Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   In the year 1848 britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua   

Jan 03   In the year 1848 joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia.   

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1848.   

Jan 05   In the year 1848 khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

Jan 08   Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia in the year 1848.   

Jan 09   In the year 1848 1st commercial bank in SF established   

Jan 09   People's uprising in Palermo Sicily in the year 1848.   

Jan 09   The first commercial bank in San Francisco established in the year 1848.   

Jan 21   In the year 1848 henri Duparc, French composer   

Jan 22   On this day in history samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)   

Jan 24   Gold is discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutters Mill triggering the San Francisco gold rush of '49 in the year 1848.   

Jan 24   Gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush in the year 1848.   

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA in the year 1848.   

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif in the year 1848.   

Jan 25   On this day in history last convict ship to Port Phillip in Victoria, the Marion, disembarks passengers.   

Jan 28   On this day in history king of Naples grants his subjects a constitution   

Jan 29   Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In the year 1848 1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF   

Feb 02   In the year 1848 the first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco   

Feb 02   In the year 1848 the Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.   

Feb 04   [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances) in the year 1848.   

Feb 05   Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) in the year 1848.   

Feb 06   Luigi Mancinelli, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 12   On this day in history ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan   

Feb 14   James K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady) on this day in history.   

Feb 14   James K Polk became first President photographed in office (Matthew Brady) in the year 1848.   

Feb 15   Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)   

Feb 17   In the year 1848 toscane gets liberal Constitution   

Feb 18   In the year 1848 louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)   

Feb 20   [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 in the year 1848.   

Feb 23   In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US, dies of a stroke at age 80.   

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 in the year 1848.   

Feb 23   In the year 1848 thomas Paine Westendorf, composer   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)   

Jan 04   In the year 1848 birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

Jan 09   Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 18   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 19   In the year 1848 birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

Jan 22   In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)   

Jan 05   On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 09   In the year 1848 death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)   

Feb 15   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died in the year 1848.   

Feb 20   In the year 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29   

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 in the year 1848.   

Mar 03   In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies   

Mar 20   On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27