What happened in 1844?
143 recorded events in 1844, including 65 in people, 26 in architecture & engineering and 19 in economy & trade. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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War of Dominican Independence
1843–1849 war between the Dominican Republic and Haiti
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Franco-Moroccan War
1844 war between France and Morocco
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Battle of Isly
1844 battle
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Franco-Tahitian War
1844–1847 military conflict in modern-day French Polynesia
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Battle of Santiago (1844)
Battle of the Dominican War of Independence
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Battle of Azua
1844 first major battle of the Dominican War of Independence
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Battle of Fuente del Rodeo
First battle of the Dominican War of Independence (1844–1856)
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Second Assault of Dellys
French assault in Algeria
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Battle of Tadamait
Battle between The Emirate Of Mascara and the French Army
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Battle of Porongos
Battle during the Ragamuffin War, Brazil
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Wanghia
Treaty signed by Qing dynasty of China and United States in 1844. One of the first series of unequal treaties in modern Chinese history.
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Treaty of Tangiers
1844 treaty between Morocco and France
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People 65
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Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha died
Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1784-1844)
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John Dalton died
British chemist and mathematician (1766–1844)
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Aaron Chorin died
Hungarian rabbi
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Prince Friedrich Franz Xaver of Hohenzollern-Hechingen died
Austrian general (1757-1844)
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Franz Sieber died
Austrian botanist (1789-1844)
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Francis Baily died
British astronomer
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Mamiya Rinzō died
Japanese explorer
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Basil Hall died
Royal Navy officer (1788-1844)
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Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart died
Austrian composer, teacher and performer; youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1791-1844)
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Thomas James Henderson died
Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844)
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Jacob Aall died
Politician, historian, landowner and economist (1773-1844)
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Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer died
German biologist and naturalist (1765-1844)
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Thomas Charles Hope died
British physician and chemist
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Vittorio Fossombroni died
Italian mathematician, statesman, economist and engineer (1754-1844)
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Ithiel Town died
American architect
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Franz von Paula Hladnik died
Botanist, schoolmaster (1773-1844)
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Duncan Farquharson Gregory died
British mathematician (1813–1844)
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Edme-Jean Baptiste Bouillon-Lagrange died
French chemist and pharmacist (1764-1844)
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Henry Robinson Palmer died
British civil engineer
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Magnus Andreas Thulstrup died
Norwegian surgeon (1769-1844)
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Adrien-Jean-Pierre Thilorier died
French inventor (1790–1844)
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Antoine André Louis Reynaud died
(1771-1844)
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Christian Gobrecht died
United States Mint engraver
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Jean Pierre Joseph d'Arcet died
French chemist
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Gustaf Hällström died
Finnish scientist (1775-1844)
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Jordaki Kuparenko died
Polish aviation inventor
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Peter Nicholson died
Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer
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Benoît Raclet died
French viticulturist
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Tomás de Suría died
Spanish engraver and diarist (1761–1844)
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Thomas Westbrook Waldron died
First United States consul to Hong Kong (1814–1844)
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Ludwig Engelhard Krebs died
German apothecary and natural history collector (1792-1844)
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John Charles Darke died
Australian explorer
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Carl Blum died
German musician
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Friedrich Karl Julius Schütz died
German journalist and historian
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Harriet Siddons died
Scottish actress and theatre manager
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Jan Nepomuk Štěpánek died
Czech playwright and actor (1783-1844)
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Đuro Milutinović died
Blind guslar, 1774-1844
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Friedrich Nietzsche born
Born in Röcken. German philosopher (1844-1900).
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Sarah Bernhardt born
Born in Paris. French stage actress, painter and sculptor (1844–1923).
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Anatole France born
Born in Paris. French writer (1844–1924).
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Paul Verlaine born
Born in Metz. French poet (1844-1896).
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov born
Born in Tikhvin. Russian composer (1844–1908).
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Ludwig Boltzmann born
Born in Vienna. Austrian physicist and philosopher (1844–1906).
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Mehmed V born
Born in Çırağan Palace. 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1909–1918).
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Klas Pontus Arnoldson born
Born in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. Swedish politician (1844-1916).
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Menilek II born
Born in Ankober. Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa (1844-1913).
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ʻAbdu'l-Bahá born
Born in Tehran. Son of Bahá'u'lláh and leader of the Bahá'í Faith.
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Abdur Rahman Khan born
Born in Emirate of Afghanistan. Emir of Afghanistan from 1880 to 1901.
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Garret Hobart born
Born in Long Branch. Vice president of the United States from 1897 to 1899.
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Peter I of Serbia born
Born in Belgrade. Serbian noble (1844–1921); King of Serbia from 1903 to 1918.
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G. Stanley Hall born
Born in Ashfield. American psychologist and educator (1844–1924).
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Gerard Manley Hopkins born
Born in Stratford. English poet (1844–1889).
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Andrew Lang born
Born in Selkirk. Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic (1844–1912).
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Julius Wellhausen born
Born in Hamelin. German theologian and orientalist (1844–1918).
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Edward Carpenter born
Born in Hove. English utopian socialist, poet and activist (1844–1929).
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Detlev von Liliencron born
Born in Kiel. German lyric poet and novelist (1844–1909).
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George W. De Long born
Born in New York City. American polar explorer (1844–1881).
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Lujo Brentano born
Born in Aschaffenburg. German economist and social reformer (1844–1931).
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Gustave Schlumberger born
Born in Guebwiller. French historian (1844–1929).
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John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry born
Born in Florence. Scottish noble (1844-1900).
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James Guillaume born
Born in London. Swiss anarchist (1844–1916).
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Marie Hankel born
Born in Schwerin. German poet, writer and Esperantist (1844-1929).
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Saitō Hajime born
Born in Edo. Japanese swordsman (1844–1915).
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Philip Henry Wicksteed born
Born in Leeds. English economist (1844–1927).
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Basil Hall died
Died in Royal Hospital Haslar. Royal Navy officer (1788-1844).
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Science & Technology 7
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Lviv Polytechnic
Technical university in Lviv
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Konstfack
Art college in Stockholm, Sweden
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Liverpool Hope University
University in Liverpool, England
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Uman National University of Horticulture
Education organization in Uman', Ukraine
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Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen
Architectural structure
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North Wales Hospital
Former hospital at Denbigh, Wales
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Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires
Hospital in Argentina
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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François Vase
Volute krater
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Motu Nao
Island in French Polynesia
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Hilandar Fragments
Serbian medieval manuscript from the end of the 10th and the beginning of the 11th century, one of the oldest preserved Slavic monuments written in Cyrillic script
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Avanton Gold Cone
Bronze Age artefact
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Rudchester Mithraeum
Mithraeum at Rudchester, Heddon-on-the-Wall, United Kingdom
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USCS Robert J. Walker
Survey ship sunk near Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Nurul Islam Mosque
Mosque in South Africa
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Al-Majidiyyeh Mosque
Mosque in Beirut, Lebanon
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Synagogue in Ziębice
Synagogue in Ziębice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Economy & Trade 19
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Ganz Works
Electrical manufacturing works in Budapest, Hungary
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Whyte and Mackay
Scottish alcoholic beverage company
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Kaiserliche Werft Danzig
German shipbuilding company (1844-1918)
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Burckhardt Compression
Company
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Elementis
Business
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Westfalia
Name given to various camper vans
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Neafie & Levy
Former American shipbuilding and engineering firm
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Olsen Nauen Bell Foundry
Bell foundry in Tønsberg, Norway
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JF Hillebrand
German international logistics company
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Sundnes Brenneri
Norwegian potato processing plant and distillery
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Kern & Sohn
Manufacturer of microscopes
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American Letter Mail Company
Defunct US company (1844–1851)
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Gillett & Johnston
English clockmaker and bell foundry
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Joseph Cockshoot Co. Ltd.
British coachbuilder
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E. S. & A. Robinson
British paper, printing and packaging company
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Kasto
Manufacturing company
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Herbol
Company
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Helko
German manufacturer of axes
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John Millar & Sons
Scottish confectionery company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1844 Salta earthquake
Earthquake
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Philadelphia nativist riots
1844 riots in Philadelphia and elsewhere
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Architecture & Engineering 26
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Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church
Church in Paris
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St Paul's Pro-Cathedral
Cathedral
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Church of the Redeemer
Church in Potsdam, Germany
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Igreja da Sé
Cathedral of the Diocese of Macau
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Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours
Basilica located in Seine-Maritime, in France
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St. Mary's Royal Church
Church in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
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Sandnes Church
Church building in Bygland, Agder, Norway
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Valle Church
Church building in Valle, Agder, Norway
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Huguenot Church
Historic church building in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
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Church of the Holy Communion and Buildings
Church in New York City
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Hægebostad Church
Church building in Hægebostad Municipality, Southern Norway
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Saint-Jacques Saint-Christophe de la Villette
Church located in Paris, in France
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Église Sainte-Geneviève
Church building in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Siloa Welsh Independent Chapel
Independent chapel in Aberdare
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St Mark's Church, Worsley
Grade I listed church in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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Holy Rosary Church
Manton, Kentucky
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St Wilfrid's Church, Davenham
Church in Davenham, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge
Church in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
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St Paul's Church, Macclesfield
Grade II listed church in Macclesfield, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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Heilig Kruiskerk
Church in Heusden, Belgium
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St. Mary's Church, Garforth
Church in Garforth, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, Besthorpe
Grade II listed church in Besthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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St. John the Baptist Church, Beeston
Grade II listed church in Beeston, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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St Paul's Church
Former church building in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Christ Church
Church in Welshpool, Powys, Wales
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Church of St Peter, Blackley
Church in Manchester, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Kroll Opera House
Former opera house in Berlin, Germany
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Empires & Countries 2
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Dominican Republic founded
Dominican Republic was founded, with its capital at Santo Domingo.
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First Republic (Dominican Republic) founded
First Republic (Dominican Republic) was founded, with its capital at Santo Domingo.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1844 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1844.
1840s 1
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Church of the Epiphany
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C
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