Page 4: Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys the US mint at Charlotte, NC on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1844 fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC   

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

Jul 28   In the year 1844 gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)   

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Jul 29   In the year 1844 new York Yacht Club forms   

Jul 29   NY Yacht Club forms on this day in history.   

Jul 30   1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club on this day in history.   

Jul 31   Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist in the year 1844.   

Aug 08   Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death on this day in history.   

Aug 11   Jernej Kopitar, filmologist/censor (Slavic Grammatica), dies at 63 in the year 1844.   

Aug 13   Explorer Ludwig Leichhardt leaves Brisbane to explore unknown territory beyond the Darling Downs in the year 1844.   

Aug 14   Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies in the year 1844.   

Aug 17   On this day in history menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)   

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

Aug 29   In the year 1844 1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win   

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

Aug 30   In the year 1844 francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies   

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1844 george Clement Martin, composer   

Sep 14   In the year 1844 oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78   

Sep 25   In the year 1844 canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international   

Sep 27   Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies in the year 1844.   

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer in the year 1844.   

Sep 28   In the year 1844 oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden.   

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies first permanent quarters on this day in history.   

Oct 03   On this day in history patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine"   

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, founded prepared-foods company (57 varieties) in the year 1844.   

Oct 11   The birth of Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer in the year 1844.   

Oct 12   On this day in history claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies   

Oct 12   On this day in history george W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)   

Oct 15   In the year 1844 friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born   

Oct 17   In the year 1844 miguel Nieto, composer   

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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 in the year 1844.   

Jan 30   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)   

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

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history 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