Discover what happened on 12 January 1849 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Births
- Murphy J. Foster (American politician and entrepreneur (1849-1921))
- Jean Béraud (French painter (1849-1935))
- Candelario (Colombian poet (1849–1884))
- Ladislav Hajniš (Czech engineer and science writer (1849-1889))
- Eduard Fett (German-Norwegian industrialist)
- Jean-Pierre Victor Faliès (French painter (1849-1901))
- Auguste Truelle (author of L’utilisation ménagère des fruits sans sucre)
- Pascal Campana (Roman Catholic clergyman)
- Barbara Yelverton ((1849-1924))
- James Graham-Toler ((1849-1913))
- Francis Robert Sandilands ((1849-1887))
- Charlotte Augusta Grant ((1849-1921))
- Elizabeth Lamson ((died 1912))
- Max Schoenfeld ((1849-1877))
- Hermann Czopp (editor from the Bukovina)
- W. A. Holbrook (American architect, active in Wisconsin)
Deaths
- James Thomson (Irish mathematician (1786–1849))
- Christian Ernst Friedrich Weber (German politician (1786-1849))
- Louis Daniel de Vauguyon (French politician)
- George Keith Erskine ((1809-1849))
- John Allen (Peerage person ID=346179)
- William Peto ((1768-1849))
- John Norman Campbell (British Royal Navy officer, captain in 1827)
- Bronisława Rosset