Rulers:
• James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (1845-1849)
• Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Events:
• Staatliche Kunsthalle opened in Karlsruhe.
Births:
• Charpentier, Georges (1846-1905)
• Claus, Fanny (1846-1877)
Literature:
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Pictures from Italy (1846)
• Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): The Battle of Life (1846)
• Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (1821-1881): Der Doppelgänger (1846)
• Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (1821-1881): Poor Folk (1846)
Art:
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Monte Pincio, Rome (1840-1850)