28 notable events from 1849.
- Death of Edgar Allan Poe
Oct 7, 1849 · United States
- Apache Wars
1849–1924 · United States
- Astor Place Riot
May 10, 1849 · United States
- May Uprising in Dresden
May 3, 1849–May 9, 1849 · Germany
- Second Carlist War
May 17, 1849 · Spain
- Doolough Tragedy
Mar 1849 · Ireland
- Ten Days of Brescia
Mar 23, 1849–Apr 1, 1849 · Italy
- Burning of the Parliament Buildings in Montreal
Apr 25, 1849 · Canada
- Parkman–Webster murder case
Nov 23, 1849 · United States
- Revolt of Genoa
Apr 5, 1849–Apr 11, 1849 · Italy
- Palatine uprising
May 2, 1849–Jun 19, 1849 · Germany
- Battle Creek massacre
Mar 5, 1849 · United States
- Serb uprising of 1848–1849
Oct 4, 1849 · Serbia
- Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion
Jul 13, 1849 · United States
- White massacre
Oct 18, 1849 · United States
- Waterloo Bay massacre
from May 17, 1849 · Australia
- Great Fire of Toronto (1849)
Apr 7, 1849 · Canada
- Iserlohn rebellion 1849
May 10, 1849–May 17, 1849 · Germany
- Rio Nuñez incident
Mar 24, 1849 · Guinea
- Convict crisis
Jul 4, 1849–Feb 1, 1850 · South Africa
- Passaleão incident
Aug 25, 1849 · Macao
- Stony Monday Riot
Sep 17, 1849 · Canada
- Elberfeld uprising
May 17, 1849 · Germany
- Mary Ball (poisoner)
May 20, 1849 · —
- Events of 13 June 1849
Jun 13, 1849 · France
- Theatre Royal disaster
Feb 19, 1849 · United Kingdom
- Aiud massacre
Jan 1849 · Romania
- Prado banquet
Mar 25, 1849 · Belgium