Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   On this day in history new Haven Railroad opens   

Dec 26   In the year 1848 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF   

Dec 26   In the year 1848 first gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco   

Dec 26   On this day in history william & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia   

Dec 29   In the year 1848 gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

Dec 29   On this day in history gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

Dec 29   In the year 1848 gaslights are installed in the White House.   

Dec 30   On this day in history mary Frances Allitsen, composer   

Dec 31   On this day in history oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69   

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Jan 01   John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 04   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.   

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   Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.   

Jan 20   Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.   

Feb 15   In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)   

Feb 20   On this day in history [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   In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27