Page 7: Historical Events In 1848

Dec 25   New Haven Railroad opens in the year 1848.   

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

Dec 26   On this day in history first gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to San Francisco   

Dec 26   On this day in history william & Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia   

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

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

Dec 29   On this day in history gaslights are installed in the White House.   

Dec 30   On this day in history mary Frances Allitsen, composer   

Dec 31   In the year 1848 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   Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born in the year 1848.   

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   In the year 1848 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)   

Jan 19   John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   In the year 1848 birth of henri Duparc, French composer   

Jan 22   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 23   John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 20   In the year 1848 abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27