Historical Events In 1847
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Jan 01 In this year, Netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing. 


Jan 01 Michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment. 


Jan 01 Michigan is inaugural state to abolish capital punishment 


Jan 03 California town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco. 


Jan 04 Hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician 


Jan 04 Samuel Colt sells his inaugural revolver pistol to the United States government 


Jan 08 Battle of San Gabriel (Navy, Marines, Army defeat Mexicans in CA) 


Jan 09 1st SF newspaper published (California Star). 


Jan 09 The inaugural San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) 


Jan 10 American naval forces occupy Los Angeles. 


Jan 11 Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83 


Jan 14 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US. 


Jan 14 Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico 


Jan 15 1st Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in NYC. 


Jan 15 The inaugural Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in New York City NY. 


Jan 16 John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory 


Jan 20 W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank) 


Jan 22 Georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71 


Jan 24 1500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by US Col Price 


Jan 24 1500 New Mexican Indians and Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price 


Jan 30 Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco. 


Feb 02 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer. 


Feb 04 1st US telegraph co established in Maryland. 


Feb 04 The inaugural US telegraph company established in Maryland. 


Feb 07 Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor 


Feb 10 A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman) 


Feb 11 Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents). 


Feb 11 Thomas Edison, American inventor is born 


Feb 14 Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette 


Feb 15 Robert Fuchs, composer 


Feb 16 Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise). 


Feb 17 William Collins, landscape painter, dies 


Feb 22 Battle of Buena Vista US troops beat Mexican army 


Feb 22 Battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army 


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