Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   On this day in history new Haven Railroad opens   

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

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   On this day in history gaslights are installed in the White House.   

Dec 30   In the year 1848 mary Frances Allitsen, composer   

Dec 31   In the year 1848 oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69   

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Jan 01   In the year 1848 birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)   

Jan 04   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 05   Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 09   Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born in the year 1848.   

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   On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

Jan 22   On this day in history birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)   

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

Jan 09   On this day in history death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)   

Jan 20   In the year 1848 death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)   

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   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.