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 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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1848 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   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   Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) on this day in history.  

Feb 06   On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer  

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

Feb 15   In the year 1848 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   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   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   Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1848 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   In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

Mar 03   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.  

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