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April 26, 1844Died on Saturday April 27, 1844
- Antje Kleijn (85), Huisduinen, prov. Noord Holland
- Anna Catharina Pullen (13), Nieuwkuijk, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Olde Wesselink (48), Averlo, Diepenveen
- Adriana Arnouts, Zundert
- Agatius Ficker (7), Dörpen, Emsland
- Albert Hendriks Kattouw (25), Zwartsluis
- Abraham Joan van Suchtelen (80), Maastricht
- August Carel Frederik von RANZOW (85), Colombo, Ceylon
- Aafje de Graaf (0), Langerak
- Antje Krouwel (2), Heerewaarden
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 27, 1844 at Delpher
Born on April 27
- 1820 » Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher († 1903)
- 1822 » Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States († 1885)
- 1840 » Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator († 1911)
- 1848 » Otto of Bavaria († 1916)
- 1850 » Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician († 1921)
- 1853 » Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic († 1914)
- 1857 » Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator († 1914)
- 1861 » William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian († 1948)
- 1866 » Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player († 1916)
- 1875 » Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer († 1960)
Died on April 27
- 1782 » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)
- 1813 » Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)
- 1873 » William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
- 1882 » Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
- 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
- 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)
- 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
- 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
- 1932 » Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
- 1936 » Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
Names that were popular for boys in 1844
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Franciscus
- Joseph
- Joannes
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1844
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Trijntje
- Antje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1844
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
- February 27 » The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.
- March 30 » One of the most important battles of the Dominican War of Independence from Haiti takes place near the city of Santiago de los Caballeros.
- May 1 » Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.
- May 23 » Declaration of the Báb the evening before the 23rd: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement that would later be brutally crushed by the Persian government. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith; Bahá'ís celebrate the day as a holy day.
- August 8 » The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
- September 28 » Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
The weather on Saturday April 27, 1844
The temperature on April 27, 1844 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI