Famous Personalities Born In 1850

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

Jan 06 Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of j C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts)  

Jan 11 Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist was born in the year 1850.  

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 14 On this day in history birth of pierre Loti, French writer (d. 1923)  

Jan 15 On this day in history birth of mihail Eminesco, [Eminovici], Romanian poet (Samanul Dionis)  

Jan 15 In the year 1850 birth of sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician (d. 1891)  

Jan 15 Sonya Kurtovsky Kovalevsky, mathemetician (Acad of Science) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17 In the year 1850 birth of alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev, St Petersburg Russia, composer  

Jan 18 Seth Low, American politician (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Edward J. Smith, English captain of the Titanic (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 Samuel Gompers, Dutch/US 1st president (American Federation of Labor) was born in the year 1850.  

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities  

Jan 29 Lawrence Hargrave, inventor (box kite) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history birth of carel V Gerritsen, Dutch free thinker  

Feb 12 Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag) was born in the year 1850.  

Feb 16 In the year 1850 birth of octave Mirbeau, France, writer (Journal of a Lady's Maid)  

Feb 17 Anton Urspruch, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 On this day in history birth of ludwig Bonvin, composer  

Feb 18 On this day in history birth of george Henschel, composer  

Feb 20 Nérée Beauchemin, Canadian physician and poet (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 Isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of césar Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)  

Feb 27 Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist) was born in the year 1850.  

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

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of champ Clark, American politician (d. 1921)  

Mar 07 Tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35) was born in the year 1850.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of alexandre Luigini, composer  

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

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

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 In the year 1850 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 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.