What happened in 1845?

First Anglo-Sikh War

Wars & Conflicts

Conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company

New Zealand Wars

Wars & Conflicts · New Zealand

1845–1872 armed conflicts in New Zealand

Battle of Mudki

Wars & Conflicts · Moodkee

1845 battle of the Anglo-Sikh war

Flagstaff War

Wars & Conflicts · Northland Region

1845–46 conflict between the British Empire and Māori warriors in Northland, New Zealand

Battle of Dargo

Wars & Conflicts · Chechnya

1845 military conflict in the Caucasus

Battle of Ferozeshah

Wars & Conflicts

1845 battle

Battle of Sidi-Brahim

Wars & Conflicts · gambetta

1845 battle

Battle of Ohaeawai

Wars & Conflicts · Ngawha Springs

1845 battle

Battle of Kororareka

Wars & Conflicts · Russell

1845 battle

Battle of Providencia

Wars & Conflicts

Part of California history (1845)

Battle of Estrelleta

Wars & Conflicts · Comendador

1845 major battle of the Dominican War of Independence

Battle of Tizi Ouzou

Wars & Conflicts

1845 battle

Battle of Puketutu

Wars & Conflicts · Bay of Islands

1845 battle in the Flagstaff War

Battle of Vuelta de Obligado

Wars & Conflicts · Paraná River

1845 naval battle of the Anglo-French blockade of the Rio de la Plata

Vieques Fort

Wars & Conflicts

historic fort in Isabel II, Vieques, Puerto Rico

Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata

Wars & Conflicts · Río de la Plata Basin

1845 naval blockade

Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini died

People · Thury-sous-Clermont

French astronomer

Meletius III of Constantinople died

People · Istanbul

Patriarch of Constantinople

Seku Amadu died

People · Macina

Founder/ Massina empire

Matthias Hedenstrom died

People · Tomsk

Russian explorer of Northern Siberia of Swedish origin (1780-1845)

Gregor MacGregor died

People · Caracas

British soldier, adventurer and confidence trickster (1786-1845)

John Frederic Daniell died

People · London

English chemist and physicist

Jean Charles Athanase Peltier died

People · Paris

French physicist (1785-1845)

Nicolas Théodore de Saussure died

People · Geneva

Genevan chemist (1767-1845)

John Gilbert died

People · Gulf of Carpentaria

English naturalist and explorer (1812-1845)

Morten Wormskjold died

People · Gavnø Castle

Danish botanist (1783-1845)

Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez died

People · Suresnes

French admiral

William Sublette died

People · Pittsburgh

American mountain man (1799–1845)

Nils Gabriel Sefström died

People · Klara Church Parish

Swedish chemist (1787-1845)

Philippe de Girard died

People · Paris

French engineer and inventor (1775–1845)

Douglass Houghton died

People · Lake Superior

American geologist and botanical collector (1809–1845)

Matija Ahacel died

People · Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Philologist, publicist, teacher and musicologist

Marco Mastrofini died

People · Rome

Italian mathematician (1763-1845)

John Birkinshaw died

People · Bedlington

19th-century British civil engineer

Robert-Aglaé Cauchoix died

People · Deuil-la-Barre

Scientific instrument and telescope maker

Jean-Baptiste Quéruel died

People · Tinchebray

French inventor

Charles Philippe de Bosset died

People · Neuchâtel

Swiss engineer

Alexandre François Selligue died

People · Paris

French engineer

Andrew Pears died

People · London

British barber and soap innovator

Sven Lidman died

People · Linköping Cathedral Congregation

Swedish clergyman

Charles Leonard Irby died

People · Torquay

English naval officer and traveller (1789-1845)

Edward Nicholas Kendall died

People · Southampton

British explorer and hydrographer (1800-1845)

Eugène Maizan died

People · Montauban

French Naval lieutenant and explorer (1816-1845)

Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach died

People · Berlin

German composer

Chrétien Urhan died

People · Belleville

French violinist, violist, organist and composer

François-René Gebauer died

People · Paris

French bassoonist and composer

Victor Lhérie died

People · Paris

French librettist

Johann Aloys Miksch died

People · Dresden

German tenor and voice teacher (1765-1845)

Luigi Castellacci died

People · Paris

Italian mandolinist and guitarist (1797–1845)

Friederike Ellmenreich died

People · Schwerin

German stage actor and writer

James Alexander Hamilton died

People · London

English music theorist and compiler of instruction books

Edmund Keating Hyland died

People · Cahir

Musical artist

Georg Cantor born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918).

Carl Spitteler born

People · Liestal

Born in Liestal. Swiss writer (1845–1924).

Abay Kunanbaiuly born

People · Jidebai

Born in Jidebai. Kazakh poet, philosopher and composer (1845-1904).

Amadeo I of Spain born

People · Turin

Born in Turin. Italian Royal and temporary Head of State of Spain (1845–1890).

Elihu Root born

People · Clinton

Born in Clinton. American politician (1845-1937).

José Maria de Eça de Queirós born

People · Póvoa de Varzim

Born in Póvoa de Varzim. Portuguese writer and diplomat (1845–1900).

William Kingdon Clifford born

People · Exeter

Born in Exeter. English mathematician and philosopher.

Ludwig III of Bavaria born

People · Munich

Born in Munich. King of Bavaria (1845-1921).

Tristan Corbière born

People · Morlaix

Born in Morlaix. French poet.

Paul Vidal de La Blache born

People · Pézenas

Born in Pézenas. French geographer.

Jacint Verdaguer born

People · Folgueroles

Born in Folgueroles. Catalan writer and poet (1845-1902).

Émile Boutroux born

People · Montrouge

Born in Montrouge. French philosopher and historian (1845–1921).

Ioan Ivanovici born

People · Timișoara

Born in Timișoara. Romanian military band leader and composer (1845–1902).

Paul Deussen born

People · Oberdreis

Born in Oberdreis. German Indologist and philosopher (1845–1919).

Friedrich Martens born

People · Pärnu

Born in Pärnu. Estonian legal scholar and diplomat (1845–1909).

Archibald Sayce born

People · Shirehampton

Born in Shirehampton. British Assyriologist and linguist (1845–1933).

Franz Ehrle born

People · Isny im Allgäu

Born in Isny im Allgäu. Catholic cardinal (1845-1934).

Antonio Maceo born

People · San Luis

Born in San Luis. Cuban general (1845-1896).

Jorge Montt born

People · Casablanca

Born in Casablanca. Chilean sailor, politician and president (1845-1922).

Lobengula born

People · Matabeleland

Born in Matabeleland. King of Matabeleland.

Ulises Heureaux born

People · Puerto Plata

Born in Puerto Plata. President of the Dominican Republic (1845-1898).

Prince Wilhelm, 5th Prince of Wied born

People · Neuwied

Born in Neuwied. German Prince (1845-1907).

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto born

People · London

Born in London. British politician, Governor General of Canada, and Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1845-1914).

George Kennan born

People · Norwalk

Born in Norwalk. American explorer and journalist (1845–1924).

Alexander III of Russia born

People · Anichkov Palace

Born in Anichkov Palace. Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894.

Salim bin Thuwaini Al Busaidi born

People · Muscat

Born in Muscat. Sultan of Muscat and Oman.

Muhammad Rahim Bahadur Khan II born

People · Khiva

Born in Khiva. Uzbekistani poet (1845–1910).

Edadil Kadın born

People · Adlersky City District

Born in Adlersky City District. Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz.

Clemens August von Droste-Vischering died

People · Münster

Died in Münster. Catholic bishop (1773-1845).

Düzdidil Hanım died

People · Istanbul

Died in Istanbul. Consort of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid I (c.1825–1845).

Pratap Singh I of Idar born

People · Jodhpur

Born in Jodhpur. British Indian army general (1845-1922).

Kabarega of Bunyoro born

People · Bunyoro

Born in Bunyoro. Ruler of Bunyoro (1853–1923).

United States Naval Academy

Science & Technology · Naval Academy

U.S. Navy federal service academy in the Annapolis, Maryland area

Glasgow School of Art

Science & Technology · Glasgow

Scottish fine art school

National Botanical Garden of Georgia

Science & Technology · Tbilisi

Botanical garden in Tbilisi, Georgia

Leviathan of Parsonstown

Science & Technology · Birr Castle

Telescope

Belle Isle Park

Science & Technology

Michigan park on an island

Norwich University of the Arts

Science & Technology · Norwich

Higher education institution in the UK

Wittenberg University

Science & Technology

American university in Springfield, Ohio

Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

Erskine House

Science & Technology · Erskine

House, later hospital and hotel, in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

German Hospital

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Dalston, London

United States Marine Hospital of Louisville

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Kentucky, United States

The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in New York City, New York

Balfour Hospital

Science & Technology · Kirkwall

Hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Hotel Dieu Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

General Hospital, Ernakulam

Science & Technology

Hospital in India

Ottawa General Hospital

Science & Technology

Constituent campus of the Ottawa Hospital

University of Galway

Science & Technology

University in Ireland

Baylor University

Science & Technology · Waco

Private Baptist university in Waco, Texas, United States

University College Cork

Science & Technology

Constituent university of the National University of Ireland

Hellenic Naval Academy

Science & Technology · Piraeus

Military academy of the Hellenic Navy in Piraeus, Greece

Portuguese Naval School

Science & Technology

Higher education naval academy in Alfeite, Portugal (1782-present)

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor

Science & Technology

Private Christian research institute of Baylor University in Texas

Baldwin Wallace University

Science & Technology

University in Berea, Ohio, USA

Ochrid Folia

Exploration & Discovery · Odesa University

Old Bulgarian manuscript

Tarif de Marseille

Exploration & Discovery · Musée d’Archéologie Méditerranéenne

3rd-century BC Punic inscription

Blanche Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in South Australia

God of Bouray

Exploration & Discovery · National Archaeological Museum

Bronze statuette of a god

Cave Garden / Thugi

Exploration & Discovery · Mount Gambier

Sinkhole in South Australia, Australia which has been converted to a public garden and park

Marudu expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Marudu Bay

1845 military expedition

Niagara

Exploration & Discovery

side-wheel steamer

Bogota

Exploration & Discovery

historic house in Virginia, United States

Nurulla Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan

Bayrakli Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Bulgaria

Saint Patrick's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Karachi, Pakistan

Great Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Bucharest

Lloyd Street Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Historical former Reform synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Brumath synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Bas-Rhin, in France

Synagogue in Nordhausen

Religion & Belief Systems

Demolished synagogue in Nordhausen, Germany

Rezekne Green Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

synagogue in Velhartice

Religion & Belief Systems

Former synagogue in Miroslav

Religion & Belief Systems

old synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Demolished synagogue in Elmshorn, Germany

Rennes Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Rennes, France

Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, with the title of minor basilica

Cathedral Basilica of St. Lawrence, Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

St. John's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Anglican cathedral in St. John's, Antigua

St Francis Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Nashville, Tennessee, USA

St. Vincent de Paul Church and Convent, Zagreb

Religion & Belief Systems · Andrija Medulić local board

Convent wth church in Croatia

Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Lavertezzo)

Religion & Belief Systems · Lavertezzo

Church building in Lavertezzo, Verzasca, Ticino, Switzerland

Temple protestant d'Alger

Religion & Belief Systems

Saints Constantine and Helena Chapel of Solovetsky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Caughnawaga Mission

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church building in Kahnawake, Quebec, Canada

Chapelle Sainte-Sophie de Bouzillé

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Maine-et-Loire, in France

Grave of Étienne

Religion & Belief Systems · Père-Lachaise Cemetery - Division 26

Sepulchral chapel located in Paris, in France

Christ Church Detroit

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Detroit, Michigan

Bethel AME Church and Manse

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Huntington, New York, United States

Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Freedom Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Goffstown Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Hampshire, United States of America

St. Luke Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Cecilia Memorial Christian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Mount Zion Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

Mount Olivet Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Methodist Episcopal Church South

Religion & Belief Systems

NRHP-listed in Greenup County

New Sharon Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maine, United States of America

Birmingham Orthodox Friends Meetinghouse

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Saint Anne Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

St Augustine's Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Ramsgate

Church in Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

Chapel of Virgin Mary and Exaltation of Holy Cross

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Sint-Albanuskerk

Religion & Belief Systems · Vlijtingen

Church in Riemst, Belgium

St. John's Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church in Worcester, Massachusetts

Santa Maria Maddalena Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Capolago

Church in Capolago, settlement in the Swiss municipality of Mendrisio

St. Joseph Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Wayside cross near Sokol house

Religion & Belief Systems

Saint Catherine of Alexandria church in Tenczynek

Religion & Belief Systems

Deloitte

Economy & Trade · London

Multinational professional services network founded in 1845

White Star Line

Economy & Trade · Wales

British shipping company

PNC Financial Services

Economy & Trade · One PNC Plaza

North American bank

A. Lange & Söhne

Economy & Trade · Glashütte

Company

Glashütte Original

Economy & Trade · Glashütte

Trademark

Old Mutual

Economy & Trade · Cape Town

Pan-African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group

Lycoming

Economy & Trade · Williamsport

Aircraft engine manufacturer from America

New York Life Insurance Company

Economy & Trade · New York City

Company

Rieger Orgelbau

Economy & Trade · Schwarzach

Austrian firm of organ builders

Britvic

Economy & Trade · Hemel Hempstead

British producer of soft drinks

Marburger Tapetenfabrik

Economy & Trade · Kirchhain

Company

Mäurer & Wirtz

Economy & Trade · Stolberg

Company

Canada Steamship Lines

Economy & Trade · Montreal

Transport company

National City Corp.

Economy & Trade · Cleveland

American bank and part of National City Corp

Earle's Shipbuilding

Economy & Trade · Kingston upon Hull

British shipbuilding company

Fissler

Economy & Trade · Idar-Oberstein

German houseware manufacturer

Nydalens Compagnie

Economy & Trade

Norwegian textile and real estate company

Espérance-Longdoz

Economy & Trade · Liège

Former coal mining company in Belgium

Lempertz

Economy & Trade · Bonn

Auction house in Cologne & Bonn in Germany

Bakalowits

Economy & Trade · Vienna

Produces crystal chandeliers

Archant

Economy & Trade · Norwich

UK media company

Bacon's

Economy & Trade · Louisville

Department store chain based in Louisville, Kentucky

Hogg Robinson Group

Economy & Trade · Basingstoke

Corporate travel management company

Royal Division of the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort Railway

Economy & Trade · Aachen

Transport company

Secretan (company)

Economy & Trade · Paris

French makers of lenses and precision instruments

Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company

Economy & Trade · Newark

Office in Newark, New Jersey

Wason Manufacturing Company

Economy & Trade · Springfield

Rolling stock manufacturer

J.O. Öberg & Son

Economy & Trade · Eskilstuna

Swedish company

Gurley Precision Instruments

Economy & Trade · New York City

American manufacturer

Chesham Building Society

Economy & Trade · Chesham

UK building society

Cope Bros & Co

Economy & Trade · Liverpool

Former tobacco company

Worthington Corporation

Economy & Trade · New York City

American company

Dwinell-Wright Company

Economy & Trade · Boston

Defunct coffee roaster in Boston, Massachusetts

J. H. Hobbs, Brockunier and Company

Economy & Trade · Wheeling

United States glass manufacturer of the 19th century

News-Press & Gazette Company

Economy & Trade · St. Joseph

American media company

Swinburne, Smith and Company

Economy & Trade · Paterson

Locomotive manufacturer (1845–1863)

Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway

Economy & Trade · Derry

Former railway company in what is now the Republic of Ireland

Great Irish Famine

Disasters & Pandemics · Ireland

1845–1852 famine in Ireland

July victims

Disasters & Pandemics · Zagreb

La Madeleine

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris

Palais Coburg

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Vienna

Church of Michael the Archangel, Baku

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan

Bygstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway

Randaberg Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Randaberg, Rogaland, Norway

Sandnes Church

Architecture & Engineering · Masfjordnes

Church building in Masfjorden, Norway

Trinity Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Alabama, United States of America

Kuruköprü Monumental Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Adana, Turkey

Église Saint Roch

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France

Bamble Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bamble parish, Telemark, Norway

Mariner's Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Baptist church in New York City

St Joseph Church, Southampton

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK

St Paul's Church, Truro

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK

Rzucewo Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Place in Pomeranian, Poland

Christ Church, Bong Bong

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in New South Wales, Australia

St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkham

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK

St Mary's Chapel, Arley

Architecture & Engineering · Arley Hall

Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK

St Mark's

Architecture & Engineering · Great Wyrley

Church at Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, England

North Avenue Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Cambridge, United States of America

St Mary the Virgin's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in South Darley, United Kingdom

St Osburg's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in North Carolina, United States of America

St James' Church, Norlands

Architecture & Engineering

Church of England church in Kensington, London

Millburn Church

Architecture & Engineering · Renton

Church building in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

St. Raymond's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in New York, United States of America

Saint Joseph's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bukit Timah, Singapore

Church of St Martin

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

Dunrobin Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Golspie, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

Architecture & Engineering

Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War-era fort in Key West, Florida

Landry Tomb

Architecture & Engineering · Ascension of our Lord Catholic Church Cemetery

Historic place

Fort de Charenton

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in Maisons-Alfort, France

Museu de Belles Arts de Castelló

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Castellón de la Plana, Spain

fontaine de la Vierge

Architecture & Engineering · square Jean-XXIII

Fountain in Paris, France

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Suwałki

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Suwałki, Poland

Saint Stephen Church, Orthodox church in Yeşilköy (Q66124542)

Architecture & Engineering · Yeşilköy

Church building in İstanbul, Turkey

Church of the Decapitation of Saint John in Kharkiv

Architecture & Engineering

Church of Archangel Michael

Architecture & Engineering · Birsk

Church of Archangel Michael in Birsk

Glover Mausoleum

Architecture & Engineering

Demopolis, Alabama

Großliebenthal Church

Architecture & Engineering · Velykodolynske

Orthodox and former Lutheran church in Ukraine

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Florida, United States

Macedonia Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

First Parish Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Maine, United States

All Saints Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Ohio, USA

Wells Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Little River Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Roberts Chapel United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Kentucky, United States

Palacio del Marqués de Salamanca, Madrid

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Madrid, Spain

First Storey Building in Nigeria

Architecture & Engineering · Badagry

Located in Badagry, Nigeria

Rostás Pál Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Teatro Ginásio

Sports & Entertainment · Freguesia do Sacramento

Building in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Teatro Lethes, Faro

Sports & Entertainment · Freguesia da Sé

Cultural heritage monument in Faro, Portugal

Venezuela founded

Empires & Countries · Caracas

Venezuela was founded, with its capital at Caracas.

Riograndense Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bagé

Riograndense Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Bagé.

Bukey Horde dissolved

Empires & Countries · Khan Ordasy

Bukey Horde ceased to exist, having been centered at Khan Ordasy.

Central American Confederation dissolved

Empires & Countries · San Miguel

Central American Confederation ceased to exist, having been centered at San Miguel.

Florida founded

Empires & Countries · Tallahassee

Florida was founded, with its capital at Tallahassee.

Texas founded

Empires & Countries · Austin

Texas was founded, with its capital at Austin.