1845

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s - 1840s - 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s

Years: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 - 1845 - 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850

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Events

• Beginning of the Irish potato famine.
• James Knox Polk succeeds John Tyler as President of the United States of America
• Scientific American begins publication

Births

• John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian prime minister.

Deaths

• March 3 - Georg Cantor German mathematician