1848

Year 1848 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

1848 is historically famous for the that swept  and the world, starting in. They significantly altered the political and philosophical landscape and had major ramifications throughout the rest of the century.

Events of 1848

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January - March

 * - is sworn in as the first  of the independent.
 * - The in, against the  kingdom of the.
 * - : finds  at, in.
 * - The is established.
 * - : The is signed, ending the war and ceding to the United States virtually all of what is today the southwest of that country.
 * - Revolution in Rome leads to the foundation of the second, soon to be led by , though it would last only four months.
 * - publishes .
 * - In, revolt erupts against the king . Two days later he abdicates, leading to the.
 * - signs the  that will represent the first constitution of the  and later of unified.
 * - The (land division) is signed in.
 * - The, ending the , is ratified by the . (cf. February 2, above.)
 * - and  become the first Prime Ministers of the  to be democratically elected under a system of.
 * - . The rulers are compelled to meet the demands of the Reform Party.
 * -, Marsoroligheterna, in, . Demonstrations outside the , where demands reforms, among them that  becomes a . The  king,  gives the guards order to shoot at the demonstrators.
 * - King abdicates.
 * - of  in  is founded.

April - June

 * 'Monster Rally' held in, headed by . A petition demanding the franchise is presented to.
 * A bridge collapses in, , leaving 250 dead.
 * - founded at.
 * - invade the.
 * - Opening of the first   in ,.
 * - The, ending the , is ratified by the government. (cf. February 2, above.)
 * - is admitted as the 30th.
 * - is admitted as the 30th.

July - September

 * - : - The two day  opens in  and the "" are introduced at the  convention.
 * - against  in.
 * - : - In, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against  rule is put-down by a government  force.
 * - officially united with.
 * - : The  breaks the news to the that there is a  in  (although the rush started in January).
 * - Mathieu Luis becomes the first black member to join the  as a representative of.
 * - One of the successes of the, the , patterned on the , enters into force, creating a and one of the first modern  states in.

October - December

 * - In, the first for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with ), opens.
 * - Greatly revised  proclaimed.
 * - :  of  defeats   of  in the first  held in every state on the same day.
 * -, of , abdicates in favor of his nephew,.
 * -  elected first  of the.
 * - Founding of, the first mayor settlement in the.
 * -  takes his  in front of the.
 * - was founded.

Undated

 * The, a series of widespread but mostly failed struggles for more governments, from  to.
 * in kills 5000.
 * founded in.
 * for women founded in.
 * is founded by an act of the of.
 * Shaker song  is written by in.
 * First railway in is opened, with line  to  (circa 40 ).
 * is completed.
 * Independent Republic of joins  in exchange for  help in suppressing revolt by the indigenous  population.
 * becomes.
 * ,, and governments lay claim to.
 * explores.
 * is founded by settlers.
 * is founded.
 * is founded.
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 * in is founded.
 * publishes  anonymously.
 * begins writing that will become ' (').
 * is founded.

Ongoing events

 * (1846-1848)
 * (1845-1849)

January - June

 * -, Bulgarian revolutionary (d. )
 * -, Canadian businessman and statesman (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Japanese admiral (d. )
 * , French author (d. )
 * , American outlaw (d. )
 * -, American journalist and author (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, French art critic and novelist (d. )
 * -, American glass artist (d. )
 * , Canadian author (d. )
 * , Tasmanian politician (d. )
 * -, English composer (d. )
 * -, American lawman and gunfighter (d. )
 * -, British financier and statesman (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French feminist (d. )
 * -, German engineer (d. )
 * -, French artist (d. )
 * -, German engineer (d. )
 * -, French artist (d. )

July - December

 * -, Hungarian statesman (d. )
 * -, last ruling Duke of Parma (d. )
 * -, Italian economist (d. )
 * -, American miner (d. )
 * , Anglo-Indian writer (d. )
 * , (d. )
 * -, of the  and  (d. )
 * -, German logician (d. 1925)
 * -, (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Austrian astronomer (d. )
 * -, Austrian astronomer (d. )


 * See also .

January - June

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 * -, King of Denmark (b. )
 * -, Prussian field marshal (b. )
 * -, 6th (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, Archbishop of Paris (b. )

July - December

 * -, French writer and diplomat (b. )
 * -, British newspaperman and politician (b. )
 * -, Swedish chemist (b. )
 * -, English locomotive pioneer (b. )
 * -, painter and poet, brother of novelists Charlotte, Emily and Anne (b. )
 * -, German politician (b. )
 * -, military leader (b. )
 * - Sir, English statesman (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Japanese author (b. )
 * -, English author (b. )


 * See also .