Page 3: Historical Events In 1844

May 24   The Baltimore Patriot carries the inaugural-ever telegraphed news dispatch (received from Washington, D C )   

May 24   William Crockford, clubman/gambler, dies   

May 25   1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot   

May 27   Samuel F.B. Morse completes inaugural telegraph line   

May 28   Leon Felix Augustin Joseph Vasseur, composer   

May 30   Louis Varney, composer.   

Jun 01   Galusha Pennypacker, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1916   

Jun 03   Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet   

Jun 03   Louis-Antoine, the Bourbon, French duke of Angouleme, dies   

Jun 06   The Young Men's Christian Association is founded in London. (Some 130+ years later, a group known as the Village People would gain a hit recording with "YMCA.")   

Jun 06   Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) forms in London   

Jun 06   Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) founded in London.   

Jun 10   J Albert Neuhuys, Dutch painter (Haagse school).   

Jun 14   Edouard Naville, Swiss egyptologist.   

Jun 15   Charles Goodyear receives a patent for his process to strengthen rubber.   

Jun 15   Goodyear patents vulcanization of rubber   

Jun 15   Thomas Campbell, poet (Ye Mariners of England), dies at 66.   

Jun 15   Vulcanised rubber patented by Charles Goodyear.   

Jun 21   Ernest F Cambier, Belgian colonial pioneer (1st railway Congo)   

Jun 22   Influential North American fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon is founded at Yale University   

Jun 25   John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the inaugural U.S. President to marry while in office   

Jun 26   US pres John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in NYC   

Jun 27   Hyrum Smith, founder/leader (Mormon Church), shot by mob in Carthage Ill   

Jun 27   Joseph Smith, Founder of the Mormon church is born.   

Jul 01   Verney L Cameroon, English explorer (Tanganyika)   

Jul 03   The last pair of Great Auks is killed.   

Jul 08   Mary Johnson Lincoln, educator (Boston Cooking School)   

Jul 11   Peter I Karadjordjevic, King of Serbia/Yugoslavia.   

Jul 12   Charles-Louis Panckoucke, French publisher, dies at 63   

Jul 13   Johann Gansbacher, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 19   Heinrich Domnich, composer, dies at 77   

Jul 22   William Archibald Spooner, London, reverend/inventor (spoonerisms).   

Jul 23   Christian Gobrecht, 4th US chief engraver (1840-44), dies in office.   

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC.   

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Jan 04   Thomas h rollinson: Composer   

Jan 07   Marie-bernarde soubirous: [st bernadette of lourdes], saint/visionary   

Jan 14   Clara kathleen rogers: Composer   

Jan 16   Ismail qemali: Albanian nationalist   

Jan 20   Johan peter selmer: Composer   

Jan 25   Frederick e kitziger: Composer   

Jan 30   Moritz f freiherr von bissing: German gen/gov-gen of belgium (1914-17)   

Feb 01   Eduard adolf strasburger: German botanist (angiospermen)   

Jan 15   Joseph mazzinghi: Composer,   

Jan 31   Henri gratien: Comte bertrand, french general (b. 1773)   

Feb 04   Willem de clerq: Dutch merchant/literary,    

Feb 15   Henry addington lord sidmouth: Brit premier (1801-04),    

Feb 16   Joseph crosfield: English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

Feb 27   Nicholas biddle: Us lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier,    

Feb 28   Abel p upshur: Secretary of state,   

Feb 29   Thaddaus weigl: Composer,