Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   On this day in history britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua  

Jan 03   Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1848.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia  

Jan 09   In the year 1848 1st commercial bank in SF established  

Jan 09   In the year 1848 people's uprising in Palermo Sicily  

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

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush  

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA in the year 1848.  

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

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

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

Jan 29   On this day in history sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press)  

Feb 02   1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF in the year 1848.  

Feb 02   On this day in history the first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco  

Feb 02   In the year 1848 the Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.  

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   On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer  

Feb 12   Ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan in the year 1848.  

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

Feb 14   James K Polk became first President photographed in office (Matthew Brady) on this day in history.  

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

Feb 16   Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge) on this day in history.  

Feb 17   In the year 1848 toscane gets liberal Constitution  

Feb 18   In the year 1848 louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)  

Feb 20   On this day in history [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   On this day in history 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   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

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

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1848.  

Jan 09   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.  

Jan 20   Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

Feb 20   On this day in history [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29  

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

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

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.