What happened in 1847?

Battle of Chapultepec

Wars & Conflicts · Real Valle de Camargo

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

Caste War of Yucatán

Wars & Conflicts · Yucatan Peninsula

1847-1901 armed conflicts on the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico

Siege of Veracruz

Wars & Conflicts · Veracruz

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

Battle of Buena Vista

Wars & Conflicts

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

Battle of Churubusco

Wars & Conflicts · Mexico City

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

Battle of Molino del Rey

Wars & Conflicts · Molino del Rey

1847 battle in the American-Mexican war

Battle of Contreras

Wars & Conflicts · Mexico City

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

Battle of Cerro Gordo

Wars & Conflicts

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

Cayuse War

Wars & Conflicts · Oregon Country

War

Battle of Mexico-city

Wars & Conflicts · Mexico City

1847 battle

Battle of the Sacramento River

Wars & Conflicts · Sacramento River

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War in Chihuahua State, Mexico

Siege of Puebla

Wars & Conflicts · Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza

1847 battle in the Mexican-American War

Battle of Embudo Pass

Wars & Conflicts · Dikson

1847 battle

Battle of Huamantla

Wars & Conflicts · Huamantla

1847 Mexican-American War battle

Battle of Santa Clara

Wars & Conflicts

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War near Santa Clara, California

Battle of Rio San Gabriel

Wars & Conflicts

1847 battle

Battle of Cañada

Wars & Conflicts · Santa Cruz

1847 insurrection against the American occupation of New Mexico

Battle of La Mesa

Wars & Conflicts · Vernon

1847 battle during the Conquest of California

Battle of La Paz

Wars & Conflicts · La Paz

1847 battle between the U.S. and Mexico as part of the Pacific Coast Camapaign

Battle of San José del Cabo

Wars & Conflicts · San José del Cabo

Battle during the Mexican–American War at San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Siege of Messina

Wars & Conflicts · Messina

1847–1848 siege

First Battle of Mora

Wars & Conflicts · Mora County

1847 battle of the Mexican–American War

First Battle of Tuxpan

Wars & Conflicts · Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano

1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

Battle of Oued Aslaf

Wars & Conflicts

1847 battle

Battle of Mulege

Wars & Conflicts · Mulegé

1847 battle

Siege of Pueblo de Taos

Wars & Conflicts · Taos Pueblo

1847 battle during the Mexican-American War

Second Battle of Tabasco

Wars & Conflicts · Villahermosa

Fought in June, 1847

Sonderbund War

Wars & Conflicts · Switzerland

Civil war in Switzerland in November 1847

Fort Martin Scott

Wars & Conflicts

historic fort in Texas, USA

Fort Clinch

Wars & Conflicts

place in Florida listed on National Register of historic Places

Portugal–Angoche conflict

Wars & Conflicts · Portuguese Mozambique

Military conflict

Treaty of Cahuenga

Politics & Government · Cahuenga

1847 agreement that ended the Conquest of California

Treaty of Canton

Politics & Government · Guangzhou

1847 treaty between China and Sweden-Norway

Jarnac Convention

Politics & Government · London

1847 treaty between France and the United Kingdom

Meusebach–Comanche Treaty

Politics & Government · Fredericksburg

Agreement between the United States and Penateka Comanche tribe

Treaty of Fond du Lac

Politics & Government · Fond du Lac

1826 and 1847 treaties between the United States and Ojibwe

John Franklin died

People · King William Island

British naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

Felix Mendelssohn died

People · Leipzig

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)

Sahle Selassie died

People · Debre Berhan

Ruler of Shewa (1795-1847)

William Smith died

People · Northumberland

English captain who discovered the South Shetland Islands

Alexandre Brongniart died

People · former 10th arrondissement of Paris

French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (1770–1847)

Charles Hatchett died

People · Chelsea

British chemist

Pierre Amédée Jaubert died

People · former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

French diplomat, academic, orientalist, translator, politician, and traveler (1779-1847)

Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy died

People · Moscow

Russian explorer (1782-1846)

Justin Goudot died

People · Honda

French naturalist, explorer and collector (1802-1847)

Peter Dillon died

People · former 12th arrondissement of Paris

Sea captain (1788-1847)

Mikhail Vasilyev died

People · Kronstadt

Russian admiral and explorer (1777-1847)

Henri Dutrochet died

People · Paris

French physician (1776-1847)

Thomas Chalmers died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)

Robert Liston died

People · London

Scottish surgeon (1794-1847)

James MacCullagh died

People · Dublin

Irish mathematician (1809–1847)

Germinal Pierre Dandelin died

People · Ixelles

Mathematician, soldier, engineering professor

Francesco Zola died

People · Marseille

French engineer (1796-1847)

William Christopher Zeise died

People · Copenhagen

Danish chemist

William Pearson died

People · South Kilworth

English schoolmaster and astronomer (1767-1847)

Francois-Joseph Servois died

People · Mont-de-Laval

Mathematician

George Gipps died

People · Canterbury

British colonial administrator (1791-1847)

Georg Lankensperger died

People · Birkenstein

German wheelwright

John Vaughan Thompson died

People · Sydney

British Military Surgeon, Marine Biologist, Zoologist, Botanist, and published Naturalist (1779-1847)

Kajetan Garbiński died

People · Warsaw

Polish mathematician (1796–1847)

David Mushet died

People · Monmouth

Scottish metallurgist

Francis Fauvel Gouraud died

People · Brooklyn

French engineer; pioneer of photographic techniques and mnemotechnics

Adolph Göpel died

People · Berlin

German mathematician (1812-1847)

Baron von Ludwig died

People · Cape Town

German-born pharmacist, businessperson, natural history collector and patron of the natural sciences

Jan Paweł Lelewel died

People · Bern

Painter (1796-1847)

Henri Gambey died

People · Paris

French scientific instrument maker

Josiah Fox died

People · Falmouth

Naval architect

Filip Neriusz Walter died

People · Paris

Polish chemist

Franz Ignatz Cassian Hallaschka died

People · Prague

Czech astronomist, physicist, mathematician and roman catholic priest (1780-1847)

François Mingaud died

People · Rotterdam

French billiards player

Lucy Thomas died

People · Abercanaid

Welsh colliery owner (1781-1847)

Henry Thomas Dundas Le Vesconte died

People · King William Island

English officer of the Royal Navy and polar explorer

Hanmer Warrington died

People · Patras

British diplomat

Joseph Wild died

People · Chester

Explorer of New South Wales, Australia

Caspar Ett died

People · Munich

German musician (1788-1847)

Zsigmond Czakó died

People · Pest

Hungarian actor and playwright (1820-1847)

Joakim Vujić died

People · Belgrade

Serbian writer (1772-1847)

Matěj Kopecký died

People · Koloděje nad Lužnicí

Czech puppeteer

Maria Franck died

People · Adolf Fredriks parish

Swedish actress

Koosje Naret Koning died

People · The Hague

Dutch actress (1807–1847)

Henriette Jørgensen died

People · Copenhagen

Danish actress (1791-1847)

Johan Mazer died

People · Storkyrkoförsamlingen

Swedish musician (1790-1847)

Nepomucena Kostecka died

People · Warsaw

Polish actress (1807–1847)

Johanna Franul von Weißenthurn died

People · Vienna

German author

Lisette Stenberg died

People · Vänersborg Parish

Swedish actor-pianist

Adèle Dupuis died

People · former 6th arrondissement of Paris

French actor (1780-1847)

Nathaniel Bannister died

People · New York City

American playwright (1813-1847)

Marianne Sessi died

People · Vienna

Italian soprano and composer (c. 1773-1847)

Paul von Hindenburg born

People · 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań

Born in 6 Podgórna Street in Poznań. Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934).

Bram Stoker born

People · Clontarf

Born in Clontarf. Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912).

Annie Besant born

People · Clapham

Born in Clapham. British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933).

Joseph Pulitzer born

People · Makó

Born in Makó. Hungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911).

Bolesław Prus born

People · Hrubieszów

Born in Hrubieszów. Polish novelist (1847–1912).

Georges Sorel born

People · Cherbourg

Born in Cherbourg. French philosopher and sociologist.

Jean Casimir-Perier born

People · former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Born in former 1st arrondissement of Paris. 6th President of the French Republic (1847–1907).

Jens Peter Jacobsen born

People · Thisted

Born in Thisted. Danish novelist, poet, scientist (1847-1885).

John Bates Clark born

People · Providence

Born in Providence. American neoclassical economist (1847–1938).

Giuseppe Giacosa born

People · Colleretto Giacosa

Born in Colleretto Giacosa. Italian librettist, poet and writer (1847-1906).

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian grand duke; fourth child and third son of Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse).

Radomir Putnik born

People · Kragujevac

Born in Kragujevac. Serbian field marshal (1847-1917).

Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French army officer (1847-1923).

Koos de la Rey born

People · Winburg

Born in Winburg. South African general (1847-1914).

Heinrich Gelzer born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. Classical philologist and historian (1847-1906).

Remus von Woyrsch born

People · Pilczyce

Born in Pilczyce. German Field Marshal (1847-1920).

Godefroid Kurth born

People · Arlon

Born in Arlon. Historian, philologist and professor from Belgium (1847-1916).

Oku Yasukata born

People · Kokura

Born in Kokura. Japanese general (1847-1930).

Philip, Prince of Eulenburg born

People · Königsberg

Born in Königsberg. German politician, diplomat, composer, and writer (1847-1921).

William II of Hesse-Kassel died

People · Frankfurt

Died in Frankfurt. Elector of Hesse.

Niko I Dadiani, Prince of Megrelia born

People · Zugdidi

Born in Zugdidi. Georgian prince and Russian Army general (1847–1903).

University of Iowa

Science & Technology · Beirut

Public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States

National Autonomous University of Honduras

Science & Technology

Public university in Honduras

Lawrence University

Science & Technology

Liberal arts college and conservatory of music, in Appleton, Wisconsin

Saint Francis University

Science & Technology

Four-year, coeducational Catholic liberal arts university in Loretto, Pennsylvania

UPMC Mercy

Science & Technology · Bluff

Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Science & Technology

Public engineering institution located in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Nicolae Bălcescu Academy of Land Forces

Science & Technology

Military university in Romania

Scărișoara Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Ice cave in Romania

The Geysers

Exploration & Discovery

Geothermal field in the Mayacamas Mountains of California, United States of America

Blekingeguldskålen

Exploration & Discovery · Swedish History Museum

Dakshineswar Kali Temple

Religion & Belief Systems · Dakshineswar

Hindu temple in West Bengal, India

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris

Religion & Belief Systems · Paris

Cathedral located in Paris, in France

St. Paul's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Kolkata

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in 'A' Queen Street, Singapore

St. Mary Cathedral Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Texas, United States

Santa Maria della Marina cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy

Lengnau synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Religious building in Lengnau in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Chascomús Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Chascomús

Cathedral in Buenos Aires Province

Old Great Synagogue in Włocławek

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Barczewo

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagoge

Religion & Belief Systems

Nostra Signora di Montenero

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Riomaggiore, Italy

St Colman's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral

St. Patrick's Basilica, Montreal

Religion & Belief Systems

Minor basilica

St. Catherine's Cathedral, Alexandria

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Alexandria, Egypt

Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Minsk

Religion & Belief Systems

Our Lady of Częstochowa and Saint Clemens church in Zakopane

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox cathedral in Pyatigorsk

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Pyatigorsk, Russia

Doopsgezinde kerk

Religion & Belief Systems · Sappemeer

Church in Sappemeer, The Netherlands

Protestant church of Bayonne

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in France

Announcement of the Virgin Mary’s Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church building in Vittuone, Italy

Wude Weiling Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple in Wude village, Magong Penghu 880 Taiwan

Chapel of the Theotokos of Kazan in Shlisselburg

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Shlisselburg, Russia

Grace Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey

German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mark

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Manhattan, United States of America

First United Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in San Marcos, Texas, United States

Big Bethel AME Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States

First Universalist Church of Olmsted

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Louisiana, United States

First Congregational Church of Cuyahoga Falls

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Franklin Street Presbyterian Church and Parsonage

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Grace Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Virginia, United States of America

St. Mark's Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Raleigh, United States of America

St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in West Virginia, United States of America

Saint Mary Magdalene church in Sompolno

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Sompolno, Poland

Presbytère de Sainte-Anne

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory in Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada

St Raphael's Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Surbiton

Roman Catholic church in Surbiton, London, England, UK

Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford

Religion & Belief Systems · Chelmsford

Catholic church in Essex, United Kingdom

Orthodox church of the Resurrection of Christ in Legnica

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Legnica, Poland

Pastorie Sint-Paulus (Opwijk)

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Belgium

Patsang Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Baqên County, Nagqu, Tibet, China

Siemens

Economy & Trade · Munich

German multinational conglomerate company

Carlsberg Group

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Danish brewery group

Armstrong Whitworth

Economy & Trade · Newcastle upon Tyne

British manufacturing company of 1847-1927

Hamburg-Amerikanische-Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

Former German ocean carrier (1847-1970)

Siemens & Halske

Economy & Trade · Berlin

Defunct electrical equipment and engine manufacturer

Labatt Brewing Company

Economy & Trade · London

Belgian-owned brewery in Canada

Waggonbau Görlitz

Economy & Trade · Görlitz

German company

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad

Economy & Trade · Chicago

Defunct Class I railroad in the Midwest and Northwest of the U.S.

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese drug company

ASB Bank

Economy & Trade · Auckland

Bank operating in New Zealand

Fidelity National Financial

Economy & Trade · Jacksonville

American financial services company

Redfern

Economy & Trade · Cowes

British fashion house

Canada Life

Economy & Trade · Winnipeg

Canadian assurance company

Great-West Lifeco

Economy & Trade · Winnipeg

Canadian insurance copmany

C. A. Seydel Söhne

Economy & Trade · Klingenthal

Company

El Puerto de Liverpool

Economy & Trade · Mexico City

Mexican commercial, financial, and real estate company

Booths

Economy & Trade · United Kingdom

British high-end supermarket chain

Société des mines et fonderies de Pontgibaud

Economy & Trade · France

French mining and smelting company

Penn Mutual

Economy & Trade · Horsham

Life insurance and annuities corporation

Czapek & Cie

Economy & Trade · Geneva

Swiss watch brand

Ocean Steam Navigation Company

Economy & Trade · London

Business

Stone & Thomas

Economy & Trade · Wheeling

Former department-store chain in the United States

E.T. Gleitsmann

Economy & Trade · Bavaria

Marshall & Ilsley

Economy & Trade · Milwaukee

U.S. bank founded in 1847

James Fisher & Sons

Economy & Trade · Barrow-in-Furness

Marine engineering firm

R. H. Stearns and Company

Economy & Trade · Boston

Department store

Monon Railroad

Economy & Trade · Chicago

Defunct American Class I railway

Canada Life Financial

Economy & Trade · Toronto

Company

Southern Connecticut Gas

Economy & Trade · Orange

Gas Company in Southern Connecticut

Boatmen's Bancshares

Economy & Trade · St. Louis

Bank holding company

Wildsmith Shoes

Economy & Trade · London

UK business

Poole's Pies

Economy & Trade · Wigan

English food company

1847 Zenkōji earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Japan

Whitman massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Oregon Territory

The 1847 massacre by Cayuse Indians of Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa and 11 other missionaries in the Pacific Northwest.

Taos Revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · New Mexico

Insurrection in New Mexico Territory in 1847 resulting in the death of Charles Bent and other government officials

Revolt of the Polkos

Social Movements & Revolutions · Mexico City

Coup d'état in Mexico (1847)

Revolution of Potatoes

Social Movements & Revolutions · Berlin

Revolt in Berlin

Albanian revolt of 1847

Social Movements & Revolutions · Ioannina sanjak

1847 revolt

Ras el-Tin Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Alexandria, Egypt

San Carlo al Corso

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Milan

Kerimäki Church

Architecture & Engineering · Kerimäki parish village

Church building in Savonlinna, Finland

St. Elizabeth's Church Wiesbaden

Architecture & Engineering · Wiesbaden

Russian Orthodox church

Washington Place

Architecture & Engineering

Greek Revival palace in the Hawaii Capital Historic District in Honolulu

Sant’Andrea

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bergamo, Italy

National Shrine of Saint John Neumann

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nesland Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vinje, Eastern Norway

Drevsjø Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Engerdal, Innlandet, Norway

Pont du Robinet

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in France

Church of Saint Irene of Athens

Architecture & Engineering · Athens

Church building in Athens, Attica Region, Greece

Church of the Holy Trinity

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Toronto, Canada

Bahnhofbrücke Zürich

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Zürich (ZH), Switzerland

Reformed Church, Nieuw-Lekkerland

Architecture & Engineering · Nieuw-Lekkerland

Church in Nieuw-Lekkerland, Netherlands

Christ Church, Lichfield

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK

Palais Rothschild

Architecture & Engineering

Palace

St Matthew's Church, Widcombe

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bath, UK

Church of the Holy Innocents

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Highland Falls, New York

Wunsch Building

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in New York, United States of America

Evangelisch-Lutherse Kerk ('s-Hertogenbosch)

Architecture & Engineering

Church in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

St. Augustine Church, Philadelphia

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Philadelphia, United States of America

First Universalist Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church at 236 Commercial Street in Provincetown, Massachusetts

St Mary's Church, Little Crosby

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Little Crosby, Merseyside, England, UK

South Granville Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Granville, New York

Church of St Barnabas

Architecture & Engineering · Pimlico

Church in Pimlico, London

St Bede's Church, Widnes

Architecture & Engineering · Appleton

Church in Appleton, Widnes, Cheshire, England, UK

St Columba's-by-the-Castle

Architecture & Engineering · Edinburgh

Church in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Fort de l'Îlette de Kermorvan

Architecture & Engineering

Nieuw Kasteel, Petegem-aan-de-Schelde

Architecture & Engineering · Petegem-aan-de-Schelde

Castle in Petegem-aan-de-Schelde, Belgium

Elijah the Prophet Orthodox church in Radaškovičy

Architecture & Engineering

Saint Nicholas Church, Karlovo

Architecture & Engineering

Livingstone Memorial

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in Botswana, commemorating the Livingstone mission

Ozeryanska Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church of the Dormition in Voronezh

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Loreto

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Orenburg, Russia

Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Sperry, Iowa, USA

Hamline Chapel United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Indiana, United States of America

Union Square

Architecture & Engineering

historic block in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S

Old Union Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Delaware, United States of America

Robertville Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Wesleyan Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Weybridge, Vermont, United States of America

Roberts Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Indiana, United States

Bokn Church

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Bokn, Rogaland, Norway

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk

Architecture & Engineering · Sint-Truiden

Church in Sint-Truiden, Belgium

Carltheater

Sports & Entertainment · Vienna

Former theatre in Vienna, Austria

Pulchri Studio

Sports & Entertainment

Art institution and studio in The Hague, Netherlands

Casino Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Copenhagen, Denmark

Opéra d'Avignon

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house in Avignon, France

Théâtre Historique

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre in Paris, constructed for Alexandre Dumas, demolished

Teatro Principal

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in Alicante, Spain

Bakatue Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Central Region

Festival of the people of Elmina in Central Region of Ghana

Kazakh Khanate dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tashkent

Kazakh Khanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Tashkent.

Chiang Hung dissolved

Empires & Countries · Jinghong

Chiang Hung ceased to exist, having been centered at Jinghong.

Duchy of Lucca dissolved

Empires & Countries · Lucca

Duchy of Lucca ceased to exist, having been centered at Lucca.