1841

Centuries: 18th century - 19th century - 20th century

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

Years: 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846

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Events

• January 20 - Hong Kong is ceded to the United Kingdom.
• Change of President of the United States from Martin Van Buren (1837-1841) to William Henry Harrison (1841) and then to John Tyler (1841-1845)
• The two colonies of the Canadas are merged into the Province of Canada.

Births

• February 25 - Pierre-Auguste Renoir, a French painter.

Deaths

• February 11 - J.H. Ferdinand Olivier, German painter
• May 23 - Franz Xaver von Baader - A German philosopher and theologian.