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 in the year 1848.  

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

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

Oct 30   Zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian vice-admiral in the year 1848.  

Nov 01   1st US woman's medical school opens (Boston) on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 08   In the year 1848 gottlob Frege, Germany, mathematician/logician (Begriffsschrift)  

Nov 09   In the year 1848 post office at Clay & Pike opens  

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

Nov 13   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 alfred de Musset's "Andre del Sarto," premieres in Paris  

Nov 21   On this day in history cincinatti Turngemeinde founded  

Nov 23   Alfred Julius Becher, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1848.  

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

Nov 23   In the year 1848 female Medical Educational Society founded in Boston  

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

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

Dec 02   On this day in history franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria & King of Hungary  

Dec 02   Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary in the year 1848.  

Dec 05   On this day in history pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms Calif gold discovery  

Dec 09   Joel Chandler Harris, US journalist (created Uncle Remus stories) in the year 1848.  

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

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

Dec 17   Frederick Grant Gleason, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 18   In the year 1848 karl Schroder, composer  

Dec 19   On this day in history adam FJA van Duyn, governor of South Holland, dies at 77  

Dec 21   On this day in history edward Everett Rice, composer  

Dec 25   Johann Erik Nordblom, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1848.  

Dec 25   On this day in history new Haven Railroad opens  

Dec 26   1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1848 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   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died 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   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 in the year 1848.  

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

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