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| Countries: Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends End of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe (1803 - 1815 Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1849 in Archaeology Explorations Lt James H Simpson leads the Washington Expedition a military reconnaissance team which The year 1849 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events John Ruskin publishes The Seven Lamps of Architecture. The year 1849 in literature involved some significant new books Events November 14 - A public festival is held in Denmark to celebrate the 70th birthday of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger La Tribune des Peuples Events Pianist and composer Stephen Heller visits London on a concert tour The year 1849 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below See also Sports clubs established before 1850, 1850 in sports and the List of 'years in sports', and the History of sport article Events February events February 20 - The Scioto and Hocking Valley Railroad (which eventually was absorbed by the Baltimore and See also 1848 in Australia, other events of 1849, 1850 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1848 in Canada, other events of 1849, 1850 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Events Queen's Bridge in Belfast is opened by Queen Victoria. Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1849 was 67000 Māori and 19543 non-Māori Events Arts and literature Births February 18 - Alexander Kielland, novelist (d See also 1848 in South Africa, other events of 1849, 1850 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK |
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Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - John Russell 1st Earl Russell, Liberal 1848 state leaders - Events of 1849 - 1850 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- British Empire Canada Province of - Lord Elgin, Governor General ( 1847 - 1854) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1849
January - March
- January 1
- France issues Ceres, France's first postage stamp. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Ceres series was the first Postage stamp series of France, issued in 1849 as a representation of the French Republic. A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services
- In Milan, anti-Austrian activists organize a smoking boycott in protest of the Austrian monopoly on tobacco. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Community organizing is a process by which people living in proximity to each other are brought together by an organizationto act in their common self-interest (at least as per the views In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Protests erupts into brief riots.
- January 12 - Uprising against Austrian troops in Palermo, Sicily. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy.
- January 13 -Second Anglo-Sikh War - British forces retreat from the Battle of Tooele. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks The Second Anglo-Sikh War took place in 1848 and 1849 between the restive Sikh Kingdom and the British Empire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- January 21 - General elections in the Papal States. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa
- January 23 - Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her MD by the Medical Institute of Geneva, New York, thus becoming the United States' first woman doctor. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Elizabeth Blackwell ( February 3, 1821 &ndash May 31, 1910) was an Abolitionist, Women's rights Activist For other places with this name see Geneva. Geneva is a City in Ontario and Seneca counties in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- January 31 - Corn Laws abolished in the United Kingdom (following legislation in 1846). Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The Corn Laws were Import tariffs designed to support domestic British corn prices against competition from less expensive foreign-grain imports between 1815 and 1846 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- February 8 - New Roman Republic established. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also Roman Republic, Roman Republic (18th century The Roman Republic was a short-lived (four months state established on February 8
- February 14 - In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes the first President of the United States to have his photograph taken. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The City of New York James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic
- February 28 - Regular steamboat service from the west to the east coast of the United States begins with the arrival of the SS California in San Francisco Bay. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The United States of America —commonly referred to as the SS California has been the name of at least seven Ships SS ''California'', a US Mail steamer built by William San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento The California left New York Harbor on October 6, 1848, rounded Cape Horn at the tip of South America, and arrived at San Francisco, California after the 4 month 21 day journey. New York Harbor, a geographic term refers collectively to the rivers bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Cabo de Hornos redirects here for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos Chile. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
- March 3
- Minnesota becomes a United States territory. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically
- The United States Department of the Interior is established. The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally
- The U.S. Congress passes the Gold Coinage Act allowing the minting of gold coins. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Coinage Act of 1849 or the Gold Coinage Act was an act of the United States Congress which allowed for the minting of two new denominations of Gold Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review
- March 4 - Zachary Taylor refuses to be sworn in office on a Sabbath (Sunday). Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. In Christianity, the Sabbath is generally a weekly religious Day of rest as ordained by one of the Ten Commandments (the third by Roman Catholic Urban legend holds that David Rice Atchison, President pro tempore of the United States Senate was President de jure for a single day. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them David Rice Atchison (August 11 1807 &ndash January 26 1886 was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator
- March 5 - Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States of America, takes his oath of office. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- March 28 - Four Christians are ordered burnt alive in Antananarivo, Madagascar by Queen Ranavalona I and 14 others are executed. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Antananarivo (ˌtəˌnænəˈriːv or /ˌtəˌnɑːnəˈriːv/ is the Capital and largest city in Madagascar. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Ranavalona I ( born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina (Ramavo; c 1782 – August 15, 1861 Antananarivo) was a Merina Queen of
- March 29 - The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab
April - June
- April 1 - After ten days, the insurrection in Brescia is ended by Austrian troops. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Punjab ( ਪੰਜਾਬ پنجاب, पंजाब پنجاب also Panjab (پنجاب meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Brescia ( Lombard: Brèsa) is a city in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries.
- April 2 - The Revolutions of 1848 in the German states end and fail. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of " Germany " at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 had been a collection of 39 States loosely bound together in the German Confederation.
- April 14 - Hungary declares independence from Austria
- April 21 - Irish Potato Famine: 96 inmates of the overcrowded Ballinrobe Union Workhouse die over the course of the preceding week from illness and other famine-related conditions, a record high. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Ballinrobe (Baile an Róba is a town in County Mayo, Ireland.
- April 25 - The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative The title Earl of Elgin (IPA /ˈɛl gɪn/ was created on June 21, 1633 in the Peerage of Scotland for Thomas Bruce 3rd Lord Kinloss. The Rebellion Losses Bill (full name An Act to provide for the Indemnification of Parties in Lower Canada whose Property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years 1837 Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec English Canada|Canadians of English descentAn English Canadian is a Canadian whose principal language is English or who is of English ancestry; it is used The Rebellion Losses Bill (full name An Act to provide for the Indemnification of Parties in Lower Canada whose Property was destroyed during the Rebellion in the years 1837
- April 27 - Giuseppe Garibaldi enters in Rome to defend it from the French troops of General Oudinot. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Nicolas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio ( 25 April, 1767 &ndash 13 September, 1847) was
- May 3 - The May Uprising in Dresden begins - the last of the German revolutions of 1848. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The May Uprising took place in Dresden, Germany in 1849; it was one of the last of the series of events known as the Revolutions of 1848. " Germany " at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 had been a collection of 39 States loosely bound together in the German Confederation.
- May 3 - Break in the Mississippi River levee at Sauvé's Crevasse which will flood much of New Orleans, Louisiana
- May 15 - Troops of the Two Sicilies take Palermo and crush the republican government of Sicily
- May 17 - The St. Louis Fire started when a steamboat caught fire and nearly burned down the entire city. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Sauvé's Crevasse was a Mississippi River Levee failure that flooded much of New Orleans Louisiana in 1849. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. The St Louis Fire of 1849 was a devastating fire that occurred on May 17, 1849 and destroyed a significant part of St A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller
- June 5 - Denmark becomes constitutional monarchy
- June 6 - Fort Worth, Texas founded. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A constitutional monarchy, or a limited monarchy, is a form of Constitutional Government, wherein either an elected or hereditary Monarch is Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States.
July - September
- July 3 - French troops occupy Rome. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Roman Republic surrenders. See also Roman Republic, Roman Republic (18th century The Roman Republic was a short-lived (four months state established on February 8
- July 6 - The Danish Army beats the Prussian army at Fredericia, Jutland thereby putting an end to the Prussian/Danish War until 1864
- August 8 – Austria crushes the Hungarian rebellion with Russian aid. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising Fredericia is a town located in Fredericia municipality in the eastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark, in a sub-region known locally as This article is about the region of Denmark. For the World War I naval battle see Battle of Jutland. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- August 24 - Venice surrenders to Austrian troops after a 4-month siege
- September 1 - The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewiston, Pennsylvania to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, opens for service. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Railroad, founded in 1846 Lewistown is a Borough located on the Juniata River, 61 miles (98 km northwest of Harrisburg in Mifflin County Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America
October - December
- October 6 - The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian War of Independence. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
- November - Austin College received charter in Huntsville
- November 16 - A Russian court sentences Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group, but his execution is canceled at the last minute
Ongoing Events
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1849 MDCCCXLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2602 |
| Armenian calendar | 1298 ԹՎ ՌՄՂԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 5 – 6 |
| Berber calendar | 2799 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2393 |
| Burmese calendar | 1211 |
| Chinese calendar | 4485/4545-12-7 (戊申年十二月初七日) — to —
4486/4546-11-18(己酉年十一月十八日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1565 – 1566 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1841 – 1842 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5609 – 5610 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1904 – 1905 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1771 – 1772 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4950 – 4951 |
| Holocene calendar | 11849 |
| Iranian calendar | 1227 – 1228 |
| Islamic calendar | 1265 – 1266 |
| Japanese calendar | Kaei 2 (嘉永2年) |
| Korean calendar | 4182 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2392 |
January - June
- January 9 - John Hartley, English tennis player, double winner of Wimbledon (d. Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA and located in Sherman Texas, an hour north Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский, sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky, Dostoievsky, Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The First Schleswig War (Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg or Three Years' War (Treårskrigen was the first round of military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kōka and before Ansei. This period spanned the years from 1848 through 1854. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. John Thorneycroft Hartley ( January 9, 1849 &ndash August 21, 1935) was a Tennis player from England, and the only clergyman 1935)
- January 14 - James Moore, winner of the first ever cycle race. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. James Moore (born 14 January, 1849, died 17 July, 1935) was a bicycle racer. (d. 1935)
- January 18
- Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Sir Edmund Barton, GCMG, QC (18 January 1849 – 7 January 1920 Australian politician and judge was the first Prime Minister of Australia and The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1920)
- Aleksander Świętochowski - Polish writer of Positivist period (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Aleksander Świętochowski (1849-1938 was a Polish writer of that country's Positivist period following the January 1863 Uprising. 1938)
- January 22 - August Strindberg, Swedish author, playwright, and painter (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. ( January 22, 1849 &ndash May 14, 1912) was a Swedish Writer, Playwright, and painter. 1912)
- February 13 - Lord Randolph Churchill, British statesman (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill ( 13 February 1849 – 24 January 1895) was a British Statesman. 1895)
- February 18 - Alexander Kielland, Norwegian author (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Alexander Lange Kielland (ɑlɛksɑndər ˈlɑŋːə ˈçɛlːɑn ( 18 February 1849 &ndash 6 April 1906) was one of the most famous 1906)
- February 22 - Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin ( February 22, 1849 - February 27, 1915) was a Russian mathematician. 1915)
- March 2 - Robert Means Thompson, American naval officer (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Robert Means Thompson ( 2 March 1849 - 5 September 1930) was a United States Navy officer 1930)
- March 7 - Luther Burbank, American biologist and botanist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Luther Burbank ( March 7 1849 – April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, Horticulturist and a pioneer in Agricultural 1926)
- March 19 - Alfred von Tirpitz, German soldier (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Alfred von Tirpitz (March 19 1849 &ndash March 6 1930 was a German Admiral, Secretary of State of the Imperial Naval Office the powerful administrative branch 1930)
- April 6 - John William Waterhouse, Italian-born artist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus John William Waterhouse ( April 6, 1849 &ndash February 10, 1917) was an English Pre-Raphaelite painter most 1917)
- May 3 - Bernhard von Bülow, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Prince Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow, born Bernhard Heinrich Karl Martin von Bülow ( May 3, 1849 October 28, 1929) The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1929)
- May 16 - Jalaleddin Ali Mir Abolfazl Angha, 39th Oveyssi Sufi master (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفیگری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف 1914)
- May 22 - Louis Perrier, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Louis Perrier ( May 22, 1849 - May 16, 1913) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1912-1913 The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal 1913)
- June 9 - Michael Peter Ancher, Danish painter (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Michael Peter Ancher ( June 9, 1849 &ndash September 19, 1927) born on the island of Bornholm, was a Danish painter 1927)
July - December
- July 22 - Emma Lazarus, American poet (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Emma Lazarus ( July 22, 1849 &ndash November 19, 1887) was an American Poet born in New York City. 1887)
- July 29 - Max Nordau, Austrian author, philosopher, and Zionist leader (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Max Simon Nordau ( July 29, 1849 - January 23, 1923) born Simon Maximilian Südfeld, Südfeld Simon Miksa in Pest History of Zionism|Timeline of Zionism|World Zionist Organization|Zionist political violence Zionism is an international political movement that originally supported the 1923)
- August 28 - Benjamin Godard, French composer (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Benjamin Louis Paul Godard ( August 18, 1849, Paris &ndash January 10, 1895, Cannes) was a French 1895)
- September 3 - Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Sarah Orne Jewett ( September 3, 1849 &ndash June 24, 1909) was an American Novelist and Short story writer best known 1909)
- September 14 - Ivan Petrovich Pavlov, Russian researcher, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. For other uses see Pavlov (disambiguation. Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (Иван Петрович Павлов September 14, 1849 &ndash February The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1936)
- November 24 - Frances Hodgson Burnett, English-American playwright and author (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Frances Hodgson Burnett, ( November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English – American Playwright and 1945)
- November 29 - John Ambrose Fleming, English electrical engineer and inventor (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Sir John Ambrose Fleming ( November 29, 1849 - April 18, 1945) was an English Electrical engineer and Physicist 1924)
- December 4 - Crazy Horse, Chief of the Oglala Sioux (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Crazy Horse ( Lakota: Thašuŋka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy" (ca The Oglala Lakota or Oglala Sioux, (ogəˈlala meaning "to scatter one's own" in Siouan, live in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South 1877)
- December 5 - Eduard Seler, Prussian scholar and Mesoamericanist (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Eduard Georg Seler ( December 5, 1849 &ndash November 23, 1922) was a prominent Anthropologist, Ethnohistorian, Linguist 1922)
- December 6 - August von Mackensen, German field marshal (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Anton Ludwig August von Mackensen (December 6 1849 &ndash November 8 1945 born August Mackensen, was a German soldier and field marshal. 1945)
- December 12 - William Kissam Vanderbilt, American railway magnate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian William Kissam Vanderbilt ( December 12 1849 &ndash July 22 1920) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt 1920)
- See also Category: 1849 births. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar
Deaths
January - June
- February 8 - France Prešeren, Slovenian poet (b. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. France Prešeren, also known in the Germanized version as Franz Prescheren (1800–1849 was a Slovene Romantic Poet. 1800)
- March 14 - King Willem II of the Netherlands (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. William II (Willem Frederik George Lodewijk van Oranje-Nassau ( December 6, 1792 &ndash March 17, 1849) was King of the Netherlands 1792)
- May 11 - Juliette Récamier, French socialite (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Jeanne-Françoise Julie Adélaïde Bernard Récamier ( December 4, 1777 - May 11, 1849) was a Frenchwoman who was a leader of 1777)
- May 22 - Maria Edgeworth, Irish novelist (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1767 &ndash 22 May 1849 was an Anglo-Irish novelist This is a list of novelists either born in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship 1767)
- May 25 - Benjamin d'Urban, British general and colonial administrator (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin d'Urban GCB, KCH, KCTS (1777 &ndash 25 May, 1849) was a British General and 1777)
- May 28 - Anne Brontë, English author (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Anne Brontë (ˈbrɒnti (17 January 1820 &ndash 28 May 1849 was a British Novelist and Poet, the youngest member of the Brontë literary family 1820)
- June 10 - Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France and duke of Isly (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Thomas Robert Bugeaud Marquis de la Piconnerie Duc d'Isly ( October 15, 1784 - June 10, 1849) was a Marshal of France and The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1784)
- June 15 - James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (b. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1795)
July - December
- July 12 - Dolley Madison, First Lady of the United States (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Dorothea Payne Todd "Dolley" Madison (May 20 1768 &ndash July 12 1849 was the wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, and was First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1768)
- July 28 - King Charles Albert of Sardinia (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Biography He was born in Turin in 1798 to Charles Emmanuel of Savoy 6th Prince of Carignano and Albertina Maria Cristina of Saxony. 1798)
- September 25 - Johann Strauss, Senior, Austrian composer (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Johann Strauss I (German Johann Strauß (Vater) born in Vienna, (March 14 1804 &ndash September 25 1849 was an Austrian Romantic 1804)
- October 7 - Edgar Allan Poe, American writer (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, 1809)
- October 17 - Frédéric Chopin, Polish-French musician and composer (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost 1810)
- October 22 - William Miller, American Baptist preacher (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus William Miller (1782–1849 was an American Baptist Preacher, whose followers have been termed Millerites. 1782)
- December 2 - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, queen of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia later Queen Adelaide 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849 was the Queen consort of William William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until 1792)
- See also Category: 1849 deaths. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
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