Major Events
- Jan 20 China cedes Hong Kong to the British during the First Opium War
- May 15 First emigrant wagon train to make it to California leaves Independence, Missouri on a 1,730 mile journey over the Sierra Nevada [1]
- Nov 4 First wagon train arrives in California after a five and a half month and 1,730 mile journey over the Sierra Nevada from Missouri [1]
- More 1841 Events
Henry Morton Stanley
Charles J. Guiteau
Itō Hirobumi
Edward VII
John William Strutt
Wilfrid LaurierMore People Born in 1841
Fun Fact About 1841
1st detective story published, Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in Rue Morgue" (April 1841)
William Henry Harrison
George ChildressMore 1841 Deaths
Articles About 1841
My ‘Pretty’ Paintings, by Renoir
Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on this day. An Impressionist, he created thousands of paintings, refusing to allow crippling arthritis to stop his work.February 25
Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Print from 1869 showing oxen-drawn covered wagons, men on horseback, oxen and a dog crossing the plains to California.November 4
Wayward Prince Blamed for Royal Death
Prince Edward, born on this day, came to prefer pleasure to duty, causing tension, Queen Victoria believed, that would have fatal consequences.November 9
Charles Dickens
John Tyler
William Lamb