Historical Events In 1848

Jan 01   Britain takes Mosquito Coast from Nicaragua in the year 1848.   

Jan 03   Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1848 khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

Jan 08   Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia in the year 1848.   

Jan 09   1st commercial bank in SF established on this day in history.   

Jan 09   People's uprising in Palermo Sicily on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history the first commercial bank in San Francisco established   

Jan 21   Henri Duparc, French composer in the year 1848.   

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

Jan 24   Gold is discovered in California by James Marshall at Sutters Mill triggering the San Francisco gold rush of '49 in the year 1848.   

Jan 24   Gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush on this day in history.   

Jan 24   James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma CA in the year 1848.   

Jan 24   In the year 1848 james Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, Calif   

Jan 25   Last convict ship to Port Phillip in Victoria, the Marion, disembarks passengers on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1848 king of Naples grants his subjects a constitution   

Jan 29   On this day in history sicily accepts new Constitution (choose parliament/freedom of press)   

Feb 02   1st ship load of Chinese arrive in SF on this day in history.   

Feb 02   The first shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco in the year 1848.   

Feb 02   The Mexican War formally ends, with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in the year 1848.   

Feb 04   On this day in history [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances)   

Feb 05   In the year 1848 belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)   

Feb 06   On this day in history luigi Mancinelli, composer   

Feb 12   In the year 1848 ballet "Faust" premieres, Milan   

Feb 14   On this day in history james K Polk became 1st pres photographed in office (Matthew Brady)   

Feb 14   James K Polk became first President photographed in office (Matthew Brady) on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history sarah Roberts barred from white school in Boston   

Feb 16   In the year 1848 hugo de Vries, Dutch botanist (How species emerge)   

Feb 17   In the year 1848 toscane gets liberal Constitution   

Feb 18   In the year 1848 louis Comfort Tiffany, glassmaker (stained glass windows)   

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

Feb 23   In the year 1848 john Quincy Adams, 6th president of the US, dies of a stroke at age 80.   

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

Feb 23   On this day in history thomas Paine Westendorf, composer   

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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   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 in the year 1848.   

Jan 18   Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1848 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   Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1848 [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   On this day in history heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies   

Mar 20   In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27