Andrew Jackson died on 8 June 1845 in The Hermitage, aged 78. The seventh President of the United States, Jackson became a national hero after defeating the British at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. A Tennessee frontiersman and slaveholder, he built a powerful Democratic Party that claimed to speak for the common man, and he won the presidency in 1828. He vetoed the recharter of the Second Bank of the United States and confronted South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal tariffs. His Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to the forced relocation of Native American nations, including the Cherokee Trail of Tears, and remains one of the most criticized aspects of his legacy. Nicknamed Old Hickory, he left a lasting mark on American politics.
Before and after
- 3 March 1845Birth of Georg Cantor
- from 11 March 1845 to 11 January 1846Flagstaff War
- 27 March 1845Birth of Wilhelm Röntgen
- from 19 May 1845 to 1 January 1848Franklin's lost expedition
- 8 June 1845Death of Andrew Jackson
- 16 August 1845Birth of Gabriel Lippmann
- 10 October 1845Founding of United States Naval Academy
- 20 November 1845Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
- from 11 December 1845 to 9 March 1846First Anglo-Sikh War
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