Important Historical Events of the year 1841, Year 1841 in History

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List of 1841 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1841

What happened in the year 1841?

Date	Event
January 20, 1841	Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
January 26, 1841	James Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.
March 9, 1841	The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the United States v. The Amistad case that captive Africans who had seized control of the ship carrying them had been taken into slavery illegally.
March 30, 1841	The National Bank of Greece is founded in Athens.
April 4, 1841	William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia, becoming the first President of the United States to die in office, and setting the record for the briefest administration. Vice President John Tyler succeeds Harrison as President.
April 6, 1841	U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become president upon William Henry Harrison's death.
June 28, 1841	The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier.
July 5, 1841	Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough.
July 18, 1841	Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil.
August 16, 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.
September 24, 1841	The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke.
October 16, 1841	Queen's University is founded in the Province of Canada.
November 13, 1841	James Braid first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism by Charles Lafontaine, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.