in history leander Schlegel, composer   

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

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

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

Feb 17   In the year 1844 a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)   

Feb 18   On this day in history 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   Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) in the year 1844.   

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

Feb 28   12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes in the year 1844.   

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

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

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1844.   

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

Mar 04   Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) in the year 1844.   

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

Mar 07   Anthony Comstock, New Canaan Ct, anti-vice crusader/philatelist in the year 1844.   

Mar 08   In the year 1844 king Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Mar 09   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice in the year 1844.   

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

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

Jan 14   In the year 1844 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   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born in the year 1844.   

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   In the year 1844 death of henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773)   

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 in the year 1844.   

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1844 nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

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

Feb 29   On this day in history thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67