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February 11: The Province of Canada is created from the merger of two British colonies, Upper Canada (containing much of Ontario) and Lower Canada (Quebec and Labrador). March 12: All 136 passengers and crew of the SS President are killed in an Atlantic storm.
April 4: U.S. President William Henry Harrison dies after only 30 days in office. July 18: Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. 1841 (MDCCCXLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1841st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 841st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 19th century, and the 2nd year of the 1840s decade. As of the start of 1841, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.