Historical Events In 1850

Oct 11   On this day in history louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38   

Oct 12   1st women's medical school (Women's Medical College of Penns), opens in the year 1850.   

Oct 17   On this day in history james Young obtains a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, the beginning of the paraffin industry in West Lothian   

Oct 17   Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Francis Thome, composer in the year 1850.   

Oct 19   Annie S Peck, mountain climber/explorer/diplomat in the year 1850.   

Nov 05   In the year 1850 ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69   

Nov 06   1st Hawaiian fire engine in the year 1850.   

Nov 06   Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (San Francisco Bay) reserved for military use on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history karel Komzak, composer   

Nov 09   On this day in history lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist   

Nov 13   Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island) in the year 1850.   

Nov 13   In the year 1850 the birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author   

Nov 19   Alfred Tennyson becomes England's Poet Laureate until his death in 1892 in the year 1850.   

Nov 19   In the year 1850 lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate   

Nov 20   In the year 1850 arthor Goring Thomas, composer   

Nov 26   Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) in the year 1850.   

Nov 29   In the year 1850 the treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.   

Dec 01   Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer in the year 1850.   

Dec 13   G F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G ) in the year 1850.   

Dec 16   On this day in history fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

Dec 16   History of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton on this day in history.   

Dec 20   In the year 1850 hawaiian post office established   

Dec 21   Zdenek Fibich, composer in the year 1850.   

Dec 27   On this day in history hawaiian Fire Department established   

Dec 27   In the year 1850 hawaiian Fire Dept established   

Dec 28   On this day in history rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire   

Dec 28   In the year 1850 rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire   

Dec 29   In the year 1850 tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer   

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 06   In the year 1850 birth of eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era)   

Jan 06   In the year 1850 birth of franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha)   

Jan 10   John Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of j C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts)   

Jan 11   Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor   

Jan 01   Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 in the year 1850.   

Jan 20   Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) died in the year 1850.   

Jan 22   On this day in history vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54   

Jan 26   On this day in history francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies   

Jan 27   On this day in history j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

Feb 01   Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died in the year 1850.   

Feb 25   Daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782) died in the year 1850.