Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   In the year 1848 new Haven Railroad opens  

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   In the year 1848 william & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia  

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

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

Dec 31   In the year 1848 oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69  

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Jan 01   John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 04   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 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   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

Jan 22   In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)  

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   On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

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

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

Mar 03   In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

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