Historical Events In 1848

Dec 26   In the year 1848 first gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco  

Dec 26   On this day in history william & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia  

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

Dec 29   On this day in history gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration)  

Dec 29   On this day in history gaslights are installed in the White House.  

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

Dec 31   On this day in history oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69  

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1848 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1848 death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

Jan 20   Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

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

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.