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Events:
January 5 - The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon
Territory with the United Kingdom.
February 5 - The Oregon Spectator becomes the first newspaper on the Pacific coast of
the United States.
February 10 - Many Mormons begin their migration west from Nauvoo, Illinois to Great
Salt Lake led by Brigham Young.
February 19 - In Austin, Texas the newly-formed Texas state government is officially
installed.
April 25 - Mexican-American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas'
boundaries.
April 27: The first arrival of a train to Celje.
May 8 - Mexican-American War: The Battle of Palo Alto - Zachary Taylor defeats a Mexican
force north of the Rio Grande at Palo Alto, Texas in the first major battle of the war.
May 13 - Mexican-American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
May 17 - The Saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax.
June 21 - Pope
Pius IX ascends to the Holy See.
July 7 - Acting on instructions from Washington, DC, Commodore John Drake Sloat orders
his troops to occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena thus beginning the United States
annexation of California.
December 28: Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
Emperor Komei ascends to the throne of Japan.
Potato crop fails in Ireland.
Births:
February 9 - Wilhelm Maybach, designer of engines and cars, industrialist (+ 1929).
February 18 - Wilson Barrett, actor.
February 26 - Buffalo Bill, pioneer and officer, hunter and carny (+ 1917).
March 4 -
Jacobus Koppenaal.
March 29 -
Jan Spits.
March 19 -
Marinus William van den Houten.
April 4 - Comte de Lautreamont, French poet and writer. (+ 1870).
April 29 -
Johanna van den Houten.
May 24 -
Neeltje Kwik.
May 25 - Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, third daughter of Queen Victoria.
June 6 -
Teunis Soeteman.
September 16 -
Aart van den Houten.
September 29 -
Wilhelmina Maller.
November 18 -
Krijn van den Houten.
Still born:
April 20 -
Stillborn van den Houten.
August 3 -
Stillborn Kamerling (boy).
Deaths:
April 18 -
Lena van der Werf.
June 1 - Pope
Gregory XVI.
August 5 -
Johanna van den Houten.
August 5 -
Maria Zandijk.
August 24 -
William Marinus van den Houten.
September 13 -
Aren van den Houten.
September 22 -
Aaltje van den Houten.
Emperor
Ninko of Japan.
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