Historical Events In 1848

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

Jan 03   Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established  

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

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

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1848 james Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA  

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

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   In the year 1848 [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances)  

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

Feb 06   On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer  

Feb 12   In the year 1848 ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan  

Feb 14   James K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady) in the year 1848.  

Feb 14   On this day in history james K Polk became first President photographed in office (Matthew Brady)  

Feb 15   In the year 1848 sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston  

Feb 16   Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge) on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Toscane gets liberal Constitution on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows) in the year 1848.  

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

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

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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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 18   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 03   On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

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