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   On this day in history first gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco   

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   Gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration) in the year 1848.   

Dec 29   In the year 1848 gaslights are installed in the White House.   

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   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   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 in the year 1848.   

Jan 21   In the year 1848 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   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   On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)   

Feb 15   In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)   

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

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

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