Rulers:
• James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (1845-1849)
• Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901)
Births:
• Monet, Camille (1847-1879)
Art:
• Corot, Camille (1796-1875): Monte Pincio, Rome (1840-1850)
• Courbet, Gustave (1819-1877): Portrait de Zélie Courbet (1847)