1847
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1844 1845 1846 – 1847 – 1848 1849 1850 |
1847 Media
September 14: Mexico City, capital of Mexico, is captured by U.S. troops led by General Winfield Scott.
May 8: Earthquake in Japan kills 8,600 people.
July 24: Mormons expelled from Illinois arrive at the Great Salt Lake in what is now Utah.
Paul von Hindenburg, president of Germany (1925-1934)
Bram Stoker (1847-1912), novelist born in Ireland, author of "Dracula"
Maria Pia of Savoy, dowager queen of Portugal
Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1902), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XI, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 27.
- FannyHensel
The Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn
1847 (MDCCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1847th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 847th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1847, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- The book Wuthering Heights is published
- February 22 – The Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican–American War
- March 29 – Veracruz is taken by General Winfield Scott
- May 7 – The American Medical Association is founded
- July 24 – The Mormon pioneers under Brigham Young arrive in Salt Lake City to begin settling Utah.
- July 26 – Liberia becomes a country