Page 2: Historical Events In 1848

Feb 24   C Grant B Allen, Canadian writer (Woman Who Did).   

Feb 24   King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared   

Feb 26   2nd French Republic forms.   

Feb 26   2nd French Republic proclaimed   

Feb 26   Marx and Engels publish "The Communist Manifesto"   

Feb 27   Charles Hubert H Parry, England, musicologist/composer (Jerusalem).   

Feb 29   Neufchatel declares independence of Switzerland   

Mar 01   Augustus Saint-Gaudens, US, sculptor/designer (1907 $20 gold piece).   

Mar 03   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies   

Mar 04   Sardinia-Piemonte gets new Constitution.   

Mar 05   Louis Antoine Garnier-Pages is named French minister of Finance.   

Mar 07   In Hawaii, Great Mahele (division of lands) signed.   

Mar 07   Prussians stop insurrection in Varsovia.   

Mar 09   Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer   

Mar 11   Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the inaugural Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.   

Mar 12   2nd republic established in France.   

Mar 12   Cyrill Kistler, composer.   

Mar 12   Second republic established in France.   

Mar 15   In this year, A revolution breaks out in Hungary. The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the formally claims of the Reform party.   

Mar 17   Horace Wadham Nicholl, composer.   

Mar 18   Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer.   

Mar 19   Wyatt Earp, American Lawman is born.   

Mar 19   Wyatt Earp, Monmouth Ill, sheriff (OK Corral).   

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27   

Mar 20   King Louis I of Bayern abdicates to marry dancer Lola Montez.   

Mar 23   inaugural organized band of settlers lands at Dunedin, New Zealand.   

Mar 23   The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the inaugural Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Otago province is founded.   

Mar 24   State of siege proclaimed in Amsterdam.   

Mar 27   John Parker Paynard originates medicated adhesive plaster   

Mar 29   Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War   

Mar 29   At about 5 am, the Niagara Falls formally ends flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam on Lake Erie at the entrance to the River; only time in recorded history   

Mar 29   John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84.   

Mar 29   Niagara Falls formally ends flowing for 30 hours due to an ice jam   

Mar 31   John Henry Roberts, composer.   

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Jan 01   John goff: Irish lawyer    

Jan 04   Katsura taro: Prime minister of japan    

Jan 05   Khristo botev: Hero of bulgarian revolt against turkey, poet   

Jan 09   Princess frederica of hanover: Princess frederica of hanover (d. 1926)   

Jan 18   Ioan slavici: Transylvanian writer    

Jan 19   John f. stairs: Canadian businessman    

Jan 21   Henri duparc: French composer   

Jan 22   Samuel muller fzn: Dutch historian/archivist (middle ages)   

Jan 05   Ferdinando orlandi: Composer,   

Jan 09   Caroline herschel: German-born astronomer (b. 1750)   

Jan 20   Christian viii of denmark: Christian viii of denmark (b. 1786)   

Feb 15   Hermann von boyen: Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)   

Feb 20   [willem] alexander fcnm: Prince of neth/gen-maj,    

Feb 23   John quincy adams: 6th us pres (1825-1829),    

Mar 03   Heinrich olivier: German painter,    

Mar 20   Abraham des amorie van der hoeven: Dutch theologist/poet,