1849

18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s

1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854

Events

• Zachary Taylor succeeds James Knox Polk as President of the United States of America (with David Rice Atchison serving for a single day between the two)
• March 3 - Minnesota joins the United States
• Denmark becomes constitutional monarchy
• [Joseph Fry]? makes the first chocolate bar

Births

• [August Strindberg]?, Swedish author, playwright and painter.

Deaths