1846

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	18th century – 19th century – 20th century
Decades:	1810s  1820s  1830s  – 1840s –  1850s  1860s  1870s
Years:	1843 1844 1845 – 1846 – 1847 1848 1849

1846 by topic
Arts, history, and science
Archaeology Architecture Art Literature Poetry Music Science
Countries
Lists of leaders
State leaders Colonial governors Religious leaders
Birth and death categories
Births Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments Disestablishments
Works category
Works

1846 Media

• MXAMWAR.png

  April 25: Mexican–American War begins.

• Wilhelm-maybach-1900.jpg

  Wilhelm Maybach

• Rita Cetina (aka Rita Cetina Gutiérrez).jpg

  Rita Cetina Gutiérrez

• Isabel princess imperial around 1870.jpg

  Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil

• George Westinghouse.jpg

  George Westinghouse (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) - American entrepreneur and engineer based in Pennsylvania. Library of Congress description: "George Westinghouse, half-length portrait, facing front" with given dates between 1900 and 1914 (possibly 1906[1]).

• Emperor Ninkō.jpg

  EmperorNinkō

• Gregory XVI.jpg

  GregoryXVI

1846 (MDCCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1846th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 846th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1846, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• April 25 – The Mexican-American War starts.
• May 17 – The Saxophone is patented.

Births

• November 3 - Elizabeth Thompson, British painter