Timeline March 1848

Events in March 1848 7

• 1763 – 1848 John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) Died 29 March 1848, aged 84 German-born American merchant who made his fortune in the fur trade and in New York real estate. He was the richest person in the United States when he died. His bequest founded the Astor Library, later part of the New York Public Library.
• 1848 Statuto Albertino granted Constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia King Charles Albert of Sardinia granted a constitution on 4 March. It set up a parliamentary monarchy. It later became the constitution of the unified Kingdom of Italy and remained in force until 1948.
• 1848 Vienna uprising and fall of Metternich Revolution reaches the Austrian capital Student and worker demonstrations in Vienna on 13 March forced the resignation of Chancellor Klemens von Metternich, who fled to England. His fall ended the conservative order he had led since 1815. Emperor Ferdinand I promised a constitution.
• 1848 Outbreak of the Hungarian Revolution Pest rises against Habsburg rule On 15 March, radicals in Pest, among them the poet Sándor Petőfi, issued the Twelve Points demanding reform and national rights. The Habsburg court gave Hungary its own responsible government under the April Laws. The revolution later became a war of independence against Austria.
• 1848 Five Days of Milan Milanese drive out the Austrian garrison From 18 to 22 March, the people of Milan fought Austrian troops under Marshal Radetzky in the streets and forced them out of the city. The uprising led Piedmont-Sardinia to declare war on Austria. This began the First Italian War of Independence.
• 1848 – 1849 German Revolutions of 1848 Liberal and nationalist uprisings Revolutionary movements across the German states demanded constitutional government and national unification.
• 1848 Hydesville rappings of the Fox sisters Origin of the Spiritualist movement At Hydesville, New York, the sisters Kate and Margaret Fox claimed that rapping sounds in their house were messages from a spirit. Their story drew national attention. It is usually taken as the start of modern Spiritualism.