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   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 in the year 1848.   

Dec 29   Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) in the year 1848.   

Dec 29   In the year 1848 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 on this day in history.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

Jan 01   John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 18   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 19   In the year 1848 birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)   

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer was born in the year 1848.   

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

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 in the year 1848.   

Feb 15   On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)   

Feb 20   [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80   

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

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