Page 4: Historical Events In 1844

Jul 27   Fire destroys US mint at Charlotte, NC   

Jul 27   John Dalton, Engl physicist/chemist (molecular theorist), dies at 77.   

Jul 28   Gerard Manley Hopkins, England, poet (Windhover)   

Jul 29   Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, composer, dies at 53.   

Jul 29   New York Yacht Club forms.   

Jul 29   NY Yacht Club forms.   

Jul 30   1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club   

Jul 31   Ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist.   

Aug 08   Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following Joseph Smith death.   

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

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

Aug 14   Henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies.   

Aug 17   Menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)   

Aug 19   Minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)   

Aug 29   1st white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win   

Aug 29   The inaugural white-indian lacrosse game in Montreal, Indians win.   

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

Aug 30   Friedrich Ratzel, German social-geographer (Lebensraum).   

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

Sep 11   George Clement Martin, composer   

Sep 14   Oliver Holden, composer, dies at 78.   

Sep 25   Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international.   

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

Sep 28   Michael Hertz, composer   

Sep 28   Oscar I of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden   

Oct 01   Naval Observatory headed by LT Matthew Fontaine Maury occupies inaugural permanent quarters.   

Oct 03   Patrick Manson, "Father of tropical medicine".   

Oct 11   Henry John Heinz, American food manufacturer is born.   

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

Oct 12   Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies.   

Oct 12   George W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years)   

Oct 15   Friedrich Nietzsche, Uebermensch born.   

Oct 17   Miguel Nieto, composer   

Oct 18   Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer.   

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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,