1841
year
1841 (MDCCCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1841st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 841st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1841, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
January–March
January 20 – Charles Elliot of the United Kingdom and Qishan of the Qing dynasty agree to the Convention of Chuenpi.
January 26 – Britain occupies Hong Kong. Later in the year, the first census of the island records a population of about 7,500.
January 27 – The active volcano Mount Erebus in Antarctica is discovered, and named by James Clark Ross.
January 28 – Ross discovers the "Victoria Barrier", later known as the Ross Ice Shelf. On the same voyage, he discovers the Ross Sea, Victoria Land and Mount Terror.
January 30 –
El Salvador proclaims itself an independent republic, bringing an end to the Federal Republic of Central America.
A fire destroys two-thirds of the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico.
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