Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - John Russell 1st Earl Russell, Liberal 1847 state leaders - Events of 1848 - 1849 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - # Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha, Governor-General of Angola ( 1845 &ndash 1848) # Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter BA) such as 2000. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

1848 is historically famous for the wave of revolutions that swept Europe and the world, starting in France. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. They significantly altered the political and philosophical landscape and had major ramifications throughout the rest of the century.

Events of 1848

February 2: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the Mexican–American War and ceding all the Republic of Texas's territorial claims to the United States for $15m. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

February 21: Karl Marx publishes The Communist Manifesto. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Manifesto of the Communist Party ( often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was first published on February 21, 1848, and is

April 10: "Monster Rally" of Chartists held on Kennington Common in London; the first photograph of a crowd depicts it. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama For chartism in financial markets see Technical analysis, and for the British socialist journal see Chartist (magazine Chartism was Kennington Park is in Kennington London England, in London SE11, and lies between Kennington Park Road and St Agnes Place.

May 29: Wisconsin admitted as the 30th U.S. state. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government

July 26: Matale Rebellion begins in Sri Lanka. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The Matale Rebellion, also known as the ' Rebellion of 1848' took place in Ceylon against the British colonial government under Governor Lord Torrington Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island

September 12: The Swiss Confederation reconstitutes itself as a federal republic. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A federal republic is a Federation of States with a republican form of government

November 7: The first US presidential election held in every state on the same day sees Whig Zachary Taylor of Virginia defeat Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The United States presidential election of 1848 was an open race The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Lewis Cass ( October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and Politician. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.

January - March

• January 3 - Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of the independent African Republic of Liberia. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Joseph Jenkins Roberts ( March 15, 1809 &ndash February 24, 1876) was the first (1848–1856 and seventh (1872–1876 president The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire
• January 12 - The Palermo rising in Sicily, against the Bourbon kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The Sicilian revolution of independence of 1848 occurred in a year replete with revolutions and popular revolts Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe.
• January 24 - California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California James Wilson Marshall ( October 8, 1810 - August 10, 1885) was an American Carpenter and Sawmill operator whose Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Sutter's Mill was a Sawmill owned by 19th century pioneer John Sutter. Coloma is a small unincorporated former town in El Dorado County California, USA.
• January 31 - The Washington Monument is established. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D
• February 2 - Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war and ceding to the United States virtually all of what is today the southwest of that country. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to The Southwestern area of the United States could be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River, with the qualification of a certain northern limit such as the 37
• February 8 - Revolution in Rome leads to the foundation of the second Roman Republic, soon to be led by Giuseppe Mazzini, though it would last only four months. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. See also Roman Republic, Roman Republic (18th century The Roman Republic was a short-lived (four months state established on February 8 Giuseppe Mazzini ( June 22, 1805, Genoa, Italy - March 10, 1872, Pisa, Italy was an Italian Patriot
• February 21 - Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Friedrich Engels (28 November 1820 – 5 August 1895 was a German social scientist and philosopher, who Manifesto of the Communist Party ( often referred to as The Communist Manifesto, was first published on February 21, 1848, and is
• February 22 - In Paris, revolt erupts against the king Louis Philippe. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The February 1848 Revolution in France ended the reign of King Louis-Philippe, and led to the creation of the French Second Republic (1848-1852 Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the Two days later he abdicates, leading to the Second Republic. History Revolution of 1848 See also Mid-nineteenth century France The industrial population of the Faubourgs
• March 4 - Carlo Alberto di Savoia signs the Statuto Albertino that will represent the first constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia and later of unified Italy. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Biography He was born in Turin in 1798 to Charles Emmanuel of Savoy 6th Prince of Carignano and Albertina Maria Cristina of Saxony. The Statuto Albertino or Albertine Statute was the Constitution that King Charles Albert I of Sardinia conceded to the Kingdom of Sardinia Kingdom of Sardinia, also known as Piedmont-Sardinia or Sardinia-Piedmont, was the name given to the possessions of the House of Savoy in 1720 when the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• March 7 - The Great Mahele (land division) is signed in Hawaii. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus The Great Mahele (lit "division" was the Hawaiian land redistribution act proposed by King Kamehameha III in the 1830s and enacted in 1848 The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the
• March 10 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War, is ratified by the United States Senate. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives (cf. February 2, above. )
• March 11 - Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (or La Fontaine), 1st Baronet ( October 4 1807 – February 26 1864 Montreal) Robert Baldwin (May 12 1804 – December 9 1858 was born at York (now Toronto) The Province of Canada or the United Province of Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867 Responsible government is a conception of a System of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster
• March 15 - Revolution breaks out in Hungary. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, The events leading to the revolution The Hungarian Diet (parliament was reconvened in 1825 to handle financial needs The Habsburg rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform Party.
• March 18-19, Marsoroligheterna, in Stockholm, Sweden. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Demonstrations outside the Royal Castle, where revolutionaries demands reforms, among them that Sweden becomes a republic. A revolutionary when used as a noun is a person who either actively engages in some kind of Revolution, or advocates the revolution with recognition from some government or "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The Swedish king, Oscar I gives the guards order to shoot at the demonstrators. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Oscar I, born Joseph François Oscar Bernadotte ( July 4, 1799, Paris &ndash July 8, 1859, Stockholm
• March 20 - King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Ludwig I (also rendered in English as Louis I) ( August 25 1786 in Strasbourg &ndash February 29, 1868 in Nice
• March 23 - Province of Otago in New Zealand is founded. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. History See also History of Otago The Otago Settlement sponsored by the Free Church of Scotland, materialised in March 1848 with the arrival of the first New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island

April - June

• April 10
  • Chartist 'Monster Rally' held in Kennington Park London, headed by Feargus O'Connor. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama For chartism in financial markets see Technical analysis, and for the British socialist journal see Chartist (magazine Chartism was Kennington Park is in Kennington London England, in London SE11, and lies between Kennington Park Road and St Agnes Place. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Feargus Edward O'Connor (1794 &ndash August 30, 1855) was an Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the Land Plan A petition demanding the franchise is presented to parliament. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
  • A bridge collapses in Great Yarmouth, England, leaving 250 dead. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• May 1 - Phi Gamma Delta founded at Washington & Jefferson College. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Origins of Phi Gamma Delta Historical sketch of Jefferson College In 1803 only a small percentage of Americans attended college Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington
• May 15 - Radicals invade the French Chamber of deputies. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the For opposition to all forms of government social hierarchy or authority see Anarchism. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Chamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature or can refer to a Unicameral legislature
• May 18 - Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The National Assembly is either a Legislature, or the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature in some countries The Frankfurt Parliament ( German: Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, literally Frankfurt National Assembly) was the first freely elected Parliament Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• May 19 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War, is ratified by the Mexican government. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. (cf. February 2, above. )
• May 29 - Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government

July - September

• July 19 - Women's rights: Seneca Falls Convention - The two day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York and the "Bloomers" are introduced at the feminist convention. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19 to July 20, 1848, was the first Women's rights The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York on July 19 to July 20, 1848, was the first Women's rights Bloomers is a word which has been applied to several types of divided women's garments for the lower body at various times Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate
• July 26 - Matale Rebellion against British rule in Sri Lanka. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus The Matale Rebellion, also known as the ' Rebellion of 1848' took place in Ceylon against the British colonial government under Governor Lord Torrington The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island
• July 29 - Irish Potato Famine: Tipperary Revolt - In Tipperary, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put-down by a government police force. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat The Young Irelander Rebellion (sometimes called "Famine Rebellion" of 1848 as it took place during the Great Irish Famine (1845-1849) was a failed Tipperary ( Irish: Tiobraid Árann, lit "The well of Arra" is the name of a town (pop 4546 in the south-west of County Tipperary, Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force
• August 17 - Yucatán officially united with Mexico. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Yucatán is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• August 19 - California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States that there is a gold rush in California (although the rush started in January). Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California The New York Herald was a large distribution Newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924 The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• August 28 - Mathieu Luis becomes the first black member to join the French parliament as a representative of Guadaloupe. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq
• September 12 - One of the successes of the Revolutions of 1848, the Swiss Federal Constitution, patterned on the US Constitution, enters into force, creating a federal republic and one of the first modern democratic states in Europe. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European The Federal Constitution of 18 April 1999 (Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft Constitution fédérale de la Confédération suisse Constituzione federale della Confederazione The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States. A federal republic is a Federation of States with a republican form of government Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system
• September 13 - One Phineas Gage of the Vermont Burlington Railroad astounds medical professionals by accidentally driving a 3-foot rail spike through his head, but still remained alive and apparently unharmed. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Phineas P Gage (July 9? 1823 – May 21? 1860 was a railroad worker now remembered for his incredible survival of a Traumatic brain injury which destroyed one or both of

October - December

• October 28 - In Catalonia, Spain, inauguration of the Barcelona-Mataró railroad route, the first to be constructed in all the Iberian Peninsula. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Mataró (Iluro is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe, and includes modern day Spain, Portugal, Andorra
• November 1 - In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with Boston University School of Medicine), opens. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine Boston University School of Medicine ( BUSM) is one of the graduate schools of Boston University.
• November 3 - Greatly revised Dutch constitution proclaimed. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity
• November 4 - France ratifies a new constitution. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Second Republic of France is set up, ending the state of temporary government lasting since the Revolution of 1848.
• November 7 - U.S. presidential election, 1848: Whig Zachary Taylor of Louisiana defeats Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The United States presidential election of 1848 was an open race The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Lewis Cass ( October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer and Politician. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are
• December 2 - Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria, abdicates in favor of his nephew, Franz Josef I. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Ferdinand ( April 19, 1793 &ndash June 29, 1875) was Emperor of Austria as Ferdinand I, King of Hungary and Croatia and Archduke An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November
• December 10 - Prince Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte elected first president of the French Second Republic. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. History Revolution of 1848 See also Mid-nineteenth century France The industrial population of the Faubourgs
• December 18 - Founding of Punta Arenas, the first mayor settlement in the Strait of Magellan. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Punta Arenas (literally in Spanish: "Sandy Point" is the most prominent settlement on the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Magallanes y la The Straits of Magellan (rarely referred to as the Magellanic Straits) comprise a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland Chile and north of Isla Grande
• December 20 - President Bonaparte takes his Oath of Office in front of the French National Assembly. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Bonaparte is a French family name of Italian origin Originally Buonaparte, this family claims numerous influential descendents including Corsican An oath of office is an Oath or Affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an Office, usually a position in government or within a religious The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”)
• December 26 - Phi Delta Theta Fraternity was founded. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. History Founding Phi Beta Kappa was the first Greek letter organization founded in the United States when it was created on December 5 1776 at the College

Undated

• The Revolutions of 1848, a series of widespread but mostly failed struggles for more liberal governments, from Brazil to Hungary. The European Revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the Spring of Nations or the Year of Revolution, were a series of political upheavals throughout the European Classical liberalism (also known as traditional liberalism, Laissez-faire liberalism, Market liberalism or in much of the world |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• Cholera epidemic in New York kills 5000. Cholera, sometimes known as Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera, is an infectious Gastroenteritis caused by the Bacterium In Epidemiology, an epidemic (from Greek epi- upon + demos people is a classification of a disease that appears as new cases in a New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• Associated Press founded in New York. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• Queen's College for women founded in London. Queen's College is an all-girls English Independent school located in Harley Street, London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• Boston Public Library is founded by an act of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts. The Boston Public Library is the largest municipal public library in the United States. The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
• Shaker song Simple Gifts is written by Joseph Brackett in Alfred, Maine. "Simple Gifts" is an 1848 Shaker song by Elder Joseph Brackett. Joseph Brackett Jr ( 6 May 1797 - 4 July 1882) an American songwiter and Elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing Alfred is a town in York County, Maine, in the United States.
• First railway in Spain is opened, with line Barcelona to Mataró (circa 40 km). Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Mataró (Iluro is the capital and largest city of the comarca of the Maresme, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia Autonomous The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand
• Illinois and Michigan Canal is completed. The Illinois and Michigan Canal ran 96 miles (155 km from the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago on the Chicago River to LaSalle Illinois,
• Independent Republic of Yucatán joins Mexico in exchange for Mexican help in suppressing revolt by the indigenous Maya population. Yucatán is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Maya peoples constitute a diverse range of the Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America.
• John Bird Sumner becomes archbishop of Canterbury. John Bird Sumner (1780 &ndash September 6 1862) was a bishop in the Church of England and Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the
• British, Dutch, and German governments lay claim to New Guinea. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known
• Admiral Nevelskoi explores Strait of Tartary. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Gennady Ivanovich Nevelskoy (Генна́дий Ива́нович Невельско́й in Drakino now in Soligalichsky District, Kostroma Oblast  &ndash Strait of Tartary ( Gulf of Tartary, Gulf of Tatary, Tatar Strait, Tartar Strait, Strait of Tartar, also Chinese 韃靼海峽
• Dunedin, New Zealand is founded by Scots settlers. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of The Scots people ( Scots Gaelic: Albannaich) are a Nation and an Ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.
• University of Ottawa is founded. For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French
• University of Mississippi is founded. The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational Research University located in Oxford
• University of Wisconsin-Madison is founded.
• Geneva College in Pennsylvania is founded. Geneva College is a small private, Liberal arts College located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• Elizabeth Gaskell publishes Mary Barton anonymously. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stevenson 29 September 1810 &ndash 12 November 1865 often referred to simply as Mrs Barton is the first Novel by English author Elizabeth Gaskell, published in 1848.
• Richard Wagner begins writing libretto that will become Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer
• Rhodes College is founded. Rhodes College is a four-year private perennial top tier liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee.

Ongoing events

• Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
• Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849)

Births

January - June

• January 6 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Tenpō and before Kaei. This period spanned the years from 1844 through 1848. was a after Kōka and before Ansei. This period spanned the years from 1848 through 1854. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Hristo Botev (Христо Ботев also transliterated as Hristo Botyov) ( January 6, 1848  – June 2, 1876) born 1876)
• January 19 - John F. Stairs, Canadian businessman and statesman (d. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs ( January 19, 1848 &ndash September 26, 1904) was an entrepreneur 1904)
• January 21 - Henri Duparc, French composer (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Henri Duparc (Eugène Marie Henri Fouques Duparc (January 21 1848 &ndash February 12 1933 was a French composer of the late Romantic period. 1933)
• January 27 - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Fleet Admiral Marquis (, OM, GCVO, ( 27 January 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Fleet Admiral in 1934)
• February 5
  • Joris-Karl Huysmans, French author (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Charles-Marie-Georges Huysmans ( February 5, 1848 – May 12, 1907) was a French Novelist who published his works as 1907)
  • Belle Starr, American outlaw (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, better known as Belle Starr ( February 5, 1848 &ndash February 3, 1889) was a famous American 1889)
• February 8 - Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Joel Chandler Harris ( December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist born in Eatonton, Georgia who wrote 1908)
• February 14 - Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Édouard Benjamin Baillaud ( February 14, 1848 &ndash July 8, 1934) was a French Astronomer. 1934)
• February 16 - Octave Mirbeau, French art critic and novelist (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Octave Mirbeau ( February 16, 1848 in Trévières - February 16, 1917) was a French Journalist, Art critic 1917)
• February 18 - Louis Comfort Tiffany, American glass artist (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Louis Comfort Tiffany ( February 18, 1848 &ndash January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts 1933)
• February 24
  • Grant Allen, Canadian author (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen ( February 24, 1848 - October 25, 1899) was a Science Writer, Author and 1899)
  • Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848–14 November 1907 was an Australian politician 1907)
• February 27 - Hubert Parry, English composer (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry 1st Baronet (27 February 1848 &ndash 7 October 1918 was an English Composer, best known for the choral song Jerusalem 1918)
• March 3 - Adelaide Neilson, English actress (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Lilian Adelaide Neilson ( 3 March 1848 - 15 August 1880) born Elizabeth Ann Brown, was an English stage actress 1880)
• March 19 - Wyatt Earp, American lawman and gunfighter (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp ( March 19, 1848 &ndash January 13, 1929) was an American farmer Teamster, sometime buffalo 1929)
• March 31 - Viscount William Astor, British financier and statesman (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor ( March 31, 1848 &ndash October 18, 1919) was a Financier and Statesman 1919)
• April 7 - Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Randall Thomas Davidson 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, KCVO ( April 7, 1848 &ndash May 25, 1930) was an Anglican The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1930)
• April 10 - Hubertine Auclert, French feminist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Hubertine Auclert, ( April 10, 1848 - August 4, 1914) was a leading French Feminist and a campaigner for Women's suffrage 1914)
• May 23 - Otto Lilienthal, German engineer (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Otto Lilienthal (born 23 May, 1848 in Anklam, Province of Pomerania &ndash died 10 August, 1896 in Berlin 1896)
• June 7 - Paul Gauguin, French artist (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903 was a leading Post-Impressionist painter. 1903)

July - December

• July 6 - Gabor Baross, Hungarian statesman (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Gábor Baross (1848—1892 Hungarian Statesman, was born at Pružina near Trencsén on the 6th of July 1848 and educated at Esztergom 1892)
• July 9 - Robert I, Duke of Parma, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Robert I (Italian Roberto I Carlo Luigi Maria di Borbone Duca di Parma e Piacenza; July 9, 1848 &ndash November 16, 1907) was the 1907)
• July 15 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto (vil'fredo pa'reto July 15, 1848 – August 19, 1923) or Fritz Wilfried Pareto, was an Italian 1923)
• July 22
  • Winfield Scott Stratton, American miner (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Winfield Scott Stratton ( July 22, 1848 - September 14, 1902) American prospector, capitalist, and Philanthropist 1902)
  • Adolf Friedrich V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Adolf Friedrich V ( 22 July 1848 - 11 June 1914) was the penultimate Grand Duke of Mecklenburg. 1914)
• July 25
  • George Robert Aberigh-Mackay, Anglo-Indian writer (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler George Robert Aberigh-Mackay ( July 25, 1848 - January 12, 1881) Anglo-Indian Writer, son of a Bengal Chaplain 1881)
  • Arthur James Balfour, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur James Balfour 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC (25 July 1848 - 19 March 1930 was a British Conservative politician and The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1930)
• September 4 - Lewis Howard Latimer, coinventor of the light bulb and telephone (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Lewis Howard Latimer ( September 4, 1848 &ndash December 11, 1928) was an African American Inventor and draftsman An inventor is a person who creates or discovers a new method form device or other useful means The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information 1928)
• October 3 - Henry Lerolle, French painter (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Henry Lerolle ( October 3, 1848 - April 22, 1929) was French painter art collector and patron born in Paris 1929)
• November 8 - Gottlob Frege, German logician (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege ( 8 November 1848, Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin  &ndash 26 July 1925 1925)
• November 12 - Eduard Müller, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Eduard Müller ( November 12, 1848 in Nidau - November 9, 1919) was a Swiss Politician, Mayor of Berne This is a list of members of the Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal svizzer 1919)
• November 13 - Albert I, Prince of Monaco (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Early life Born Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi on 13 November 1848 in Paris France, the son of Prince Charles III (1818-1889 and Countess 1922)
• November 28 - Henry Lomb, German-American optician who co-founded Bausch & Lomb (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Henry Lomb ( November 28 1848 - June 13 1908) was a German - American Optician who co-founded Bausch & Lomb Bausch & Lomb is an American company based in Rochester New York, is one of the world's leading suppliers of Eye health products such as Contact 1908)
• December 6 - Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Johann Palisa ( December 6 1848 – May 2 1925) was an Austrian Astronomer, born in Troppau in Austrian 1925)

See also Category: 1848 births. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

January - June

• January 19 - Isaac D'Israeli, English author (b. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Isaac D'Israeli ( May 11, 1766 - January 19, 1848) was a British writer and scholar 1766)
• January 20 - Christian VIII, King of Denmark (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. 1786)
• February 15 - Hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Leopold Hermann Ludwig von Boyen ( 20 June 1771 &ndash February 15 1848) was a Prussian army officer who helped to reform the 1771)
• February 23 - John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable John Quincy Adams (July 11 1767 &ndash February 23 1848 was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1767)
• March 29 - John Jacob Astor, American businessman (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King For other pages relating to Astor see John Jacob Astor (disambiguation John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob or Johann Jacob Astor) ( July 1763)
• April 8 - Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti (29 November 1797 &ndash 8 April 1848 was an Italian composer from Bergamo, Lombardy. 1797)
• May 25 - Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. (aˈnɛtə fɔn ˈdʁɔstəˈhʏlshɔf January 10, 1797 &ndash May 25, 1848) was a 19th century German author and one of the most 1797)
• June 27 - Denis Auguste Affre, Archbishop of Paris (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Denis-Auguste Affre ( 27 September 1793 &ndash 27 June 1848) Archbishop of Paris, was born at Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, in the 1793)

July - December

• July 4 - François-René de Chateaubriand, French writer and diplomat (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples 1768)
• August 3 - Edward Baines, British newspaperman and politician (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Edward Baines (1774 &ndash August 3 1848) English newspaper-proprietor and politician was born in 1774 at Walton-le-Dale, near Preston 1774)
• August 7 - Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Friherre Jöns Jacob Berzelius (20 August 1779 &ndash 7 August 1848 was a Swedish chemist 1779)
• August 12 - George Stephenson, English locomotive pioneer (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid George Stephenson ( 9 June 1781 &ndash 12 August 1848) was an English Civil engineer and mechanical engineer 1781)
• August 30 - Simon Willard, celebrated American horologist (b. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Simon Willard ( April 3, 1753, Grafton, Massachusetts, – August 30, 1848, Roxbury 1753)
• September 24 - Branwell Brontë, painter and poet, brother of novelists Charlotte, Emily and Anne (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Patrick Branwell Brontë (ˈbrɒntɪ 26 June 1817 &ndash 24 September 1848) was a painter and poet the only son of the Brontë 1817)
• November 9 - Robert Blum, German politician (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Robert Blum ( 10 November 1807 - 9 November 1848) was a German politician and member of the National Assembly of 1848 1810)
• November 10 - Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt, military leader (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Ibrahim Basha (إبراهيم باشا ‎ (1789 &ndash November 10 1848) a 19th century general of Egypt. 1789)
• November 23 - Sir John Barrow, English statesman (b. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Sir John Barrow 1st Baronet, FRS, FRGS, LLD ( June 19, 1764 &ndash November 23, 1848) was an English 1764)
• November 24 - William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal William Lamb 2nd Viscount Melbourne, PC, FRS (15 March 1779 &ndash 24 November 1848 was a British Whig Statesman who The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1779)
• December 1 - Kyokutei Bakin, Japanese author (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican was a late Edo period Gesaku author best known for works such as Nansō Satomi Hakkenden and Chinsetsu 1767)
• December 19 - Emily Brontë, English author (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Emily Jane Brontë (ˈbrɒnti ( July 30, 1818 – December 19, 1848) was a British Novelist and Poet, now best 1818)

See also Category: 1848 deaths. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common