Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

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

Jan 09 Caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 in the year 1848.  

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

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 in the year 1848.  

May 25 On this day in history 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 in the year 1848.  

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

Aug 07 Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779) died in the year 1848.  

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 In the year 1848 timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 11 In the year 1848 henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87  

Oct 04 In the year 1848 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 in the year 1848.  

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

Nov 09 On this day in history death of robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed  

Nov 10 On this day in history 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 in the year 1848.  

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

Jan 09 In the year 1848 birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

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 In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)