Page 7: Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens in the year 1848.   

Dec 26   On this day in history 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF   

Dec 26   In the year 1848 first gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco   

Dec 26   William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

Dec 29   Gaslights are installed in the White House on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer in the year 1848.   

Dec 31   Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1848 [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 on this day in history.   

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