Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia in the year 1848.  

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1848 khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet  

Jan 08   Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia in the year 1848.  

Jan 09   On this day in history 1st commercial bank in SF established  

Jan 09   People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.  

Jan 09   The first commercial bank in San Francisco established in the year 1848.  

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer in the year 1848.  

Jan 22   On this day in history samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)  

Jan 24   On this day in history gold is discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutters Mill triggering the San Francisco gold rush of '49.  

Jan 24   Gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush in the year 1848.  

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history james Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif  

Jan 25   On this day in history last convict ship to Port Phillip in Victoria, the Marion, disembarks passengers.  

Jan 28   In the year 1848 king of Naples grants his subjects a constitution  

Jan 29   Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history 1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF  

Feb 02   The first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco in the year 1848.  

Feb 02   The Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo on this day in history.  

Feb 04   In the year 1848 [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances)  

Feb 05   Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) in the year 1848.  

Feb 06   Luigi Mancinelli, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 12   On this day in history ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan  

Feb 14   James K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady) on this day in history.  

Feb 14   In the year 1848 james K Polk became first President photographed in office (Matthew Brady)  

Feb 15   On this day in history sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston  

Feb 16   On this day in history hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)  

Feb 17   In the year 1848 toscane gets liberal Constitution  

Feb 18   Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows) on this day in history.  

Feb 20   In the year 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29  

Feb 23   In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US, dies of a stroke at age 80.  

Feb 23   In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

Feb 23   On this day in history thomas Paine Westendorf, composer  

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Jan 01   John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

Jan 05   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 09   In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 22   In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)  

Jan 05   On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09   On this day in history death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

Jan 20   Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.  

Feb 15   On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

Feb 20   [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 in the year 1848.  

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

Mar 20   On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27