WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1841
Find out what all happened April to December 1841

James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism. (13. November 1841)

The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom. (24. September 1841)

William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia becoming the first President of the United States to die in office and with the shortest term served. (4. April 1841)

Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. (16. October 1841)

U.S. President John Tyler vetoes a bill which called for the re-establishment of the Second Bank of the United States. Enraged Whig Party members riot outside the White House in the most violent demonstration on White House grounds in U.S. history. (16. August 1841)

The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier (28. June 1841)

Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, on 18 July. (18. July 1841)