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   On this day in history francis Thome, composer  

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   In the year 1850 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 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) in the year 1850.  

Nov 13   On this day in history the birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author  

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

Nov 19   In the year 1850 lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate  

Nov 20   On this day in history arthor Goring Thomas, composer  

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 in the year 1850.  

Dec 01   Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 13   G F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G ) in the year 1850.  

Dec 16   In the year 1850 fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)  

Dec 16   In the year 1850 history of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton.  

Dec 20   On this day in history hawaiian post office established  

Dec 21   Zdenek Fibich, composer in the year 1850.  

Dec 27   In the year 1850 hawaiian Fire Department established  

Dec 27   Hawaiian Fire Dept established in the year 1850.  

Dec 28   In the year 1850 rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire  

Dec 28   Rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

Dec 29   On this day in history tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer  

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Jan 05   In the year 1850 birth of theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher  

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

Jan 06   Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha) was born in the year 1850.  

Jan 10   John Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891) was born in the year 1850.  

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   In the year 1850 birth of jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor  

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

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

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

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