What happened in 1847

21 events　Japan 1, North America 10, Europe 10

Highlights of 1847

Jan 13North AmericaThe Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California.
Feb 5North AmericaA rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party of California-bound migrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter. Some have resorted to survival by cannibalism.
Feb 25North AmericaState University of Iowa is founded in Iowa City, Iowa.
May 8JapanThe Nagano earthquake leaves more than 8,600 people dead in Japan.
Nov 3EuropeSonderbund War: In Switzerland, General Guillaume-Henri Dufour's Federal Army defeats the Sonderbund (an alliance of seven Catholic cantons) in a civil war, with a total of only 86 deaths.
Nov 10EuropeThe first brew of Carlsberg beer is finished in Copenhagen.

Jan 13The Treaty of Cahuenga ends fighting in the Mexican–American War in California.
Feb 5A rescue effort, called the First Relief, leaves Johnson's Ranch to save the ill-fated Donner Party of California-bound migrants who became snowbound in the Sierra Nevada earlier this winter. Some have resorted to survival by cannibalism.
Feb 22Mexican–American War: Battle of Buena Vista – 5,000 American troops under General Zachary Taylor use their superiority in artillery to drive off 15,000 Mexican troops under Antonio López de Santa Anna, defeating the Mexicans the next day.
Feb 25State University of Iowa is founded in Iowa City, Iowa.
Mar 9Mexican–American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott invade Mexico near Veracruz.
Mar 29Mexican–American War: United States forces under General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.
May 7In Philadelphia, the American Medical Association (AMA) is founded.
Aug 12Mexican–American War: U.S. troops of General Winfield Scott begin to advance along the aqueduct around Lakes Chalco and Xochimilco in Mexico.
Aug 20Mexican–American War – Battle of Churubusco: U.S. troops defeat Mexican forces.
Sep 14Mexican–American War: U.S. general Winfield Scott enters Mexico City, marking the end of organized Mexican resistance.

Mar 14Verdi's opera Macbeth premieres at the Teatro della Pergola, in Florence, Italy.
Apr 5The world's first municipally-funded civic public park, Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead on Merseyside, England, is opened.
MayThe Architectural Association School of Architecture is founded in London.
Jun 1The first congress of the Communist League is held in London.
Oct 12German inventors and industrialists Werner von Siemens and Johann Georg Halske found Siemens & Halske to develop the electrical telegraph.
Oct 19Charlotte Brontë publishes Jane Eyre under the pen name of Currer Bell in England.
Nov 3Sonderbund War: In Switzerland, General Guillaume-Henri Dufour's Federal Army defeats the Sonderbund (an alliance of seven Catholic cantons) in a civil war, with a total of only 86 deaths.
Nov 10The first brew of Carlsberg beer is finished in Copenhagen.
Dec 14Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë publish Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, respectively, in a 3-volume set under the pen names of Ellis Bell and Acton Bell in England.
Cartier, a luxury brand in France, is founded.