Page 5: Historical Events In 1846

Sep 10   Elias Howe receives a US patent for his hand-crank sewing machine in the year 1846.   

Sep 13   On this day in history richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa)   

Sep 15   On this day in history jung Bahadur Rana grabs power in Nepal   

Sep 17   Francesco Giuseppi Pollini, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1846.   

Sep 18   Elizabeth Barrett & R Browning exchange last letters before eloping in the year 1846.   

Sep 19   Elizabeth Barrett & Robert Browning elopes in the year 1846.   

Sep 20   Agnes Tyrrell, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1846 johann Gottfried Galle & Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune   

Sep 23   Johann Gottfried Galle and Heinrich d'Arrest find Neptune in the year 1846.   

Sep 23   Neptune discovered by German astronomer Johann Galle on this day in history.   

Sep 25   US troops under Gen Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history anesthetic ether used for 1st time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth)   

Sep 30   Anesthetic ether used for first time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history george Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US   

Oct 10   On this day in history alexis the Tocqueville writes about "Algerian problem"   

Oct 10   In the year 1846 neptune's moon Triton discovered by William Lassell   

Oct 15   Dr William Thomas Green Morton 1st public use of ether in the year 1846.   

Oct 16   Dentist William T Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of ether on this day in history.   

Oct 16   On this day in history dentist William T Morton demonstrates effectiveness of ether   

Oct 21   Edmondo de Amicis, Italian writer (Cuore) on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Alexander Andreyevich Archangel'sky, composer in the year 1846.   

Oct 28   In the year 1846 auguste Escoffier, king of chefs & chef of kings   

Oct 28   Pioneers suffer blizzard in Sierra Nevada; 42 die in the year 1846.   

Oct 29   In the year 1846 jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronoom, dies at 90   

Oct 31   In the year 1846 donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp   

Nov 02   In the year 1846 antonio Pena y Goni, composer   

Nov 04   Benjamin Palmer patents artificial leg on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history gaston Henri Charles Antoine Serpette, composer   

Nov 05   On this day in history robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C, premieres   

Nov 07   On this day in history ignaz Brull, composer   

Nov 10   In the year 1846 martin Wegelius, Finnish musicologist/composer   

Nov 18   Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1846 emile C Wauters, Belgium, painter (Van der Goes in the Red Monastery)   

Nov 25   Carry Nation, scourge of barkeepers & drinkers in the year 1846.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of nikola Pasic, Serbian nationalist/premier (1891..1926)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of sandor Erkel, composer   

Jan 05   Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) was born in the year 1846.   

Jan 08   In the year 1846 birth of albert Cahen, composer   

Jan 08   William Wallace Gilchrist, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 29   In the year 1846 birth of karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. 1915)   

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of francis H Bradley, British philosopher (neo-idealism)   

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of nikolay Umov, Russian physicist (d. 1915)   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. 1812)   

Jan 10   Etienne P de Senancour, French writer (De l'Amour), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Joseph Weigl, Austria composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at 79 in the year 1846.   

Feb 09   On this day in history henry Gally Knight, architect/writer, dies   

Feb 14   In the year 1846 cornelis F van Maanen, Dutch supreme court justice, dies at 76   

Feb 18   On this day in history giovanni Liverati, composer, dies at 73   

Feb 21   Emperor Ninko of Japan (b. 1800) died in the year 1846.   

Feb 22   Carolus Antonius Fodor, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.