Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   In the year 1848 new Haven Railroad opens   

Dec 26   1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF in the year 1848.   

Dec 26   First gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco on this day in history.   

Dec 26   William & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration)   

Dec 29   Gas lights first installed at White House (Polk's administration) in the year 1848.   

Dec 29   Gaslights are installed in the White House in the year 1848.   

Dec 30   In the year 1848 mary Frances Allitsen, composer   

Dec 31   On this day in history oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69   

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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   On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

Jan 09   On this day in history birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)   

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)   

Jan 19   In the year 1848 birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)   

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)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 03   Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.   

Mar 20   Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 in the year 1848.