Historical Events In 1848

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

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

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

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

Jan 09   People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution on this day in history.  

Jan 29   Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) in the year 1848.  

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

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

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

Feb 04   On this day in history [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   In the year 1848 luigi Mancinelli, composer  

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

Feb 14   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston  

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

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

Feb 23   In the year 1848 thomas Paine Westendorf, composer  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1848 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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 18   In the year 1848 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

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

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

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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