Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet on this day in history.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 1st commercial bank in SF established  

Jan 09   In the year 1848 people's uprising in Palermo Sicily  

Jan 09   The first commercial bank in San Francisco established on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush  

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA on this day in history.  

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Last convict ship to Port Phillip in Victoria, the Marion, disembarks passengers in the year 1848.  

Jan 28   King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution in the year 1848.  

Jan 29   On this day in history sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press)  

Feb 02   1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history the first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco  

Feb 02   The Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on this day in history.  

Feb 04   [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 06   Luigi Mancinelli, composer in the year 1848.  

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

Feb 14   On this day in history james K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady)  

Feb 14   James K Polk became first President photographed in office (Matthew Brady) on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston  

Feb 16   Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge) in the year 1848.  

Feb 17   In the year 1848 toscane gets liberal Constitution  

Feb 18   Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows) on this day in history.  

Feb 20   [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

Jan 05   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1848 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.  

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