Page 4: Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.   

Jul 27   Fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC in the year 1844.   

Jul 27   In the year 1844 john Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77   

Jul 28   Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover) on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1844.   

Jul 29   In the year 1844 new York Yacht Club forms   

Jul 29   NY Yacht Club forms in the year 1844.   

Jul 30   In the year 1844 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club   

Jul 31   In the year 1844 ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist   

Aug 08   Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death in the year 1844.   

Aug 11   Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Aug 13   On this day in history explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs.   

Aug 14   Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913) in the year 1844.   

Aug 19   In the year 1844 minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)   

Aug 29   1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1844 the first white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win   

Aug 30   Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies in the year 1844.   

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) in the year 1844.   

Sep 05   Iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains in the year 1844.   

Sep 11   George Clement Martin, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.   

Sep 25   Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden on this day in history.   

Oct 01   In the year 1844 naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters.   

Oct 03   Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine" in the year 1844.   

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) on this day in history.   

Oct 11   The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer on this day in history.   

Oct 12   Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies on this day in history.   

Oct 12   George W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years) on this day in history.   

Oct 15   In the year 1844 friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born   

Oct 17   Miguel Nieto, composer in the year 1844.   

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Jan 04   In the year 1844 birth of thomas H Rollinson, composer   

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

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1844 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   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78   

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

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.