Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens on this day in history.  

Dec 26   1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF in the year 1848.  

Dec 26   First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco in the year 1848.  

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

Dec 29   On this day in history gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)  

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 in the year 1848.  

Dec 30   In the year 1848 mary Frances Allitsen, composer  

Dec 31   Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1848.  

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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   In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1848 death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Feb 15   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died in the year 1848.  

Feb 20   In the year 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29  

Feb 23   On this day in history john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

Mar 03   In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

Mar 20   On this day in history abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27