Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   In the year 1848 britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua  

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   Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia in the year 1848.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1848 henri Duparc, French composer  

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

Jan 24   In the year 1848 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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1848 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   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 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston  

Feb 16   In the year 1848 hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)  

Feb 17   In the year 1848 toscane gets liberal Constitution  

Feb 18   Louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows) in the year 1848.  

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 in the year 1848.  

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 in the year 1848.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1848 birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18   In the year 1848 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19   In the year 1848 birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09   Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.  

Jan 20   Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.  

Feb 15   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died 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 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   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.