Historical Events In 1847

Jan 01   Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing in the year 1847.   

Jan 03   California town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco in the year 1847.   

Jan 04   On this day in history hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician   

Jan 04   Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government in the year 1847.   

Jan 08   Battle of San Gabriel (Navy, Marines, Army defeat Mexicans in CA) on this day in history.   

Jan 09   1st SF newspaper published (California Star) in the year 1847.   

Jan 09   The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) in the year 1847.   

Jan 10   American naval forces occupy Los Angeles on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1847 caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83   

Jan 14   Conspiracy in New Mexico against US on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico in the year 1847.   

Jan 15   In the year 1847 1st Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in NYC   

Jan 15   The first Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in New York City NY on this day in history.   

Jan 16   John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)   

Jan 22   In the year 1847 georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 24   In the year 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price   

Jan 24   1,500 New Mexican Indians &Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price in the year 1847.   

Jan 30   Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco in the year 1847.   

Feb 02   On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer   

Feb 04   In the year 1847 1st US telegraph co established in Maryland   

Feb 04   The first US telegraph company established in Maryland on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor on this day in history.   

Feb 10   A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman) in the year 1847.   

Feb 11   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Edison, American inventor   

Feb 11   On this day in history thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)   

Feb 14   Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette in the year 1847.   

Feb 15   Robert Fuchs, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 16   Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise) on this day in history.   

Feb 17   William Collins, landscape painter, dies in the year 1847.   

Feb 22   In the year 1847 battle of Buena Vista US troops beat Mexican army   

Feb 22   In the year 1847 battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army   

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Jan 04   In the year 1847 birth of hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician   

Jan 20   On this day in history birth of w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)   

Feb 02   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born in the year 1847.   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of ernst Franck, German composer/conductor   

Feb 08   Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 10   A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman) was born in the year 1847.   

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)   

Feb 14   Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette was born in the year 1847.   

Jan 11   Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83 in the year 1847.   

Jan 14   In the year 1847 death of gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico   

Jan 22   Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1847.   

Feb 15   In the year 1847 death of germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794)   

Feb 17   On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

Mar 28   In the year 1847 mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 29   Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.