Page 2: Historical Events In 1844

Mar 10   Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing) in the year 1844.   

Mar 14   King Umberto I, of Italy (1878-1900) on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test)   

Mar 18   Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Tikhvin Russia, composer (Scheherazade) in the year 1844.   

Mar 18   The birth of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Ulrika "Minna" Cant-Johnstown, Finnish playwright (Kovan onnen lapsia) in the year 1844.   

Mar 21   In the year 1844 leopold F J J J van Sassen Ysselt, Dutch politician, dies at 65   

Mar 21   In the year 1844 origin of Bahá'í Era-Bahá'í calendar starts here (Bahá 1, 1)   

Mar 21   Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   Eugene Gigout, composer in the year 1844.   

Mar 27   Alophus Washington Greely, US, Arctic explorer in the year 1844.   

Mar 28   Jose Zorilla's "Don Juan Tenorio," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Paul M Verlaine, France, lyric poet (Sagesse Bonbeur) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Andrew Lang, Scotland, author (The Blue Fairy Book) on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1844 charles Bulfinch, 1st US pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80   

Apr 06   Joseph Ludwig, composer in the year 1844.   

Apr 08   Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Apr 12   In the year 1844 texan envoys sign Treaty of Annexation with the United States   

Apr 16   Anatole France, writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921) on this day in history.   

Apr 16   The birth of Anatole France, French writer in the year 1844.   

Apr 22   On this day in history henri-Montan Berton, composer, dies at 76   

May 01   In the year 1844 samuel Morse sends first telegraphic message   

May 01   On this day in history whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate   

May 02   Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents on this day in history.   

May 03   On this day in history edouard A Drumont, French anti-semitic journalist   

May 06   On this day in history johan Thorbecke argue general right to vote   

May 08   On this day in history charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies   

May 08   On this day in history hermann Gradener, composer   

May 09   In the year 1844 [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders)   

May 20   On this day in history henri Julien Felix Rousseau, French ambassador/painter (Dream)   

May 21   In the year 1844 guiseppi Baini, composer, dies at 68   

May 22   Mary Cassatt, US, Impressionist painter (Woman Bathing) in the year 1844.   

May 23   On this day in history declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1)   

May 24   On this day in history samuel F B Morse opens America's first telegraph line between Washington, D C and Baltimore, MD with the message "What hath God wrought!"   

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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   On this day in history birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1844 birth of eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)   

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

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 in the year 1844.   

Feb 15   On this day in history henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

Feb 16   On this day in history death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 29   In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67