Rulers:
• Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841)
• William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (1841)
• John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (1841-1845)
• Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Births:
• Bazille, Frédéric (1841-1870)
• Blanc, Blanche-Marie (1841-1910?)
• Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)
• Guillemet, Antoine (1841-1918)
• Mendès, Catulle (1841-1909)
• Morisot, Berthe (1841-1895)
• Murer, Eugène (1841-1906)
• Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919)
Deaths:
• Harrison, William Henry (1773-1841)
Literature:
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Master Humphrey’s Clock (1840-1841)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-1841)
Art:
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Monte Pincio, Rome (1840-1850)
• Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877): Juliette Courbet à l’âge de dix ans (c.1841)