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What Happened In February 1844 In History

Historical Events for February, 1844

  • 27th » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
  • 28th » A gun on USS Princeton 1843 6 explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing eight people, including two United States Cabinet members.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1844

  • 1st » G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1924)
  • 17th » Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (d. 1913)
  • 20th » Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist (d. 1906)
  • 20th » Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (d. 1909)
  • 21st » Charles-Marie Widor, French organist and composer (d. 1937)

Famous Deaths for February 1844

  • 15th » Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1757)
  • 16th » Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (b. 1792)
  • 27th » Nicholas Biddle (banker) known as Nicholas Biddle, American banker (b. 1786)

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