Historical Events In 1848

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history people's uprising in Palermo Sicily  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   In the year 1848 king of Naples grants his subjects a constitution  

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

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

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) in the year 1848.  

Feb 05   On this day in history belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

Feb 06   Luigi Mancinelli, composer in the year 1848.  

Feb 12   Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1848.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet  

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

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 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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   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 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.  

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

Mar 20   In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27