Historical Events In 1848

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1848 austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia   

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

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

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush   

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

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

Jan 25   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press)   

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   [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances) in the year 1848.   

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   In the year 1848 ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan   

Feb 14   James K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady) in the year 1848.   

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   Toscane gets liberal Constitution in the year 1848.   

Feb 18   On this day in history louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)   

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

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

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 in the year 1848.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 20   On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies   

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.