Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua in the year 1848.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1848 austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia  

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

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

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

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer in the year 1848.  

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) in the year 1848.  

Jan 24   Gold is discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutters Mill triggering the San Francisco gold rush of '49 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 02   The first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco on this day in history.  

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) 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   Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan in the year 1848.  

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

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

Feb 15   Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston in the year 1848.  

Feb 16   In the year 1848 hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)  

Feb 17   On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution  

Feb 18   On this day in history louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)  

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

Feb 23   On this day in history john Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US, dies of a stroke at age 80.  

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

Feb 23   Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer in the year 1848.  

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Jan 01   John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.  

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

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

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

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer was born in the year 1848.  

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   On this day in history death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

Jan 20   Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.