Historical Events In 1844

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

Jan 01   In the year 1844 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 on this day in history.   

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

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   U of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Johan Peter Selmer, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1844 frederick E Kitziger, composer   

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   In the year 1844 eduard Adolf Strasburger, German botanist (Angiospermen)   

Feb 02   Leander Schlegel, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Hector Berlioz' "Carnaval Romain," premieres in Paris in the year 1844.   

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1844 a Montgomery Ward, found mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)   

Feb 18   Willem Maris, Dutch painter (Hague School) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 12-inch gun aboard USS Princeton explodes   

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

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

Mar 02   Hermanus J A M Schaepman, clergyman/Dutch politician in the year 1844.   

Mar 04   Josip Jurcic, Slovenian writer (10th Brother) in the year 1844.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history king Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway.   

Mar 09   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Hernani," premieres in Venice   

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Jan 04   Thomas H Rollinson, composer was born in the year 1844.   

Jan 07   In the year 1844 birth of marie-Bernarde Soubirous, [St Bernadette of Lourdes], saint/visionary   

Jan 14   Clara Kathleen Rogers, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of ismail Qemali, Albanian nationalist (d. 1919)   

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

Jan 25   In the year 1844 birth of frederick E Kitziger, composer   

Jan 30   In the year 1844 birth of moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/gov-gen of Belgium (1914-17)   

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

Jan 15   Joseph Mazzinghi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 04   Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/literary, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history henry Addington Lord Sidmouth, Brit premier (1801-04), dies at 86   

Feb 16   Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (b. 1792) died in the year 1844.   

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

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

Feb 29   In the year 1844 thaddaus Weigl, composer, dies at 67