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1847 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1847 in the United Kingdom.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Liberal
Events
- 5 April - The world's first civic public park, Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead, Merseyside opened.[1]
- 9 August - The Whig Party under John Russell, 1st Earl Russell wins the general election.
- 30 September - The Vegetarian Society was formed. It remains the oldest in the world.
Undated
- United Presbyterian Church of Scotland constituted.[2]
Ongoing
- Irish Potato Famine (1845–1849)
Publications
- Emily Brontë publishes Wuthering Heights under the pen name of Ellis Bell.
- Charlotte Brontë publishes Jane Eyre under the pen name of Currer Bell.[3]
- William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair.[3]
Births
- 9 February - Hugh Price Hughes, theologian and social reformer (d. 1902)
- 3 March - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor (d. 1922)
- 3 March - Adelaide Neilson, actress (d. 1880)
- 7 May - Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1929)
- 11 June - Millicent Fawcett, suffragist and feminist (d. 1929)
- 7 December - George Grossmith, actor and comic writer (d. 1912)
Deaths
- 9 March - Mary Anning, paleontologist (b. 1799)
- 29 August - William Simson, painter (b. 1800)
- 3 October - Charles Hatchett, chemist (b. 1765)
References
- ^ The History of Birkenhead Park. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
- ^ William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
- ^ a b Icons, a portrait of England 1840-1860. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
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