What happened in 1845?
176 recorded events in 1845, including 60 in people, 37 in economy & trade and 27 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 13
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First Anglo-Sikh War
Conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company
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New Zealand Wars
1845–1872 armed conflicts in New Zealand
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Battle of Mudki
1845 battle of the Anglo-Sikh war
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Flagstaff War
1845–46 conflict between the British Empire and Māori warriors in Northland, New Zealand
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Battle of Dargo
1845 military conflict in the Caucasus
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Battle of Ferozeshah
1845 battle
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Battle of Sidi-Brahim
1845 battle
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Battle of Ohaeawai
1845 battle
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Battle of Kororareka
1845 battle
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Battle of Providencia
Part of California history (1845)
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Battle of Estrelleta
1845 major battle of the Dominican War of Independence
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Battle of Tizi Ouzou
1845 battle
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Battle of Puketutu
1845 battle in the Flagstaff War
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People 60
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Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini died
French astronomer
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Meletius III of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Seku Amadu died
Founder/ Massina empire
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Matthias Hedenstrom died
Russian explorer of Northern Siberia of Swedish origin (1780-1845)
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Gregor MacGregor died
British soldier, adventurer and confidence trickster (1786-1845)
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John Frederic Daniell died
English chemist and physicist
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Jean Charles Athanase Peltier died
French physicist (1785-1845)
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Nicolas Théodore de Saussure died
Genevan chemist (1767-1845)
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John Gilbert died
English naturalist and explorer (1812-1845)
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Morten Wormskjold died
Danish botanist (1783-1845)
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Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez died
French admiral
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William Sublette died
American mountain man (1799–1845)
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Nils Gabriel Sefström died
Swedish chemist (1787-1845)
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Philippe de Girard died
French engineer and inventor (1775–1845)
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Douglass Houghton died
American geologist and botanical collector (1809–1845)
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Matija Ahacel died
Philologist, publicist, teacher and musicologist
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Marco Mastrofini died
Italian mathematician (1763-1845)
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John Birkinshaw died
19th-century British civil engineer
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Robert-Aglaé Cauchoix died
Scientific instrument and telescope maker
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Jean-Baptiste Quéruel died
French inventor
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Charles Philippe de Bosset died
Swiss engineer
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Alexandre François Selligue died
French engineer
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Andrew Pears died
British barber and soap innovator
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Sven Lidman died
Swedish clergyman
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Charles Leonard Irby died
English naval officer and traveller (1789-1845)
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Edward Nicholas Kendall died
British explorer and hydrographer (1800-1845)
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Eugène Maizan died
French Naval lieutenant and explorer (1816-1845)
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Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach died
German composer
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Chrétien Urhan died
French violinist, violist, organist and composer
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François-René Gebauer died
French bassoonist and composer
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Victor Lhérie died
French librettist
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Johann Aloys Miksch died
German tenor and voice teacher (1765-1845)
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Luigi Castellacci died
Italian mandolinist and guitarist (1797–1845)
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Friederike Ellmenreich died
German stage actor and writer
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James Alexander Hamilton died
English music theorist and compiler of instruction books
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Edmund Keating Hyland died
Musical artist
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Georg Cantor born
Born in Saint Petersburg. German mathematician, inventor of set theory (1845–1918).
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Carl Spitteler born
Born in Liestal. Swiss writer (1845–1924).
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Abay Kunanbaiuly born
Born in Jidebai. Kazakh poet, philosopher and composer (1845-1904).
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Amadeo I of Spain born
Born in Turin. Italian Royal and temporary Head of State of Spain (1845–1890).
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Elihu Root born
Born in Clinton. American politician (1845-1937).
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José Maria de Eça de Queirós born
Born in Póvoa de Varzim. Portuguese writer and diplomat (1845–1900).
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William Kingdon Clifford born
Born in Exeter. English mathematician and philosopher.
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Ludwig III of Bavaria born
Born in Munich. King of Bavaria (1845-1921).
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Tristan Corbière born
Born in Morlaix. French poet.
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Paul Vidal de La Blache born
Born in Pézenas. French geographer.
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Jacint Verdaguer born
Born in Folgueroles. Catalan writer and poet (1845-1902).
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Émile Boutroux born
Born in Montrouge. French philosopher and historian (1845–1921).
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Ioan Ivanovici born
Born in Timișoara. Romanian military band leader and composer (1845–1902).
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Paul Deussen born
Born in Oberdreis. German Indologist and philosopher (1845–1919).
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Friedrich Martens born
Born in Pärnu. Estonian legal scholar and diplomat (1845–1909).
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Archibald Sayce born
Born in Shirehampton. British Assyriologist and linguist (1845–1933).
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Franz Ehrle born
Born in Isny im Allgäu. Catholic cardinal (1845-1934).
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Antonio Maceo born
Born in San Luis. Cuban general (1845-1896).
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Jorge Montt born
Born in Casablanca. Chilean sailor, politician and president (1845-1922).
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Lobengula born
Born in Matabeleland. King of Matabeleland.
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Ulises Heureaux born
Born in Puerto Plata. President of the Dominican Republic (1845-1898).
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Prince Wilhelm, 5th Prince of Wied born
Born in Neuwied. German Prince (1845-1907).
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Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto born
Born in London. British politician, Governor General of Canada, and Viceroy and Governor-General of India (1845-1914).
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George Kennan born
Born in Norwalk. American explorer and journalist (1845–1924).
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Science & Technology 17
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United States Naval Academy
U.S. Navy federal service academy in the Annapolis, Maryland area
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Glasgow School of Art
Scottish fine art school
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National Botanical Garden of Georgia
Botanical garden in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Leviathan of Parsonstown
Telescope
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Belle Isle Park
Michigan park on an island
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Norwich University of the Arts
Higher education institution in the UK
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Wittenberg University
American university in Springfield, Ohio
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Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals
Hospital in India
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King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam
Hospital in India
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Erskine House
House, later hospital and hotel, in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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German Hospital
Former hospital in Dalston, London
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United States Marine Hospital of Louisville
Former hospital in Kentucky, United States
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The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Hospital in New York City, New York
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Balfour Hospital
Hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
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Hotel Dieu Hospital
Hospital in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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General Hospital, Ernakulam
Hospital in India
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Ottawa General Hospital
Constituent campus of the Ottawa Hospital
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Ochrid Folia
Old Bulgarian manuscript
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Tarif de Marseille
3rd-century BC Punic inscription
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Blanche Cave
Cave in South Australia
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God of Bouray
Bronze statuette of a god
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Cave Garden / Thugi
Sinkhole in South Australia, Australia which has been converted to a public garden and park
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Religion & Belief Systems 11
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Nurulla Mosque
Mosque in İske Bistä microdistrict, Waxitof City District, Qazan, Tatarstan
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Bayrakli Mosque
Mosque in Bulgaria
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Saint Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral in Karachi, Pakistan
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Great Synagogue
Synagogue in Bucharest
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Lloyd Street Synagogue
Historical former Reform synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Brumath synagogue
Synagogue located in Bas-Rhin, in France
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Synagogue in Nordhausen
Demolished synagogue in Nordhausen, Germany
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Rezekne Green Synagogue
Rezekne Green Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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synagogue in Velhartice
synagogue in Velhartice (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Former synagogue in Miroslav
Former synagogue in Miroslav (Religion & Belief Systems).
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old synagogue
Demolished synagogue in Elmshorn, Germany
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Economy & Trade 37
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Deloitte
Multinational professional services network founded in 1845
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White Star Line
British shipping company
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PNC Financial Services
North American bank
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A. Lange & Söhne
Company
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Glashütte Original
Trademark
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Old Mutual
Pan-African investment, savings, insurance, and banking group
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Lycoming
Aircraft engine manufacturer from America
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New York Life Insurance Company
Company
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Rieger Orgelbau
Austrian firm of organ builders
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Britvic
British producer of soft drinks
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Marburger Tapetenfabrik
Company
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Mäurer & Wirtz
Company
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Canada Steamship Lines
Transport company
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National City Corp.
American bank and part of National City Corp
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Earle's Shipbuilding
British shipbuilding company
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Fissler
German houseware manufacturer
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Nydalens Compagnie
Norwegian textile and real estate company
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Espérance-Longdoz
Former coal mining company in Belgium
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Lempertz
Auction house in Cologne & Bonn in Germany
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Bakalowits
Produces crystal chandeliers
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Archant
UK media company
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Bacon's
Department store chain based in Louisville, Kentucky
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Hogg Robinson Group
Corporate travel management company
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Royal Division of the Aachen-Düsseldorf-Ruhrort Railway
Transport company
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Secretan (company)
French makers of lenses and precision instruments
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Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Office in Newark, New Jersey
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Wason Manufacturing Company
Rolling stock manufacturer
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J.O. Öberg & Son
Swedish company
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Gurley Precision Instruments
American manufacturer
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Chesham Building Society
UK building society
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Cope Bros & Co
Former tobacco company
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Worthington Corporation
American company
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Dwinell-Wright Company
Defunct coffee roaster in Boston, Massachusetts
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J. H. Hobbs, Brockunier and Company
United States glass manufacturer of the 19th century
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News-Press & Gazette Company
American media company
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Swinburne, Smith and Company
Locomotive manufacturer (1845–1863)
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Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway
Former railway company in what is now the Republic of Ireland
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Architecture & Engineering 27
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La Madeleine
Roman Catholic church in the 8th arrondissement of Paris
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Palais Coburg
Palace in Vienna
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Church of Michael the Archangel, Baku
Church in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
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Bygstad Church
Church building in Sunnfjord, Norway
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Randaberg Church
Church building in Randaberg, Rogaland, Norway
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Sandnes Church
Church building in Masfjorden, Norway
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Church building in Alabama, United States of America
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Kuruköprü Monumental Church
Church in Adana, Turkey
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Église Saint Roch
Church located in Bouches-du-Rhône, in France
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Bamble Church
Church in Bamble parish, Telemark, Norway
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Mariner's Temple
Baptist church in New York City
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St Joseph Church, Southampton
Grade II listed church in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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St Paul's Church, Truro
Church building in Truro, Cornwall, England, UK
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Rzucewo Palace
Place in Pomeranian, Poland
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Christ Church, Bong Bong
Church building in New South Wales, Australia
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Kirkham
Grade II listed church in Kirkham, Fylde, Lancashire, England, UK
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St Mary's Chapel, Arley
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Mark's
Church at Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, England
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North Avenue Congregational Church
Church building in Cambridge, United States of America
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St Mary the Virgin's Church
Grade II listed church in South Darley, United Kingdom
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St Osburg's Church
Church in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
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Mt. Horeb Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
Church building in North Carolina, United States of America
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St James' Church, Norlands
Church of England church in Kensington, London
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Millburn Church
Church building in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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St. Raymond's Church
Church building in New York, United States of America
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Saint Joseph's Church
Church in Bukit Timah, Singapore
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Church of St Martin
Church in Osmaston, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Teatro Ginásio
Building in Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal
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Teatro Lethes, Faro
Cultural heritage monument in Faro, Portugal
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Empires & Countries 4
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Venezuela founded
Venezuela was founded, with its capital at Caracas.
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Riograndense Republic dissolved
Riograndense Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Bagé.
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Bukey Horde dissolved
Bukey Horde ceased to exist, having been centered at Khan Ordasy.
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Central American Confederation dissolved
Central American Confederation ceased to exist, having been centered at San Miguel.
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