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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 |
Events[change | change source]
- February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
- An American dentist named Wells invents chloroform.
New Books[change | change source]
- The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
Births[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- June 27 – Joseph Smith, Jr, founder of Mormonismhe was raped and murderd