Historical Events In 1850

Oct 17   In the year 1850 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Annie S Peck, mountain climber/explorer/diplomat on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1850 yerba Buena and Angel Islands (San Francisco Bay) reserved for military use  

Nov 08   Karel Komzak, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist on this day in history.  

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

Nov 13   The birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Alfred Tennyson becomes England's Poet Laureate until his death in 1892 on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Arthor Goring Thomas, composer in the year 1850.  

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

Nov 29   The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1850.  

Dec 20   Hawaiian post office established in the year 1850.  

Dec 21   Zdenek Fibich, composer in the year 1850.  

Dec 27   In the year 1850 hawaiian Fire Department established  

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   Rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer 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   On this day in history birth of eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era)  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1850 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   Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   In the year 1850 vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54  

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

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

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

Feb 25   On this day in history death of daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)