Page 6: Historical Events In 1847

Nov 10   The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction the Fastnet Rock lighthouse   

Nov 12   Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the inaugural to use chloroform as an anaesthetic.   

Nov 21   Steamer "Phoenix" is lost on Lake Michigan, results in the deaths of 200.   

Nov 25   Opera "Marta" is produced (Vienna).   

Nov 26   Alfred de Mussets "Un Caprice," premieres in Paris   

Nov 28   Bologna: church San Francisco dei Minori Conventuali initiated with premier of Rossini's Tantum ergo   

Nov 29   Indians kill Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 11 settle in Walla Walla Ore.   

Nov 29   Indians kill Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, 11 settle in Walla Walla.   

Nov 30   August Friedrich Martin Klughardt, composer   

Dec 01   Agathe Grondahl, composer.   

Dec 01   Influenza in Worldwide   

Dec 01   Typhus epidemic of 1847 in Canada killing 20000+ people.   

Dec 01   Yellow fever in United States   

Dec 03   In this year, Frederick Douglass publishes 1st issue of his newspaper "North Star"   

Dec 03   In this year, Frederick Douglass publishes inaugural issue of his newspaper " North Star".   

Dec 05   Jefferson Davis is elected to the US senate, his inaugural political post   

Dec 07   James Deacon White, Canton NY, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi)   

Dec 11   Moritz Grave von Strachwitz, German poet, dies at 25.   

Dec 13   In this year, Emily Bronte, under the pseudonym 'Ellis Bell', publishes 'Wuthering Heights'   

Dec 16   Augusta Mary Anne Holmes, composer   

Dec 29   William Crotch, composer, dies at 72.   

Dec 30   John Peter Altgeld, German/US (Gov-Ill)/pardoned Haymarket-anarchists.   

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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,