What happened in 1841

17 events　World 2, North America 6, Europe 6, Middle East 1, Latin America 1, Oceania 1

Highlights of 1841

Jan 30Latin AmericaEl Salvador proclaims itself an independent republic, bringing an end to the Federal Republic of Central America.
Apr 4North AmericaPresident William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, aged 68, becoming the first president of the United States to die in office, and at one month, the American president with the shortest term served. He is succeeded by Vice President John Tyler.
May 3OceaniaNew Zealand becomes a separate British colony, having previously been administered as part of the Colony of New South Wales.
MayWorldThe Sino-Sikh War begins.
Jul 17EuropeThe first edition of the humorous magazine Punch is published in London.
Dec 23Middle EastFirst Anglo-Afghan War: At a meeting with the Afghan general Akbar Khan, British diplomat Sir William Hay Macnaghten is shot dead at close quarters.

Mar 9United States v. The Amistad: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in the case, that the Africans who seized control of the ship had been taken into slavery illegally.
Apr 4President William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, aged 68, becoming the first president of the United States to die in office, and at one month, the American president with the shortest term served. He is succeeded by Vice President John Tyler.
Jun 21St. John's College, later Fordham University, is founded in The Bronx by Jesuits.
Jul 20The Mercantile Agency (ancestor of Dun & Bradstreet) is founded in New York City by Lewis Tappan.
Aug 11Frederick Douglass speaks in front of the Anti-Slavery Convention in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
Oct 16Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, by Rev. Thomas Liddell, who carries a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria, and becomes the school's first principal.

Jan 20Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom and Qishan of the Qing dynasty agree to the Convention of Chuenpi.
Feb 10The Act of Union (British North America Act, 1840) is proclaimed in Canada.
Feb 11Upper Canada and Lower Canada are merged to create the United Province of Canada.
May 22The Georgian province of Guria revolts against the Russian Empire.
Jun 28The ballet Giselle is first presented by the Ballet du Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique, at the Salle Le Peletier in Paris, France, with music by Adolphe Adam and Italian ballerina Carlotta Grisi in the title role.
Jul 17The first edition of the humorous magazine Punch is published in London.

Dec 23First Anglo-Afghan War: At a meeting with the Afghan general Akbar Khan, British diplomat Sir William Hay Macnaghten is shot dead at close quarters.

Jan 30El Salvador proclaims itself an independent republic, bringing an end to the Federal Republic of Central America.

May 3New Zealand becomes a separate British colony, having previously been administered as part of the Colony of New South Wales.