Historical Events
- Jan 13 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Company
- Jan 23 Elizabeth Blackwell becomes 1st woman in the US to earn a medical degree
- Jan 23 US Patent granted for an envelope-making machine to Jesse K. Park and Cornelius S. Watson
- Jan 31 Corn Laws abolished in Britain
- Feb 4 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
- Feb 8 New Roman Republic established in Italy
- Feb 9 Roman Republic declared in Rome replacing following flight of Pope Pius IX
- Feb 14 In New York City, James Knox Polk becomes first serving US President to have his photograph taken (by Matthew Brady).
- Feb 18 1st regular steamboat service to California starts (or 02/28)
- Feb 28 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from east coast
World Leaders in 1849
John Russell
British Prime Minister
Zachary Taylor
12th US President
Famous People in 1849
Charles Dickens
Novelist
Giuseppe Verdi
Composer
Emma Lazarus
Ivan Pavlov
Luther BurbankWould You Believe?
US had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (pres pro tem) term ended Mar 3rd
On March 4, 1849
Famous Weddings
- May 29 Bacteriologist Louis Pasteur (26) weds secretary Marie Laurent (23) in Strasbourg, France
- Jul 26 Prime Minister of Canada John Abbott (28) weds Mary Bethune at bride's parents home
Famous Divorces
- Mar 28 Dutch princess Marianne & Prince Albert of Prussia separate
Edgar Allan Poe
Frederic Chopin
James Knox Polk