Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens on this day in history.  

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

Dec 26   First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco on this day in history.  

Dec 26   William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia in the year 1848.  

Dec 29   Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) in the year 1848.  

Dec 29   Gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration) in the year 1848.  

Dec 29   Gaslights are installed in the White House on this day in history.  

Dec 30   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 31   Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69 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   On this day in history 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   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

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 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