1844
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
Years: | 1841 1842 1843 – 1844 – 1845 1846 1847 |
1844 Media
May 24: A new era in telecommunications begins as the first telegraph message is sent.
February 28: An explosion on the USS Princeton kills the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Secretary of War.
1844 (MDCCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1844th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 844th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 19th century, and the 5th year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1844, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
New Books
- The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Births
- May 22 – Mary Cassatt, American artist (d. 1926)
- July 4 – Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (d. 1907)
- August 6 – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)
Deaths
- June 27 – Joseph Smith, Jr, founder of Mormonismhe was raped and murderd