Historical Events In 1848

Oct 17   William "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball in the year 1848.  

Oct 26   Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies in the year 1848.  

Oct 27   Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.  

Oct 28   The first railroad in Spain in the year 1848.  

Oct 30   In the year 1848 zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral  

Nov 01   1st US woman's medical school opens (Boston) in the year 1848.  

Nov 03   Johan Thorbeckes revises Great Force on this day in history.  

Nov 07   General Zachary Taylor elected as president of US in the year 1848.  

Nov 08   On this day in history gottlob Frege, Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift)  

Nov 09   Post office at Clay & Pike opens on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed in the year 1848.  

Nov 13   On this day in history albert HK, monarch of Monaco (1889-1922)  

Nov 15   On this day in history p Rossi, Italian, murdered  

Nov 17   Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies in the year 1848.  

Nov 21   Alfred de Musset's "Andre del Sarto," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

Nov 21   On this day in history cincinatti Turngemeinde founded  

Nov 23   Alfred Julius Becher, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston on this day in history.  

Nov 23   Female Medical Educational Society founded in Boston in the year 1848.  

Nov 24   Lilli Lehmann, opera singer on this day in history.  

Nov 24   William Lamb 2nd viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834..41), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Dec 01   Cholera in Egypt on this day in history.  

Dec 01   Cholera in North America on this day in history.  

Dec 02   In the year 1848 franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria & King of Hungary  

Dec 02   Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1848 pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms Calif gold discovery  

Dec 09   In the year 1848 joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories)  

Dec 12   William Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup) in the year 1848.  

Dec 15   In the year 1848 edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress  

Dec 17   In the year 1848 frederick Grant Gleason, composer  

Dec 18   In the year 1848 karl Schroder, composer  

Dec 19   In the year 1848 adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77  

Dec 21   Edward Everett Rice, composer in the year 1848.  

Dec 25   In the year 1848 johann Erik Nordblom, composer, dies at 60  

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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   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 09   In the year 1848 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   On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

Jan 21   In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

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   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27