Historical Events In 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) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history mary Frances Allitsen, composer  

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   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1848 birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

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

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   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died in the year 1848.  

Feb 20   In the year 1848 [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 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.  

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.