Historical Events In 1847

Jan 01   On this day in history michigan is 1st state to abolish capital punishment   

Jan 01   Michigan is first state to abolish capital punishment in the year 1847.   

Jan 01   On this day in history netherlands Haarlem's Current newspaper starts publishing   

Jan 03   On this day in history california town of Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco   

Jan 04   In the year 1847 hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician   

Jan 04   Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government in the year 1847.   

Jan 08   Battle of San Gabriel (Navy, Marines, Army defeat Mexicans in CA) on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1847 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)   

Jan 09   The first San Francisco newspaper published (California Star) on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1847 american naval forces occupy Los Angeles.   

Jan 11   In the year 1847 caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83   

Jan 14   Conspiracy in New Mexico against US on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico on this day in history.   

Jan 15   1st Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in NYC on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history the first Swedish magazine in US, Skandinavia, published in New York City NY   

Jan 16   John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1847 w R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank)   

Jan 22   On this day in history georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 24   On this day in history 1,500 New Mexican Indians & Mexicans defeated by US Col Price   

Jan 24   In the year 1847 1,500 New Mexican Indians &Mexicans defeated by US Colonel Price   

Jan 30   Yerba Buena renamed San Francisco in the year 1847.   

Feb 02   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history 1st US telegraph co established in Maryland   

Feb 04   The first US telegraph company established in Maryland on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history a N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)   

Feb 11   In the year 1847 the birth of Thomas Edison, American inventor   

Feb 11   In the year 1847 thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents)   

Feb 14   Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette in the year 1847.   

Feb 15   In the year 1847 robert Fuchs, composer   

Feb 16   In the year 1847 ludwig Philipp Scharwenka, German composer (Album polonaise)   

Feb 17   On this day in history william Collins, landscape painter, dies   

Feb 22   On this day in history battle of Buena Vista US troops beat Mexican army   

Feb 22   In the year 1847 battle of Buena Vista: US troops beat Mexican army   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of hendrik Goeman Borgesius, Dutch politician   

Jan 20   W R Pettiford, Founder (Alabama Penny Savings Bank) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer was born in the year 1847.   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of ernst Franck, German composer/conductor   

Feb 08   Hugh Price Hughes, English social reformer (d. 1902) was born in the year 1847.   

Feb 10   In the year 1847 birth of a N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)   

Feb 11   Thomas Alva Edison, Milan Ohio, lit up your life (held 1200 patents) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 14   Anna Howard Shaw, US, suffragette was born in the year 1847.   

Jan 11   On this day in history caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author, dies at 83   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of gov Bent, 5 others in US occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico   

Jan 22   On this day in history georges-Julien Sieber, composer, dies at 71   

Feb 15   Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (b. 1794) died in the year 1847.   

Feb 17   William Collins, landscape painter, dies in the year 1847.   

Mar 28   Mariano Rodriguiz de Ledesma, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   Auguste De Polignac, premier France, dies at 66 in the year 1847.   

Apr 23   Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.