16 events found for 1849
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and
The May Uprising in Dresden begins: The last of the German revolutions of 1848–49
Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors E
The Sicilian revolution of 1848 is finally extinguished
Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established
Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution
France invades the Roman Republic and restores the Papal States.
The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion began in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
The first air raid in history occurs; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice
Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly…
Joven Daniel wrecks at the coast of Araucanía, Chile, leading to allegations that local Mapuche tribes murdered…
Passaleão incident: João Maria Ferreira do Amaral, the governor of Portuguese Macau, is assassinated by a group of…
President Faustin Soulouque of the First Republic of Haiti has the Senate and Chamber of Deputies proclaim him the…
Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire: After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as…
American abolitionist Harriet Tubman makes her first attempt to escape from slavery.