Page 7: Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens in the year 1848.   

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

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   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 in the year 1848.   

Dec 30   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 31   In the year 1848 oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69   

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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   On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

Jan 09   In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 in the year 1848.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27