{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1850

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

Jan 06 Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 In the year 1850 birth of john Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891)  

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

Jan 11 In the year 1850 birth of philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist  

Jan 13 In the year 1850 birth of leon Francis Victor Caron, composer  

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

Jan 14 In the year 1850 birth of pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923)  

Jan 15 In the year 1850 birth of mihail Eminesco, [Eminovici], Romanian poet (Samanul Dionis)  

Jan 15 Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 15 In the year 1850 birth of sonya Kurtovsky Kovalevsky, mathemetician (Acad of Science)  

Jan 17 Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 On this day in history birth of seth Low, American politician (d. 1916)  

Jan 27 Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912) was born in the year 1850.  

Jan 27 Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 In the year 1850 birth of ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities  

Jan 29 In the year 1850 birth of lawrence Hargrave, inventor (box kite)  

Feb 02 Carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag) was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 16 Octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid) was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 17 Anton Urspruch, composer was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 17 Ludwig Bonvin, composer was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 18 George Henschel, composer was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 20 Nérée Beauchemin, Canadian physician and poet (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium) was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 23 César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist)  

Mar 05 Daniel Brink Towner, composer was born in the year 1850.  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of champ Clark, American politician (d. 1921)  

Mar 07 Tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 Alexandre Luigini, composer was born in the year 1850.  

Mar 10 On this day in history birth of mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College  

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Jan 01 Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 in the year 1850.  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

Jan 22 Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 in the year 1850.  

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

Jan 27 In the year 1850 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 On this day in history death of daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)