Historical Events In 1844

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

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

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 in the year 1844.  

Jul 29   New York Yacht Club forms on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history nY Yacht Club forms  

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

Jul 31   On this day in history ignazio Guidi, Italian orientalist/archaeologist  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14   In the year 1844 henry Francis Cary, translator (Dante), dies  

Aug 17   In the year 1844 menelik II, King of Ethiopia (1896-1913)  

Aug 19   On this day in history minna Canth, Finland, novelist/playwright (social evils)  

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

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

Aug 30   Francis Baily, English astronomer/mathematician (Baily's Beads), dies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 05   In the year 1844 iron ore discovered in Minnesota's Mesabi Mountains  

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 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 in the year 1844.  

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 in the year 1844.  

Oct 12   Claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin), dies in the year 1844.  

Oct 12   George W Cable, American writer (Northampton Years) in the year 1844.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1844.  

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born in the year 1844.  

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

Jan 25   In the year 1844 birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer  

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1844 willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49  

Feb 15   In the year 1844 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   In the year 1844 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   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1844.