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What Happened In July 1848 In History

Historical Events for July, 1848

  • 3rd » Slaves are freed in the Danish West Indies (now U.S. Virgin Islands) by Peter von Scholten in the culmination of a year-long plot by enslaved Africans.
  • 11th » London Waterloo station named Waterloo railway station in London opens.
  • 29th » Great Famine (Ireland) Irish Potato Famine: Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 Tipperary Revolt In Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful Irish nationalism nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1848

  • 7th » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician, 5th President of Brazil (d. 1919)
  • 9th » Robert I, Duke of Parma (d. 1907)
  • 15th » Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist (d. 1923)
  • 18th » W. G. Grace, English cricketer (d. 1915)
  • 22nd » Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1914)
  • 25th » Arthur Balfour, Scottish politician, 33rd Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1930)
  • 27th » Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist and politician, Minister of Education (Hungary) e.g Minister of Education of Hungary (d. 1919)
  • 27th » Thomas Herbst (painter) known as Thomas Herbst German painter (d. 1915)

Famous Deaths for July 1848

  • 4th » François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician (b. 1768)
  • 10th » Karoline Jagemann, German actress and singer (b. 1777)

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