Historical Events In 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 in the year 1850.  

Oct 18   Francis Thome, composer in the year 1850.  

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

Nov 05   Ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69 in the year 1850.  

Nov 06   On this day in history 1st Hawaiian fire engine  

Nov 06   Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (San Francisco Bay) reserved for military use in the year 1850.  

Nov 08   Karel Komzak, composer in the year 1850.  

Nov 09   In the year 1850 lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist  

Nov 13   Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island) on this day in history.  

Nov 13   The birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author in the year 1850.  

Nov 19   On this day in history alfred Tennyson becomes England's Poet Laureate until his death in 1892  

Nov 19   Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate in the year 1850.  

Nov 20   Arthor Goring Thomas, composer on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1850 peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer  

Dec 13   In the year 1850 g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )  

Dec 16   Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) in the year 1850.  

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   Hawaiian post office established in the year 1850.  

Dec 21   In the year 1850 zdenek Fibich, composer  

Dec 27   Hawaiian Fire Department established on this day in history.  

Dec 27   On this day in history 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   Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer in the year 1850.  

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Jan 05   Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1850 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   Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer was born in the year 1850.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 22   In the year 1850 vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54  

Jan 26   Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 27   J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.