1845 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1845 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Events
- 7 February - In the British Museum, a drunken visitor smashes Portland Vase which takes months to repair.
- 11 March - Flagstaff War: Chiefs Kawiti and Hone Heke lead 700 Māoris in the burning of the British colonial settlement of Kororareka, now known as Russell.
- 17 March - Stephen Perry patents the rubber band. [1]
- 9 August - Aberdeen Act signed.
- 9 October - The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church.
- 22 December–23 December - Battle of Ferozeshah: British forces defeat Sikhs in Punjab. [2]
- 30 December - Queen's Colleges of Belfast, Cork and Galway are incorporated in Ireland.
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- Beginning of the Irish Potato Famine.
[edit] Births
- 14 February - Quintin Hogg, philanthropist (d. 1903)
- 9 July - Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, politician (d. 1914)
[edit] Deaths
- 17 July - Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1764)
- 12 October - Elizabeth Fry, humanitarian (b. 1780)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
