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1840s

 
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Meaning #1: the decade from 1840 to 1849


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Decades: 1810s 1820s 1830s1840s1850s 1860s 1870s
Years: 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849
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The 1840s decade ran from January 1, 1840, to December 31, 1849.

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Technology

War, peace and politics

Culture and religion

Economics

  • In the mid 1840s several harvests failed across Europe, which caused famines. Especially the Great Irish Famine (1845–1849) was severe and caused a quarter of Ireland's population to die or emigrate to the United States and Canada.
  • The Panic of 1837 triggered by the failing banks in America is followed by a severe depression lasting until 1845.

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World leaders

  1. Mohammad Shah Qajar, (b. 1810 – d. 1848) Shah from 1834 to 1848
  2. Nasser-al-Din Shah, 1848–1896

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