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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 05   In the year 1848 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

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

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

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   The first commercial bank in San Francisco established in the year 1848.  

Jan 21   In the year 1848 henri Duparc, French composer  

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   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   In the year 1848 james Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif  

Jan 25   On this day in history last convict ship to Port Phillip in Victoria, the Marion, disembarks passengers.  

Jan 28   On this day in history king of Naples grants his subjects a constitution  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   [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   In the year 1848 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) on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1848.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1848 birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)  

Jan 04   In the year 1848 birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)  

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   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   [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 in the year 1848.  

Mar 03   In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

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