Explore 629 historical events from 1840–1849.
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, simply known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic era. Mendelssohn's composi…
Felix Mendelssohn completed the score of his Violin Concerto, his final concerto.
The Disruption of 1843, also known as the Great Disruption, was a schism in 1843 in which 450 evangelical ministers broke away from the Church of Scotland to form the Free Church o…
The Disruption in Edinburgh of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland
The Treaty of Nanjing was the peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the second of w…
Treaty of Nanking comes into effect, Hong Kong Island is ceded to the British "in perpetuity"
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is the mother church and cathedral of the Diocese of Honolulu.
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, Hawaii is dedicated. Now the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese…
Tivoli Gardens, also known simply as Tivoli, is an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen, Denmark. The park opened on 15 August 1843 and is the second-oldest operating a…
Tivoli Gardens, one of the oldest still intact amusement parks in the world, opens in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Wairau Affray of 17 June 1843, also called the Wairau Massacre and the Wairau Incident, was the first serious clash of arms between British settlers and Māori in New Zealand af…
The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the New Zealand Wars, takes pla
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was an English civil and marine engineer considered "one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution", "perhaps the most eminent Victorian engineer…
Brunel's steamship the SS Great Britain is launched, becoming the first ocean-going craft with an iron hull and screw…
Otto was King of Greece from the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece on 7 May 1832, under the Convention of London, until he was deposed in October 1862.
King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
The 3 September 1843 Revolution was an uprising by the Hellenic Army in Athens, supported by large sections of the people, against the autocratic rule of King Otto. The rebels, led…
The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the…
The schooner Ancud was the ship sent by Chile in 1843 to claim sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan and establish Fuerte Bulnes, the first Chilean settlement in the strait. It w…
The crew of schooner Ancud, led by John Williams Wilson, takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the…
B’nai B’rith International is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit Jewish service organization and was formerly a cultural association for German Jewish immigrants to the United States.…
In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
Princess Alice was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until her death in 1878 as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV. She was the third child and second daughter of …
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (died 1878)
Bianka Blume was a German soprano opera singer.
Bianka Blume, German opera singer (died 1896)
William George Beers was a Canadian dentist who founded Canada's first dental journal and served as the founding dean of the Dental College of the Province of Quebec. In addition, …
William George Beers, Canadian dentist and patriot (died 1900)
Grove Karl Gilbert, known by the abbreviated name G. K. Gilbert in academic literature, was an American geologist.
Grove Karl Gilbert, American geologist and academic (died 1918)
Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist and politician. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him secon…
Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (died 1920)
Daniel O'Connell, hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland's Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation …
Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell is arrested by the British on charges of criminal conspiracy.
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made numerous major contributions to algebra, classical mechanics, and optics. His theoretical …
William Rowan Hamilton invents quaternions, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
Charles Albert Gobat was a Swiss lawyer, educational administrator, and politician who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize with Élie Ducommun in 1902 for their leadership of the…
Charles Albert Gobat, Swiss lawyer and politician, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1914)
Louis Renault was a French jurist and educator, and the co-winner in 1907 of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Louis Renault, French jurist, educator, and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1918)
Henry Faulds was a Scottish doctor, missionary and scientist who is noted for the development of fingerprinting.
Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (died 1930)
Frederik VIII was King of Denmark from 29 January 1906 until his death in 1912.
Frederik VIII of Denmark (died 1912)
Henriette Wulfsberg was a Norwegian educator, writer and translator.
Henriette Wulfsberg, Norwegian school owner and writer (died 1906)
Baroness Bertha Sophie Felicitas von Suttner was an Austrian noblewoman, pacifist and novelist. In 1905, she became the second female Nobel laureate, the first woman to be awarded …
Bertha von Suttner, Austrian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1914)