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What Happened In History Year 1845

Historical Events for the Year 1845

  • 1st January » The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn, New York City called New York, New York is completed.
  • 29th January » "The Raven" is published in the 'New York Evening Mirror', the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe
  • 1st March » President of the United States known as President John Tyler signs a bill authorizing the United States to annex the Republic of Texas.
  • 3rd March » Florida is admitted as the 27th U.S. state.
  • 11th March » The Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori people e.g Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealan
  • 6th August » The Russian Geographical Society is founded in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  • 28th August » The first issue of 'Scientific American' magazine is published.
  • 23rd September » The New York Knickerbockers known as Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.
  • 9th October » The eminent and controversial Anglicanism known as Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 10th October » In Annapolis, Maryland, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) opens with 50 midshipman students and seven professors.
  • 13th October » A majority of voters in the Republic of Texas approve a proposed constitution that, if accepted by the Congress of the United States known as U.S. Congress, will make Texas a U.S. state.
  • 20th November » Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
  • 2nd December » Manifest Destiny: In a State of the Union address named State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
  • 27th December » Diethyl ether known as Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
  • 29th December » In accordance with International Boundary delimitation, United States annexes the Republic of Texas, following the manifest destiny doctrine. The Republic of Texas, which had been independent since the Texas Revolution of 1836, is thereupon admitted as

Famous Birthdays in 1845

  • 7th January » Ludwig III of Bavaria (d. 1921)
  • 11th January » Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish physicist (d. 1912)
  • 13th January » Félix Tisserand, French astronomer (d. 1896)
  • 14th January » Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (d. 1927)
  • 28th January » Nick Raynsford, English politician
  • 6th February » Isidor Straus, German-American businessman and politician (d. 1912)
  • 15th February » Elihu Root, American lawyer and politician, 38th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Peace Prize called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1937)
  • 16th February » George Kennan (explorer) or George Kennan, American explorer (d. 1924)
  • 25th February » George Reid (Australian politician) e.g George Reid, Australian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
  • 3rd March » Georg Cantor, German mathematician (d. 1918)
  • 10th March » Alexander III of Russia (d. 1894)
  • 16th March » Umegatani Tōtarō I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna (d. 1928)
  • 26th March » Juhan Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (d. 1930)
  • 27th March » Melville R. Hopewell, American lawyer and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska (d. 1911)
  • 27th March » Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
  • 27th March » Jakob Sverdrup (politician) known as Jakob Sverdrup, Norwegian bishop and politician (d. 1899)
  • 24th April » Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet, Nobel Prize in Literature or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
  • 9th May » Gustaf de Laval, Swedish engineer (d. 1913)
  • 12th May » Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
  • 16th May » Élie Metchnikoff, Ukrainian-French biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
  • 17th May » Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet and priest (d. 1902)
  • 25th May » Lip Pike, American baseball player and manager (d. 1893)
  • 30th May » Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1890)
  • 7th June » Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1930)
  • 9th June » Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, English politician, 36th Governor-General of India (d. 1914)
  • 9th June » Frank Norton, American baseball player (d. 1920)
  • 18th June » Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1922)
  • 22nd June » Tom Dula, American soldier (d. 1868)
  • 22nd June » Richard Seddon, English-New Zealand politician, 15th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1906)
  • 4th July » Thomas John Barnardo, Irish philanthropist and humanitarian (d. 1905)
  • 17th July » Hugo Treffner, Estonian academic (d. 1912)
  • 18th July » Tristan Corbière, French poet (d. 1875)
  • 9th August » André Bessette, Canadian saint (d. 1937)
  • 10th August » Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1904)
  • 16th August » Gabriel Lippmann, Luxembourger-French physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1921)
  • 20th August » Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)
  • 22nd August » William Lewis Douglas, American businessman and politician, 42nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1924)
  • 24th August » James Calhoun (soldier) named James Calhoun, American lieutenant (d. 1876)
  • 25th August » Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)
  • 26th August » Mary Ann Nichols, English victim of Jack the Ripper (d. 1888)
  • 27th August » Ödön Lechner, Hungarian architect, designed the Museum of Applied Arts (Budapest) known as Museum of Applied Arts and the Church of St. Elisabeth (Bratislava) called Church of St. Elisabeth (d. 1914)
  • 27th August » Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)
  • 24th September » Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)
  • 8th October » Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist (d. 1924)
  • 21st October » Will Carleton, American poet (d. 1912)
  • 28th October » Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (d. 1888)
  • 3rd November » Edward Douglass White, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1921)
  • 4th November » Vasudev Balwant Phadke, Indian activist (d. 1883)
  • 10th November » John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1894)
  • 22nd November » Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer (d. 1875)
  • 25th November » José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese-French journalist and author (d. 1900)
  • 9th December » Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (d. 1908)
  • 12th December » Bruce Price, American architect, designed the American Surety Building and Bank of the Metropolis (d. 1903)
  • 24th December » George I of Greece (d. 1913)

Famous Deaths in History for 1845

  • 13th February » Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher (b. 1773)
  • 18th March » Johnny Appleseed, American environmentalist (b. 1774)
  • 2nd April » Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral (b. 1763)
  • 12th May » János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (b. 1763)
  • 15th May » Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican politician, List of Presidents of Costa Rica named Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
  • 8th June » Andrew Jackson, American general, judge, and politician, 7th President of the United States (b. 1767)
  • 12th July » Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian linguist, poet, and playwright (b. 1808)
  • 17th July » Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)
  • 16th September » Thomas Davis (Young Irelander) known as Thomas Davis, Irish poet and publisher (b. 1814)
  • 20th September » Matvei Gedenschtrom, Russian explorer (b. 1780)
  • 12th October » Elizabeth Fry, English social reformer and philanthropist (b. 1780)
  • 3rd December » Gregor MacGregor, Scottish soldier and explorer (b. 1786)

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