Page 4: Historical Events In 1846

Jul 21   Mormons are discovered inaugural English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley).   

Jul 24   Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer/choir master, dies at 81   

Aug 01   Peter Ritter, composer, dies at 83   

Aug 04   Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer   

Aug 05   Oregon country divided between US and Britain at 49th parallel.   

Aug 07   Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck, composer, dies at 76   

Aug 10   Congress charters "nation's attic," Smithsonian Institution.   

Aug 10   Congress charters the "nation's attic," the Smithsonian Institution.   

Aug 10   Smithsonian Institution founded in the United States.   

Aug 13   Joint expedition led by CDR Robert Stockton seizes Los Angeles, CA.   

Aug 14   Henry David Thoreau jailed for tax resistance   

Aug 16   Gioacchino Rossini marries Olympe Pélissier in Paris   

Aug 16   Justus van Maurik, Dutch cigar manufacturer/writer/editor (Groene)   

Aug 17   US fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California   

Aug 17   US takes Los Angeles   

Aug 18   Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe NM.   

Aug 18   Gen Stephen W Kearney's US forces captures Santa Fe, NM.   

Aug 22   B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norway, writer (Hellemyrsfolket).   

Aug 22   US annexes New Mexico.   

Aug 25   Giuseppe Acerbi, Italian nature investigator/diplomat, dies at 73.   

Aug 25   Louise J Gautier, French poetess   

Aug 26   Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres   

Aug 26   W A Bartlett appointed inaugural US mayor of Yerba Buena (SF).   

Aug 27   Frantiszek Scigalski, composer, dies at 64.   

Aug 31   Committee established in Sydney to organise appeal for Irish famine.   

Sep 04   Daniel Burnham, US, architect/built skyscrapers.   

Sep 05   John W Cromwell, Secy (American Negro Academy).   

Sep 10   Elias Howe patents sewing machine.   

Sep 10   Elias Howe receives a US patent for his hand-crank sewing machine.   

Sep 13   Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa)   

Sep 15   Jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal   

Sep 17   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84.   

Sep 18   Elizabeth Barrett and R Browning exchange last letters before eloping   

Sep 19   Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning elopes.   

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Jan 01   Nikola pasic: Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926)   

Jan 02   Sandor erkel: Composer   

Jan 05   Rudolf christoph eucken: Germany, idealist philosopher (nobel 1908)   

Jan 08   Albert cahen: Composer   

Jan 29   Karol olszewski: Polish scientist    

Jan 30   Francis h bradley: British philosopher (neo-idealism)   

Feb 04   Nikolay umov: Russian physicist    

Feb 09   Wilhelm maybach: German engineer, designer of 1st mercedes   

Jan 05   Alfred thomas agate: American artist (b. 1812)   

Jan 10   Etienne p de senancour: French writer (de l'amour),   

Feb 03   Joseph weigl: Austria composer/conductor (waisenhaus),   

Feb 09   Henry gally knight: Architect/writer,    

Feb 14   Cornelis f van maanen: Dutch supreme court justice,   

Feb 18   Giovanni liverati: Composer,    

Feb 21   Emperor ninko of japan: Emperor ninko of japan (b. 1800)   

Feb 22   Carolus antonius fodor: Composer,