Historical Events In 1850

Jun 06   Levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans in the year 1850.  

Jun 10   In the year 1850 millard Fillmore sworn-in as president of US (replacing Taylor)  

Jun 12   Jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77 in the year 1850.  

Jun 14   Fire destroys part of SF on this day in history.  

Jun 17   Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die) in the year 1850.  

Jun 18   Antoni Weinert, composer, dies at 99 on this day in history.  

Jun 18   In the year 1850 richard Heuberger, composer  

Jun 19   Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina in the year 1850.  

Jun 24   Horatio Herbert Kitchener, England, original Order of Merit member in the year 1850.  

Jun 27   In the year 1850 ivan Vazov, Bulgaria, poet/novelist/playwright (Under the Yoke)  

Jun 29   Around Nanaimo BC, coal discovered on Vancouver Island; will prove valuable for refueling Royal navy ships and CPR trains in the year 1850.  

Jun 29   British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse in the year 1850.  

Jun 29   Joseph Paul Skelly, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   In the year 1850 at least 626 ships lie at anchor around SF Bay  

Jul 02   On this day in history benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus  

Jul 02   Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Jul 03   In the year 1850 alfredo Kiel, composer  

Jul 04   Ole Olsen, composer in the year 1850.  

Jul 07   Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, W-Australia in the year 1850.  

Jul 09   In the year 1850 president Zachary Taylor , the twelfth president of the United States, died from an attack of cholera morbus, and was succeeded by Millard Fillmor  

Jul 09   Sajjid Ali Mohammed Bab, Persian founder of Babism in the year 1850.  

Jul 10   In the year 1850 vP Fillmore becomes pres following Zachary Taylor's death  

Jul 12   In the year 1850 dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States  

Jul 13   Hipolito Irigoyen, president Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30) in the year 1850.  

Jul 14   1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration on this day in history.  

Jul 14   The first public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration on this day in history.  

Jul 15   On this day in history francesca Xavier Cabrini, [Mother Cabrini], 1st US saint  

Jul 15   In the year 1850 john Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North v South at Lord's  

Jul 17   Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega) on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Harvard Observatory takes first photograph of a star (Vega) on this day in history.  

Jul 19   Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die) in the year 1850.  

Jul 19   Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned on this day in history.  

Jul 23   In the year 1850 17th Postmaster General: Nathan K Hall of NY takes office  

Jul 25   Gold discovered in Oregon (Rogue River) on this day in history.  

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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   Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha) was born in the year 1850.  

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

Jan 11   J C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist  

Jan 13   Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor was born in the year 1850.  

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

Jan 14   In the year 1850 anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93  

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

Jan 22   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27   J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85 in the year 1850.  

Feb 01   On this day in history death of edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln  

Feb 25   In the year 1850 death of daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)