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 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 [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 on this day in history.  

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  

Mar 29 John Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1848.  

Apr 10 In the year 1848 godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69  

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

Apr 30 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1848.  

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

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

Aug 12 In the year 1848 george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

Aug 15 On this day in history timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88  

Sep 11 Henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 Joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781) died in the year 1848.  

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

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 in the year 1848.  

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

Nov 10 On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01 John Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 21 Henri Duparc, French composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)