1849

1849 was a year.

Events

The Indian subcontinent was conquered by the British. The Koh-i-Noor diamond, which had been held by a series of Indian rulers, was presented to Queen Victoria. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac ^[+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

The writer Edgar Allan Poe encountered the Doctor twice. On 2 October, the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright met Poe at a séance during which an evil entity was accidentally summoned. (PROSE: The True and Indisputable Facts in the Matter of the Ram's Skull) The Eighth Doctor encountered Poe while suffering from amnesia on Earth. (PROSE: The Deadstone Memorial)

Jedediah Thurwell was deported to Victoria, Australia. (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors)

Births and deaths

Pai'ngya was born. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

Edgar Allan Poe died. Time disruptions briefly changed the circumstances of Poe's death twice. The Seventh Doctor and Ace witnessed both of these disruptions. (PROSE: The Algebra of Ice)

Sarah Richley died. (PROSE: Of the Mermaid and Jupiter)