1845
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1842 1843 1844 – 1845 – 1846 1847 1848 |
1845 Media
September 9: Potato crops ruined in Ireland, starting the Great Famine.
March 1: U.S. annexes territory of the Republic of Texas.
The first issue of Scientific American
Sir George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia
Georg Cantor
Gustaf de Laval at the age of 30.
Portrait of Jacinta Parejo de Crespo.
- 78-year-old Andrew Jackson
1845 (MDCCCXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1845th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 845th year of the 2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1845, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Births
- February 25 – George Reid, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1918)
- March 27 – Wilhelm Röntgen, German physician and Nobel Prize Laureate
- 10 March - Alexander III of Russia , Czar of Russia and father of Czar Nicholas II .
Deaths
June 8 - Andrew Jackson, 78, seventh President of the United States, tuberculosis, dropsy and heart failure (b. 1767)