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   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 henri Duparc, French composer   

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

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   On this day in history james Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA   

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 in the year 1848.   

Jan 28   King of Naples grants his subjects a constitution on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 04   On this day in history [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   On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer   

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

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

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

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

Feb 16   Hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge) in the year 1848.   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born in the year 1848.   

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 in the year 1848.   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

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

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

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

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.