Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

Jan 05 In the year 1848 ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

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

Jan 20 Christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771) died on this day in history.  

Feb 20 On this day in history [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 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 20 In the year 1848 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 in the year 1848.  

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

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 On this day in history william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF  

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

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)  

Jun 27 On this day in history death of denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54  

Jul 04 Francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 06 On this day in history nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58  

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

Aug 09 In the year 1848 frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies  

Aug 12 George Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1848.  

Sep 11 Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1848.  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1848.  

Oct 05 In the year 1848 death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)  

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 In the year 1848 death of robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed  

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died in the year 1848.  

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died in the year 1848.  

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

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 04 In the year 1848 birth of katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 18 In the year 1848 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 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.