Events in year of birth (1848)
- January 24th * Gold is first discovered in California,starting the gold rush.
| Monarch in year of birth (1848) King Willem II (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1840 till 1848 monarch of The Netherlands (also 'Koninkrijk der Nederlanden').
The number of residents (in 1850) added up to 3.1 million. Cabinet in year of birth (1848)From Saterday, March 25th, 1848 till Tuesday, November 21st, 1848 there was the cabinet 'Schimmelpenninck', with prime minister(s) tot 17. From Tuesday, November 21st, 1848 till Thursday, November 1th, 1849 there was the cabinet 'De Kempenaer - Donker Curtius', with prime minister(s) Mr. J.M. de Kempenaer (conservatief-liberaal) en Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal). |