Historical Events In 1844

Jan 01   On this day in history 1st edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

Jan 01   On this day in history first edition of New Rotterdam's Daily (3x per week)   

Jan 04   On this day in history thomas H Rollinson, composer   

Jan 07   Marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary in the year 1844.   

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer in the year 1844.   

Jan 15   In the year 1844 joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78   

Jan 15   On this day in history the University of Notre Dame is founded   

Jan 15   In the year 1844 u of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana   

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer in the year 1844.   

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer in the year 1844.   

Jan 25   In the year 1844 recontre between Reps Weller & Shriver, US House of Representative   

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) in the year 1844.   

Feb 02   On this day in history leander Schlegel, composer   

Feb 03   Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49   

Feb 15   In the year 1844 henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

Feb 17   A Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward) on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School) in the year 1844.   

Feb 20   On this day in history ludwig Eduard Boltzmann, Austria, physicist (statistical mechanics)   

Feb 21   Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof (Paris Conservatory) in the year 1844.   

Feb 22   Kazamierz Julian Kratzer, composer in the year 1844.   

Feb 27   On this day in history dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day)   

Feb 27   Nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85 in the year 1844.   

Feb 28   12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes in the year 1844.   

Feb 28   On this day in history abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton   

Feb 28   US Secretary of State Abel Upshur, Navy Secretary Thomas Gilmer, and several others die when a 12-inch gun aboard the USS Princeton explodes on this day in history.   

Feb 29   Thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1844.   

Mar 02   On this day in history hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician   

Mar 04   In the year 1844 josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother)   

Mar 06   On this day in history nicolai Rimski-Korsakov, composer (Flight of the Bumble Bee) (NS 3/18)   

Mar 07   Anthony Comstock, New Canaan Ct, anti-vice crusader/philatelist in the year 1844.   

Mar 08   In the year 1844 king Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Mar 09   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history birth of marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of clara Kathleen Rogers, composer   

Jan 16   Ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1844 birth of johan Peter Selmer, composer   

Jan 25   Frederick E Kitziger, composer was born in the year 1844.   

Jan 30   Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17) was born in the year 1844.   

Feb 01   Eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen) was born in the year 1844.   

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1844.   

Jan 31   Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand, French general (b. 1773) died in the year 1844.   

Feb 04   On this day in history willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49   

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 in the year 1844.   

Feb 16   In the year 1844 death of joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792)   

Feb 27   On this day in history nicholas Biddle, US lawyer/diplomat/statesman/financier, dies at 85   

Feb 28   Abel P Upshur, Secretary of State, dies in explosion on USS Princeton in the year 1844.   

Feb 29   On this day in history thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67