1846
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1810s 1820s 1830s – 1840s – 1850s 1860s 1870s |
| Years: | 1843 1844 1845 – 1846 – 1847 1848 1849 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1846 MDCCCXLVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2599 |
| Armenian calendar | 1295 ԹՎ ՌՄՂԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6596 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 2–3 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1767–1768 |
| Bengali calendar | 1253 |
| Berber calendar | 2796 |
| British Regnal year | 9 Vict. 1 – 10 Vict. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2390 |
| Burmese calendar | 1208 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7354–7355 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙巳年 (Wood Snake) 4542 or 4482 — to — 丙午年 (Fire Horse) 4543 or 4483 |
| Coptic calendar | 1562–1563 |
| Discordian calendar | 3012 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1838–1839 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5606–5607 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1902–1903 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1767–1768 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4946–4947 |
| Holocene calendar | 11846 |
| Igbo calendar | 846–847 |
| Iranian calendar | 1224–1225 |
| Islamic calendar | 1262–1263 |
| Japanese calendar | Kōka 3 (弘化３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1773–1774 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 12 days |
| Korean calendar | 4179 |
| Minguo calendar | 66 before ROC 民前66年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 378 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2388–2389 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木蛇年 (female Wood-Snake) 1972 or 1591 or 819 — to — 阳火马年 (male Fire-Horse) 1973 or 1592 or 820 |
1846 (MDCCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1846th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 846th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 19th century, and the 7th year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1846, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events[change | change source]
- April 25 – The Mexican-American War starts.
- May 17 – The Saxophone is patented.
Births[change | change source]
- November 3 - Elizabeth Thompson, British painter