Page 2: Historical Events In 1847

Feb 23   Battle of Buena Vista Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans   

Feb 23   General Zachary Taylor leads US troops to defeat Mexican General Santa Anna and his army at the Battle of Buena Vista in Mexico.   

Feb 25   John Watson, Canada, philosopher (Objective Idealism)   

Feb 25   State University of Iowa is approved.   

Feb 27   Ellen Alice Terry, Coventry Engl, actress/director (Imperial Theatre).   

Feb 28   US defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento   

Mar 01   Michigan is recorded as becoming 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state)   

Mar 01   Michigan is recorded as becoming inaugural English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state).   

Mar 03   Alexander Graham Bell speech therapist, audiologist, inventor, was born on this day in Edinburgh Scotland   

Mar 03   Alexander Graham Bell, American inventor of the telephone is born   

Mar 03   Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone).   

Mar 03   Post Office Department authorized to issue postage stamps   

Mar 07   US General Scott occupies Vera Cruz Mexico   

Mar 08   Karl von Bach, German engineer (Maschinenelemente).   

Mar 09   Commodore David Connor leads successful amphibious assault near Vera Cruz, Mexico.   

Mar 10   1st money minted in Hawaii.   

Mar 10   The inaugural money minted in Hawaii.   

Mar 14   Antonio de Castro Alves, Brazilian poet (Espumas Flutuantes).   

Mar 17   "Macbeth" opera premieres in Florence   

Mar 17   Dmitri Shostakovich's opera "Macbeth" is produced (Florence)   

Mar 18   1st Dutch public telegram.   

Mar 18   inaugural Dutch public telegram.   

Mar 19   Constantin Dimitrescu, composer   

Mar 23   Alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian   

Mar 25   Pope Pius IX encyclical "On aid for Ireland".   

Mar 27   Otto Wallach, Germany, chemist (Nobel 1910)   

Mar 28   Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67.   

Mar 29   12000 US troops capture Vera Cruz, Mexico.   

Mar 29   Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66.   

Mar 31   Jarolslaw Zielinski, composer   

Apr 01   Gavriil Musicescu, composer   

Apr 05   Opera "Die Fledermaus" is produced (Vienna)   

Apr 07   J P Jacobsen, writer   

Apr 09   Francesco Paolo Tosti, composer   

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Jan 04   Hendrik goeman borgesius: Dutch politician   

Jan 20   W r pettiford: Founder (alabama penny savings bank)   

Feb 02   Jules francois blasini: Curacaos pianist/composer   

Feb 07   Ernst franck: German composer/conductor   

Feb 08   Hugh price hughes: English social reformer    

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 14   Anna howard shaw: Us, suffragette   

Jan 11   Caroline von wolzogen [von lengefeld]: German author,   

Jan 14   Gov bent: 5 others in us occupation, killed by revolt in new mexico   

Jan 22   Georges-julien sieber: Composer,    

Feb 15   Germinal pierre dandelin: Belgian mathematician (b. 1794)   

Feb 17   William collins: Landscape painter,   

Mar 28   Mariano rodriguiz de ledesma: Composer,   

Mar 29   Auguste de polignac: Premier france,    

Apr 23   Erik gustaf geijer: Composer,