Page 2: Historical Events In 1845

Mar 05   Congress appropriates $30000 to ship camels to western US   

Mar 10   Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)   

Mar 11   Florida became the 27th state of the United States of America.   

Mar 11   The Flagstaff War: In New Zealand, Chiefs Hone Heke and Kawiti lead 700 Māoris to chop down the British flagpole and drive settlers out of the British colonial settlement of Kororareka because of breaches of the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi   

Mar 11   The U.S. Congress passed legislation overriding a President’s veto. It was the inaugural time Congress had done so   

Mar 14   -5.3°F (-20.7°C) in Groningen   

Mar 17   Bristol man, Henry Jones, patents self-raising flour.   

Mar 17   Rubber band patented by Stephen Perry of London.   

Mar 18   John Chapman, [Johnny Appleseed], American pioneer agronomist dies in Allen County Indiana.   

Mar 19   George Augustus Kollmann, composer, dies at 56   

Mar 19   Willem H de Beaufort, Dutch historian/politician.   

Mar 22   Franz Joseph Volkert, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 26   Joseph Francis, New York NY, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat.   

Mar 26   Joseph Francis, NYC, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat   

Mar 26   Montreal Quebec Thomas Aylwin and Dominick Daly fight a harmless duel without injuring each other; one of Canada's last duels   

Mar 26   Patent awarded for adhesive medicated plaster, precusor of bandaid   

Mar 27   Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, Germany, discovered X-rays (Nobel 1901).   

Mar 27   Wilhelm von Rontgen, German discoverer of X-Rays is born.   

Mar 28   Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US   

Apr 02   H L Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take 1st photo of Sun.   

Apr 02   H.L. Fizeau and J Leon Foucault take inaugural photo of Sun.   

Apr 05   Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador.   

Apr 10   More than 1000 buildings damaged by fire in Pittsburgh Pa.   

Apr 12   Henry M baron the Kock, officer/politician, dies at 65   

Apr 15   Dave Gregory, cricketer (Australia's 1st Test captain)   

Apr 17   Isabel Barrows, US, editor/penologist (Conference on Negro Question).   

Apr 18   Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77.   

Apr 18   Wilhelm Gericke, composer.   

Apr 24   Carl Spitteler, Switz, poet (Prometheus and Epimetheus; Nobel 1919).   

Apr 25   Thomas Duncan, painter, dies   

Apr 29   Macon B Allen and Robert Morris Jr, 1st blacks to open law practice.   

May 02   August Pauly, German writer (Real Encyclopedia), dies at 48.   

May 02   In this year, Domingo Sarmiento publishes "Civilización y Barbarie"   

May 03   1st black lawyer (Macon B Allen) admitted to bar (Mass)   

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Jan 07   Louis iii: Last king of bavaria (1913-18)   

Jan 07   Paul deusen: German philosopher (schopenhauer-gesellschaft)   

Jan 13   Félix tisserand: French astronomer    

Jan 14   Henry c k petty-fitzmaurice 5th marquess of landsdowne/gov-gen canada: Henry c k petty-fitzmaurice 5th marquess of landsdowne/gov-gen canada   

Jan 15   Ella flagg young: 1st woman pres (national educational association)   

Jan 15   Heinrich vogl: Composer   

Jan 17   Lucas lindeboom: Dutch vicar/evangelist (vredebond)   

Jan 22   Jacob verdam: Dutch philologist   

Jan 23   Francesco ruggi: Composer,   

Feb 13   Henrik steffens: Norwegian-german philosopher (b. 1773)   

Feb 20   Pavel ivanovich dulgorukov: Composer,   

Mar 18   John chapman: [johnny appleseed], american pioneer agronomist   

Mar 19   George augustus kollmann: Composer,    

Mar 22   Franz joseph volkert: Composer,   

Apr 02   Philip charles durham: Royal navy admiral (b. 1763)   

Apr 12   Henry m baron the kock: Officer/politician,