1847

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Years:1844 1845 1846 - 1847 - 1848 1849 1850


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Year 1847 (MDCCCXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar).

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1847 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar1847
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Ab urbe condita2600
Armenian calendar1296
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Bah' calendar3 – 4
Buddhist calendar2391
Chinese calendar4483/4543-7-12
(丙午年七月十二日)
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4484/4544-6-22
(丁未年六月廿二日)
Coptic calendar1563 – 1564
Ethiopian calendar1839 – 1840
Hebrew calendar 5607 – 5608
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1902 – 1903
 - Shaka Samvat1769 – 1770
 - Kali Yuga4948 – 4949
Holocene calendar11847
Iranian calendar1225 – 1226
Islamic calendar1263 – 1264
Japanese calendarKōka 0
(弘化0年)
 - Imperial YearKōki 2507
(皇紀2507年)
Julian calendar1892
Korean calendar4180
Thai solar calendar2390
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1847 in archaeology

Explorations

  • Austen Henry Layard begins his examination of Nineveh

Excavations

Publications

  • The History of the Conquest of Peru by William H.

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See also: , 1850 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Writing about cricket in particular, John Leach (2005a) has explained the role of Puritan power, the Civil War, and the Restoration of the monarchy in England.
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1847.

Events

March events

  • March 9 - The Richmond and Danville Railroad is chartered in Virginia.
  • March 15 - The Amiens-Boulogne line in France opens between Abbeville and Étaples.

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See also: 1846 in Australia, other events of 1847, 1848 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history.

Incumbents

Governors

Governors of the Australian colonies:
  • Governor of New South Wales - Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy

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See also: 1846 in Canada, other events of 1847, 1848 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Events

  • January 30 - Lord Elgin, Governor, arrives at Montreal.
  • September 1 - Lord Elgin visits the immigrant 'fever' sheds at Pointe St. Charles, Montreal.

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See also: 1846 in Ireland, 1848 in Ireland

Events

  • 13 January - Irish Confederation established.[1]
  • February - Soup kitchens system established; famine at its height.[1]
  • 15 May - Death of Daniel O'Connell.

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