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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1840s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1840 and 31 December 1849. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .
The 1840s (pronounced "eighteen-forties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849. The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely unsuccessful Revolutions of 1848 , also known as the Springtime of Nations .
1 May – Issue of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, [4] together with Mulready stationery. The stamp becomes valid for prepayment of postage from 6 May. [6] 5 May - Thomas Carlyle gives the first lecture in the series On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History.
Estimate numbers are from the beginning of the year, and exact population figures are for countries that were having a census in the year 1800 (which were on various dates in that year). The bulk of these numbers are sourced from Alexander V. Avakov's Two Thousand Years of Economic Statistics, Volume 1, pages 21 to 24, which cover population ...
1840 in England (5 C, 5 P) F. 1840 in France (5 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "1840 by country" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
1840s in England (15 C) 1840s in Ireland (15 C, 12 P)- ... Pages in category "1840s in the United Kingdom" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
March – Richard Beard opens England's first commercial photographic studio in London, producing daguerreotype portraits. [5] 1 March – Opening throughout of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, the first to cross the Pennines. [6]
20 October – Counties (Detached Parts) Act 1844 comes into effect, eliminating many outliers or exclaves of counties in England and Wales for civil purposes. 28 October – the Royal Exchange in London opened by Queen Victoria. [10] 11 December – Health of Towns Association formed to press for public health improvements. [11]