Historical Events In 1847

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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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician   

Jan 20   W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born in the year 1847.   

Feb 07   Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1847 birth of hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902)   

Feb 10   On this day in history birth of a N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)   

Feb 11   Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico   

Jan 22   In the year 1847 georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794)   

Feb 17   In the year 1847 william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

Mar 28   On this day in history mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67   

Mar 29   On this day in history auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66   

Apr 23   In the year 1847 erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64