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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Feb 15 In the year 1848 death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

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 On this day in history 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 Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50 in the year 1848.  

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

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

Apr 30 On this day in history 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 In the year 1848 william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF  

May 25 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

May 31 In the year 1848 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 10 In the year 1848 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 On this day in history jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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

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 in the year 1848.  

Jan 09 Princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925) was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

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

Jan 22 Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born on this day in history.