Births on April 4

Comte de Lautréamont

Born on April 4, 1846

Comte de Lautréamont, Uruguayan-French poet and educator (d. 1870)

Comte de Lautréamont (French: [lotʁeamɔ̃]) was the nom de plume of Isidore Lucien Ducasse (4 April 1846 – 24 November 1870), a French poet born in Uruguay. His only works, Les Chants de Maldoror and Poésies, had a major influence on modern arts and literature, particularly on the Surrealists and the Situationists. Ducasse died at the age of 24.

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Events on 1846

11 May

Mexican-American War
President James K. Polk asked for a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War. It is approved on May 13.
7 Jul

Conquest of California
American troops occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena, thus beginning the conquest of California.
10 Sep

Sewing machine
Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
24 Sep

Zachary Taylor
Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
16 Oct

Ether Dome
William T. G. Morton first demonstrated ether anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital in the Ether Dome.

Births on April 4

Comte de Lautréamont

Born on April 4, 1846

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Events on 1846

Mexican-American War

Conquest of California

Sewing machine

Zachary Taylor

Ether Dome