Explore 510 historical events from 1840–1849.
Narciso José Anastasio Clavería y Zaldúa, 1st Count of Manila was a Spanish army officer who served as the Governor-General of the Philippines from July 16, 1844, to December 26, …
Governor-general of the Philippines Narciso Claveria signs a decree to reform the country's calendar by skipping…
Lewis Thornton Powell was an American Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln assassination plot. Wounded at the Battle of Gett…
Lewis Powell, American soldier, attempted assassin of William H
Henri Julien Félix Rousseau was a French post-Impressionist painter in the Naïve or Primitive manner. He was also known as Le Douanier, a humorous description of his occupation as …
Henri Rousseau, French painter (died 1910)
Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, but lived most of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas…
Mary Cassatt, American painter and educator (died 1926)
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, born ʻAbbás, was the eldest son of Baháʼu'lláh, founder of the Bahá’í Faith, who designated him to be his successor and head of the Baháʼí Faith from 1892 until 1921.…
ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious leader (died 1921)
Félix Arnaudin was a French poet, photographer, and specialist in Haute-Lande folklore. In Gascony, M. Arnaudin created his collection of tales by attending gatherings, as well as …
Félix Arnaudin, French poet and photographer (died 1921)
Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th vice president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899, under President William McKinley. A member of the Republican Par…
Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (died 1899)
Baron Detlev von Liliencron born Friedrich Adolf Axel von Liliencron was a German poet and novelist from Kiel.
Detlev von Liliencron, German poet and author (died 1909)
Oscar Leopold von Gebhardt was a German Lutheran theologian, born in the Baltic German settlement of Wesenberg in the Russian Empire.
Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (died 1906)
John Boyle O'Reilly was an Irish poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was tra…
John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (died 1890)
Peter I was King of Serbia from 15 June 1903 to 1 December 1918. On 1 December 1918, he became King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and he held that title until his death three …
Peter I of Serbia (died 1921)
Dankmar Adler was a German-born American architect and civil engineer. He is best known for his fifteen-year partnership with Louis Sullivan, during which they designed influential…
Dankmar Adler, German-born American architect and engineer (died 1900)
William Archibald Spooner was a British clergyman and long-serving Oxford don. He was most notable for his absent-mindedness, and for supposedly mixing up the syllables in a spoken…
William Archibald Spooner, English priest and scholar (died 1930)
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important American artis…
Thomas Eakins, American painter, sculptor, and photographer (died 1916)
Stefan Drzewiecki was a Polish scientist, journalist, engineer, constructor and inventor, known for designing and constructing the world's first electric-powered submarine. He work…
Stefan Drzewiecki, Ukrainian-Polish engineer and journalist (died 1938)
Gerard Manley Hopkins was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame places him among the leading English poets. His prosody – notably his concept of sprung rhythm – …
Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (died 1889)
Henry Berger was a Prussian-born Kapellmeister, composer, and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi from 1872 to 1915.
Henri Berger, German composer and bandleader (died 1929)
Alfred was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 until his death in 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was k…
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1900)
James Henry Greathead was an English mechanical and civil engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railways, Winchester Cathedral, and Liverpool overhead railway, a…
James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (died 1896)
Auguste Michel-Lévy was a French geologist. He was born in Paris.
Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author (died 1911)
Thomas-Alfred Bernier was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician.
Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1908)
George Washington De Long was a United States Navy officer and explorer who led the ill-fated Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, in search of the Open Polar Sea.
George W. De Long, American Naval officer and explorer (died 1881)
Ilya Yefimovich Repin was a Ukrainian-born Russian painter. He became one of the most renowned artists in Russia in the 19th century. His major works include Barge Haulers on the V…
Ilya Repin, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1930)
Edward Carpenter was an English utopian socialist, poet, philosopher, anthologist, an early activist for gay rights and prison reform whilst advocating vegetarianism and taking a s…
Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (died 1929)