Category: 19th Century

1843

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (1841-1845) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Charenton-Saint-Maurice (France) officially changes its name to Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne. • Staatsgalerie Stuttgart opened in Stuttgart, Germany. Births:…

1842

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (1841-1845) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Nationalgalleriet established in Oslo. Births: • Mallarmé, Stéphane (1842-1898) Deaths: • Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842) • Ferdinand-Philippe d’Orléans…

1838

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Births: • Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) • Duret, Théodore (1838-1927) • Laurens, Marie-Octavie-Stéphanie (1838-1920) • Prins, Pierre-Ernest (1838-1913)…

1837

Rulers: • Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837) • Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (1837-1841) • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Gare Saint-Lazare opened in Paris. • Museo…

1819

Rulers: • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) • Fernando VII, King of Spain (1813-1833) • James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) • Louis XVIII, King of France (1814-1824) Events: • Museo del Prado established in Madrid.…

1834

Rulers: • Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (1829-1837) • Charles XIV John, King of Sweden and Norway (1818-1844) Events: • October 16: Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons in London, England. Births: • Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) • Morris, William (1834-1896)…

1899

Rulers: • William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (1897-1901) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Births: • Astaire, Fred (1899-1987) • Bogart, Humphrey (1899-1957) • Boyer, Charles (1899-1978) • Coward, Noël (1899-1973) • Cukor, George (1899-1983) • Hemingway, Ernest…

1895

Rulers: • Grover Cleveland, 24th President of the United States (1893-1897) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Brooklyn Museum opened in New York. • De Young Museum established in San Francisco. • Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Antica established in Palazzo Barberini,…

1886

Rulers: • Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885-1889) • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Musée Condé founded in Chantilly. Births: • Carroll, Leo G. (1886-1972) • Curtiz, Michael (1886-1962)…

1898

Rulers: • William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (1897-1901) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Elisabeth, Empress of Austria (1837-1898) murdered in Genève, Switzerland. • Worcester Art Museum established in Worcester. Births: • Aalto, Alvar (1898-1976) • García Lorca, Federico…