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What Happened in 1848

11 historical events, 5 notable births, and 3 notable deaths in 1848.

Major Events

January 1848

general

Hungarian Revolution of 1848 — European Revolution of 1848

culture

Revolutions of 1848 in the German states — German part of the Revolutions of 1848

general

Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg empire — bourgeois-democratic motivated revolutions

general

Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states — organized revolts

February 1848

general

French Revolution of 1848 — one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe

war

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo — peace treaty that concludes Mexican-American War of 1846-1848

April 1848

war

Second Anglo-Sikh war — 1848-1849 war in the Pubjab

July 1848

war

Battle of Custoza — 1848 battle of the First Italian War of Independence

November 1848

politics

1848 United States presidential election — 16th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

March 1848

general

Statuto Albertino — constitution of the kingdoms of Sardinia (1848–61) and unified Italy (1861–1948)