Page 7: Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens in the year 1848.   

Dec 26   1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF in the year 1848.   

Dec 26   First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco on this day in history.   

Dec 26   William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia in the year 1848.   

Dec 29   In the year 1848 gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

Dec 29   On this day in history gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

Dec 29   On this day in history gaslights are installed in the White House.   

Dec 30   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 04   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   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   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   In the year 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29   

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.