1844

Events 
 February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti.

 New Books 
 The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

 Births 
May 22 – Mary Cassatt, American artist (d. 1926)
July 4 – Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (d. 1907)
August 6 – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1900)

 Deaths 
 June 27 – Joseph Smith, Jr, founder of Mormonismhe was raped and murderd