Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

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

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

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.  

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

Feb 20 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29 in the year 1848.  

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

Mar 03 In the year 1848 heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies  

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

Mar 29 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 in the year 1848.  

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

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

Apr 24 On this day in history francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69  

Apr 30 In the year 1848 friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53  

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)  

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 in the year 1848.  

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

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies in the year 1848.  

Jul 22 On this day in history karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60  

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

Aug 07 In the year 1848 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 On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

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

Sep 11 On this day in history henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87  

Oct 04 On this day in history louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82  

Oct 05 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781) died on this day in history.  

Oct 26 Vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 27 In the year 1848 alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46  

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

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 18 In the year 1848 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19 John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

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.