Page 7: Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens on this day in history.   

Dec 26   1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF on this day in history.   

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   Gas lights 1st installed at White House (Polk's administration) on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 30   Mary Frances Allitsen, composer in the year 1848.   

Dec 31   Oliver Shaw, composer, dies at 69 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1848.   

Jan 22   Samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages) was born in the year 1848.   

Jan 05   On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73   

Jan 09   On this day in history death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1848.