Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1790s 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s - 1840s - 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
Years: 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 - 1843 - 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848
Events
- February 11 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera "I Lombardi" premieres in Milan
Births
- December 11 - Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (German bacteriologist)
Deaths