In history, year 1844 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1844.
Siyyid `Alí-Muhammad Shírází proclaimed that he was 'theBáb', after a Shi`a religious concept, marking the beginning of theBábí movement, the forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith.
Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber. Charles Goodyear was an American self-taught chemist and manufacturing engineer who developed vulcanized rubber, for which he received patent number 3633 from the United States.
Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith, Jr. and hisbrother Hyrum were killed by an armed mob who stormed the prison wherethey were incarcerated in Carthage, Illinois.
Millerites, including future members of the Seventh-dayAdventist Church, were greatly disappointed that Jesus did not return aspredicted by American preacher William Miller.
The Rochdale Pioneers usually considered the first successful cooperative enterprise, opened their store in Rochdale, England, and formed the basis for the modern co-operative movement.
