Famous Deaths In 1848

Jan 05 On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

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

Feb 23 On this day in history john Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80  

Mar 03 On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.  

Mar 29 In the year 1848 john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84  

Apr 08 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Apr 10 On this day in history godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69  

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 in the year 1848.  

Apr 30 On this day in history friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53  

May 11 Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781) died in the year 1848.  

May 18 William A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF on this day in history.  

May 25 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797) died in the year 1848.  

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)  

Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 died in the year 1848.  

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 22 Karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Aug 06 In the year 1848 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58  

Aug 07 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779) died in the year 1848.  

Aug 09 In the year 1848 frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies  

Aug 12 George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 On this day in history death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)  

Oct 26 In the year 1848 vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.  

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died in the year 1848.  

Nov 10 On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died in the year 1848.  

Nov 17 In the year 1848 jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

Jan 21 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.  

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