1846 Calendar
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1846 Historical Event(s)
January 5, 1846
– The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.
May 8, 1846
– Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto – Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
May 11, 1846
– President James K. Polk asked for and received a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War
May 13, 1846
– Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
June 16, 1846
– The Papal conclave of 1846 concludes. Pope Pius IX is elected Pope beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy (not counting St. Peter).
June 28, 1846
– The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax in Paris, France.
July 7, 1846
– Mexican-American War: American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the U.S. acquisition of California.
September 10, 1846
– Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
September 12, 1846
– Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning.
December 28, 1846
– Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
Who Were Born On 1846?
January 5, 1846
– Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1926)
January 29, 1846
– Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (d. 1915)
February 10, 1846
– Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician (d. 1919)
February 14, 1846
– Julian Scott, American artist and American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1901)
February 24, 1846
– Luigi Denza, Italian composer (d. 1922)
March 10, 1846
– Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (d. 1850)
April 4, 1846
– Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (d. 1870)
September 16, 1846
– Anna Kingsford, English doctor (d. 1888)
October 6, 1846
– George Westinghouse, American engineer and inventor (d. 1914)
November 7, 1846
– Ignaz Brüll, Austrian pianist (d. 1907)