Famous Deaths In 1848

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

Jan 09 Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died in the year 1848.  

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

Feb 15 Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died in the year 1848.  

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 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 08 On this day in history domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50  

Apr 10 Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 in the year 1848.  

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 in the year 1848.  

May 11 Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781) died on this day in history.  

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

May 25 In the year 1848 death of annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797)  

May 31 Eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805) died on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54 died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 In the year 1848 francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies  

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

Aug 06 Nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Aug 07 On this day in history death of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)  

Aug 09 Frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies in the year 1848.  

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 in the year 1848.  

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

Oct 26 On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

Oct 27 On this day in history alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46  

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 10 In the year 1848 death of christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Nov 15 On this day in history death of p Rossi, Italian, murdered  

Nov 17 Jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)  

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

Jan 05 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on this day in history.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

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

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