Births on August 14

Margaret Lindsay Huggins

Born on August 14, 1848

Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer and author (d. 1915)

Margaret Lindsay, Lady Huggins (14 August 1848, in Dublin – 24 March 1915, in London),

born Margaret Lindsay Murray, was an Irish-English scientific investigator and astronomer.

With her husband William Huggins she was a pioneer in the field of spectroscopy and co-wrote the Atlas of Representative Stellar Spectra (1899).

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Events on 1848

15 May

1848 revolutions
Serfdom is abolished in the Habsburg Galicia, as a result of the 1848 revolutions. The rest of monarchy followed later in the year.
18 May

Frankfurt Parliament
Opening of the first German National Assembly (Nationalversammlung) in Frankfurt, Germany.
19 Jul

Seneca Falls Convention
Women's rights: A two-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
29 Sep

Hungarian Revolution of 1848
Battle of Pákozd: Stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces at Pákozd; the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.
1 Nov

Boston University
In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens.

Births on August 14

Margaret Lindsay Huggins

Born on August 14, 1848

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Events on 1848

1848 revolutions

Frankfurt Parliament

Seneca Falls Convention

Hungarian Revolution of 1848

Boston University