Oct 9 Eminent and controversial Anglican priest John Henry Newman leaves Anglican Curch of England and is received into the Roman Catholic Church Oct 10 Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis Oct 13 Texas ratifies a state constitution Tannhäuser Oct 19 Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser" premieres in Dresden Composer Richard Wagner Sep 1845 Historical Events by Year Nov 1845 Famous People Who Were.. Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists