Page 2: Historical Events In 1850

Feb 18   Calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties in the year 1850.   

Feb 18   California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties in the year 1850.   

Feb 18   George Henschel, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 22   Isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium) in the year 1850.   

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history the University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah.   

Mar 05   Daniel Brink Towner, composer in the year 1850.   

Mar 05   The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened in the year 1850.   

Mar 07   Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850 on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35)   

Mar 09   In the year 1850 alexandre Luigini, composer   

Mar 10   Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history richard Blanshard arrives at Fort Victoria; reads proclamation establishing the new colony of Vancouver Island, with himself as the first Governor.   

Mar 11   In the year 1850 woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school)   

Mar 11   Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school) on this day in history.   

Mar 12   1st US $20 gold piece issued on this day in history.   

Mar 12   In the year 1850 uS $20 gold piece first issued   

Mar 13   On this day in history emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer   

Mar 16   In the year 1850 nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published   

Mar 18   American Express company formed in Buffalo, New York on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo in the year 1850.   

Mar 19   In the year 1850 adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 21   Miguel Pedrorena, American settler on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) in the year 1850.   

Mar 27   On this day in history wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53   

Mar 29   In the year 1850 ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die   

Mar 30   SS Theresa Jane, the storm on this night was particularly bad and the Theresa Jane was one of a number of ships lost. She went onto the rocks of Mew Island, Belfast Lough during her sailing from Liverpool to Mauritius. Seven of the crew of fifteen lost their lives in the year 1850.   

Mar 31   John Calhoun, dies at 68 in the year 1850.   

Mar 31   US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%)) on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history sF County Govt established   

Apr 03   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   On this day in history city of Los Angeles incorporated   

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Jan 05   Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 06   In the year 1850 birth of eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era)   

Jan 06   In the year 1850 birth of franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 13   In the year 1850 birth of leon Francis Victor Caron, composer   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76   

Jan 14   Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1850 francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies   

Jan 27   In the year 1850 j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

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

Feb 25   Daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782) died in the year 1850.