Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens in the year 1848.  

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

Dec 26   First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco in the year 1848.  

Dec 26   William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 29   In the year 1848 gaslights are installed in the White House.  

Dec 30   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer in the year 1848.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

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   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

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   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.  

Jan 20   In the year 1848 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   [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 in the year 1848.  

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 20   On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27