Page 7: Historical Events In 1848

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

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

Dec 26   First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco on this day in history.   

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

Dec 29   In the year 1848 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   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1848 birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1848.   

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

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

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died 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 US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.   

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.