1846


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Year 1846 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

Events of 1846

 * - The votes to stop sharing the  with the.
 * - Many s begin their migration west from to  led by.
 * - In the newly-formed   is officially installed.
 * - Prince Osahito, fourth son of deceased of Japan, becomes.
 * - : Open conflict begins over border disputes of ' boundaries.
 * - : The -  defeats a  force north of the  at  in the first major battle of the war.
 * - : The declares war on.
 * - Under the leadership of , the British  repeals the , replacing the old  mercantile trade system with.
 * - The  is patented by.
 * - The Royal Geographical Society awards a Gold medal "for exploration in the south eastern portion of Australia".
 * - : The declares independence from.
 * - begins -   settlers in  start a rebellion against  and proclaim the.
 * - The establishes the  as the border between the  and, from the  to the.
 * - succeeds  as the 255th.
 * - Acting on instructions from,  orders his troops to occupy  and  thus beginning the  annexation of.
 * - : The planet is observed for the first time by astronomers  and  as predicted by the British astronomer  and the French astronomer, although the planet did not get its current name for many years.
 * - opens with the hope that it would develop along the lines of an  college and provide the basis for university education in Tasmania. Today, it is the oldest tertiary instituition in.
 * :  is admitted as the 29th.

Undated

 * The portion of the that was ceded by  in  is re-ceded to.
 * Company founded in.
 * patents the.
 * invented, making rapid printing of newspapers possible.

Ongoing events

 * (1846-)

Births

 * -, German writer, laureate (d. )
 * - American founder of  (d. )
 * -, American borax magnate (d. )
 * -, German automobile designer (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American hunter and entertainer (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Polish author, laureate (d. )
 * -, American general and engineer (d. )
 * -, Irish political leader (d. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (d. )
 * -, American sculptor (d. )
 * -, British spiritual writer, doctor, feminist and pioneering vegetarian.
 * -, American temperance advocate (d. )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, German mathematician and astronomer (b. )
 * -, Polish politician (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Swiss author, painter, and caricature artist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English-born explorer of South Australia (b. )
 * , Polish physician and social activist (b. )
 * , Georgian Romantic poet and military figure (b. )
 * , Georgian Romantic poet and military figure (b. )


 * See also .