* 1794 – Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician ( d. 1847 )

* 1775 – Daniel O ' Connell, Irish politician ( d. 1847 )

* 1847 – Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Italian wife of Amadeo I of Spain ( d. 1876 )

* 1847 – The accidental shooting of a Māori by an English sailor results in the opening of the Wanganui Campaign of the New Zealand land wars.

* 1786 – John Franklin, English navy officer and explorer ( d. 1847 )

* 1847 – Hans Auer, Swiss architect ( d. 1906 )

* 1847 – Robert Comtesse, Swiss politician ( d. 1922 )

Several of Alexander's works were published in the Aldine edition of Aristotle, Venice, 1495 – 1498 ; his De Fato and De Anima were printed along with the works of Themistius at Venice ( 1534 ); the former work, which has been translated into Latin by Grotius and also by Schulthess, was edited by J. C. Orelli, Zürich, 1824 ; and his commentaries on the Metaphysica by H. Bonitz, Berlin, 1847.

* 1847 – Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer ( d. 1927 )

* 1847 – Birkenhead Park, the first civic public park, is opened in Birkenhead.

* 1912 – Bram Stoker, Irish author ( b. 1847 )

* Principality and Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen: 1396 – 1561 and 1603 – 1847

The Habsburgs founded a number of monasteries ( with some structures enduring, e. g., in Wettingen and Muri ), the closing of which by the government in 1841 was a contributing factor to the outbreak of the Swiss civil war – the " Sonderbund War " – in 1847.

Stone ( 1847 – 1938 ), a leading American silversmith, was born, trained and worked in Sheffield, England, and Edinburgh, Scotland, before travelling to the United States in 1884.

Stone 1847 – 1938: Designer and Silversmith " by Elenita C. Chickering, 1994, Boston Athenaeum

* 1847 – The last survivors of the Donner Party are out of the wilderness.

* 1767 – Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal ( d. 1847 )

Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (, also known as Karl von Österreich-Teschen ) ( Full name: Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz of Austria ) ( 5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847 ) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain.

On 8 March 1873, at the urging of his father, the twenty-eight-year-old ` Abdu ’ l-Bahá married Fátimih Nahrí of Isfahán ( 1847 – 1938 ) a twenty-five-year-old noblewoman.

Work was also progressing on the northern half of the West Wing ( The Egyptian Sculpture Gallery ) 1826 – 1831, with Montagu House demolished in 1842 to make room for the final part of the West Wing, completed in 1846, and the South Wing with its great colonnade, initiated in 1843 and completed in 1847, when the Front Hall and Great Staircase were opened to the public.

#** Christine Charlotte Alexandrine Egypta Bonaparte ( 1798 – 1847 )

#*** Charles Albert Edmond Bonaparte ( 1843 – 1847 )

#* Prince Achille Murat ( 1801 – 1847 ), married Catherine Willis Gray ( 1803 – 1867 ), great-grandniece of George Washington.

* 1847 – Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista – 5, 000 American troops defeat 15, 000 Mexicans.

* 1847 – Mexican-American War: The first large-scale amphibious assault in U. S. history is launched in the Siege of Veracruz.

* 1847 – Mexican-American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege.

* 1847 – Mexican-American War: Winfield Scott captures Mexico City.

* 1847 – Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.

* 1847 – Mexican-American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec.

The Treaty of Cahuenga, also called the " Capitulation of Cahuenga ," ended the fighting of the Mexican-American War in Alta California in 1847.

*, a bark-rigged steamer of the Mexican-American War in commission from 1847 to 1848

* Taos Revolt, a popular insurrection against the American occupation of New Mexico in 1847 during the Mexican-American War

It was named for Louis Dicken Wilson, a state legislator from Edgecombe County and a colonel in the Mexican-American War, who died of fever at Veracruz in 1847.

In 1846, the town of Yerba Buena was seized by the United States during the Mexican-American War, and its name was changed in 1847 to San Francisco, after a nearby mission.

Cerro Gordo is named after the Battle of Cerro Gordo ( 1847 ) in the Mexican-American War.

After a community meeting, the residents selected Churubusco for the new post office, named after the site of the 1847 Battle of Churubusco, in Mexico during the Mexican-American War.

The name comes from the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista of the Mexican-American War.

" The Grove " was also home to Col. Louis Dicken Wilson ( 1789 – 1847 ), who served in the North Carolina Senate and fought in the Mexican-American War, and Col. John Luther Bridgers ( 1821 – 1884 ), Commandant of Ft. Macon in the American Civil War.

* First Battle of Mora, an 1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

* Second Battle of Mora, an 1847 battle of the Mexican-American War

* 1847: Certificate of Merit: After the outbreak of the Mexican-American War ( 1846 -- 1848 ) a Certificate of Merit was established in 1847 for soldiers who distinguished themselves in action.

The Battle of Chapultepec, in September 1847, was a United States victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.

* January 13, 1847: Treaty of Cahuenga ended the fighting in the Mexican-American War in California ( not a formal treaty between nations but an informal agreement between rival military forces )

He served in the Mexican-American War ; in the Alabama State Legislature in 1847, 1853, and 1855 ; in the United States House of Representatives in 1857 – 61 ; and in the Confederate Congress.

* Battle of Buena Vista, a battle in the Mexican-American War fought in 1847 in Buena Vista, Coahuila, Mexico

He won promotions for bravery and distinguished conduct in the Mexican-American War, including a brevet promotion to captain for the Battle of Fort Brown ( May 1846 ), to major for the Battle of Monterrey ( September 1846 ), and to lieutenant colonel for the Battle of Buena Vista ( February 1847 ).