Historical Events In 1848

Oct 17   In the year 1848 william "Candy" Cummings, created curve ball  

Oct 26   Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 27   On this day in history alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46  

Oct 28   The first railroad in Spain on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral on this day in history.  

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

Nov 03   On this day in history johan Thorbeckes revises Great Force  

Nov 07   On this day in history general Zachary Taylor elected as president of US  

Nov 08   Gottlob Frege, Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift) on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Post office at Clay & Pike opens in the year 1848.  

Nov 09   In the year 1848 robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed  

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

Nov 15   P Rossi, Italian, murdered on this day in history.  

Nov 17   In the year 1848 jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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

Nov 21   In the year 1848 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 in the year 1848.  

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

Nov 24   Lilli Lehmann, opera singer in the year 1848.  

Nov 24   In the year 1848 william Lamb 2nd viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834..41), dies at 69  

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

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

Dec 05   Pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms Calif gold discovery in the year 1848.  

Dec 09   On this day in history joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories)  

Dec 12   On this day in history william Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)  

Dec 15   On this day in history edwin Howland Blashfield, decorated the dome of Library of Congress  

Dec 17   On this day in history frederick Grant Gleason, composer  

Dec 18   On this day in history karl Schroder, composer  

Dec 19   Adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77 in the year 1848.  

Dec 21   Edward Everett Rice, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 25   On this day in history johann Erik Nordblom, composer, dies at 60  

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens in the year 1848.  

Dec 26   1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF in the year 1848.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)  

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   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   On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died in the year 1848.  

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

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

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.