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.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1844 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 23 may | 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. |
| 06 june | The YMCA, today a worldwide movement of more than 45 millionmembers from 124 national federations, was founded in London. |
| 15 june | 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. |
| 27 june | 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. |
| 03 july | The last known pair of great auks, the only modern species inthe genus Pinguinus, were killed in Eldey, off the coast of Iceland. |
| 22 october | Millerites, including future members of the Seventh-dayAdventist Church, were greatly disappointed that Jesus did not return aspredicted by American preacher William Miller. |
| 21 december | 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. |
| 25 September | The first international cricket match was played in New York between Canada and the US. |
| 02 February | UK scientist John Delton, who discovered the law of mixing different gases, died. |
| 01 January | First edition of New Rotterdam daily 3x per week) was launched. |
| 21 March | The Bahá í calendar was introduced. |
| 12 April | The Texan envoy signed a treaty of contract with the United States. |
| 01 May | The Hong Kong Police Force was the second in the world and the first modern police force in Asia. |
| 06 June | Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) was established in London. |
| 27 July | The fire destroyed the American mint of Charlotte and North Carolina. |
| 29 August | The Indians won the first white-Indian lacrosse game in Montreal. |
| 25 September | 1 In international cricket, Canada defeated the United States by 23 runs. |
| 23 December | American presidential election 1844: James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1844:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 02 November | Mehmed V / Sultan / Turkey |
| 04 December | Franz Xavier Wernz / General / Germany |
| 07 January | Bernadette Soubirous / Nun / France |
| 10 September | Abel Hoadley / Candy Maker / United Kingdom |
| 11 October | Henry J. Heinz / Business Man / United States of America |
| 13 October | Ernest Myers / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 16 January | Ismail Qemali / Politician / Albania |
| 20 February | Ludwig Boltzmann / Philosopher / Austria |
| 20 February | Joshua Slocum / Sailor / Canada |
| 22 May | Mary Cassatt / Painter / United States of America |
| 22 April | Lewis Powell / Soldier / United States of America |
| 22 July | William Archibald Spooner / Scholar / United Kingdom |
| 23 October | Robert Bridges / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 27 March | Adolphus Greely / General / United States of America |
| 27 October | Klas Pontus Arnoldson / Politician / Sweden |
| 28 July | Gerard Manley Hopkins / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 28 September | Robert Stout / Politician / New Zealand |
| 29 August | Edward Carpenter / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 30 May | Félix Arnaudin / Poet / France |
| 30 January | Richard Theodore Greener / Lawyer / United States of America |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1844:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 10 October | Badurddin Tyabji / Lawyer / India |
| 29 December | Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee / Lawyer / India |
| 29 December | Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee / Lawyer / India |
| 29 December | Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee / Lawyer / India |