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 in the year 1848.  

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

Jan 08   Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 29   In the year 1848 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04   [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances) on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

Feb 06   In the year 1848 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) in the year 1848.  

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

Feb 15   Sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston in the year 1848.  

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

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   In the year 1848 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born in the year 1848.  

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

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

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

Jan 09   In the year 1848 death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

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

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   On this day in history john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

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