Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua in the year 1848.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1848 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1848 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   On this day in history henri Duparc, French composer  

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

Jan 24   Gold is discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutters Mill triggering the San Francisco gold rush of '49 in the year 1848.  

Jan 24   Gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1848 james Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA  

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

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

Jan 28   On this day in history king of Naples grants his subjects a constitution  

Jan 29   Sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press) in the year 1848.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

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

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

Feb 14   On this day in history james K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady)  

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

Feb 15   Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston on this day in history.  

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

Feb 17   On this day in history toscane gets liberal Constitution  

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

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

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US, dies of a stroke at age 80 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 23   Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1848 birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)  

Jan 04   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.  

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

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   In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 05   In the year 1848 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   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died in the year 1848.  

Feb 20   In the year 1848 [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   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 20   In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27