Historical Events In 1850

Feb 18   Calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties in the year 1850.   

Feb 18   On this day in history california Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties   

Feb 18   In the year 1850 george Henschel, composer   

Feb 22   In the year 1850 isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium)   

Feb 27   Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec in the year 1850.   

Feb 28   Hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist) on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1850 the University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah.   

Mar 05   Daniel Brink Towner, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 05   The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened in the year 1850.   

Mar 07   Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850 in the year 1850.   

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

Mar 09   In the year 1850 alexandre Luigini, composer   

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

Mar 11   Richard Blanshard arrives at Fort Victoria; reads proclamation establishing the new colony of Vancouver Island, with himself as the first Governor on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school) in the year 1850.   

Mar 11   Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school) on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1850 1st US $20 gold piece issued   

Mar 12   On this day in history uS $20 gold piece first issued   

Mar 13   Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published on this day in history.   

Mar 18   American Express company formed in Buffalo, New York on this day in history.   

Mar 18   On this day in history henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo   

Mar 19   Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1850 miguel Pedrorena, American settler   

Mar 26   Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) in the year 1850.   

Mar 27   Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53 in the year 1850.   

Mar 29   In the year 1850 ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die   

Mar 30   SS Theresa Jane, the storm on this night was particularly bad and the Theresa Jane was one of a number of ships lost. She went onto the rocks of Mew Island, Belfast Lough during her sailing from Liverpool to Mauritius. Seven of the crew of fifteen lost their lives on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1850 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

Mar 31   US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) in the year 1850.   

Apr 01   In the year 1850 sF County Govt established   

Apr 03   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   City of Los Angeles incorporated on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 06   Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era) was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of leon Francis Victor Caron, composer   

Jan 14   Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies in the year 1850.   

Jan 27   In the year 1850 j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

Feb 01   In the year 1850 death of edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

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