Historical Events In 1850

Feb 18   On this day in history calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties   

Feb 18   California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties on this day in history.   

Feb 18   On this day in history george Henschel, composer   

Feb 22   In the year 1850 isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium)   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist)   

Feb 28   The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1850 daniel Brink Towner, composer   

Mar 05   The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850   

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

Mar 09   Alexandre Luigini, composer in the year 1850.   

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

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

Mar 11   Woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school) in the year 1850.   

Mar 11   On this day in history women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school)   

Mar 12   1st US $20 gold piece issued in the year 1850.   

Mar 12   US $20 gold piece first issued in the year 1850.   

Mar 13   Emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer in the year 1850.   

Mar 16   Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published in the year 1850.   

Mar 18   On this day in history american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York   

Mar 18   On this day in history henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo   

Mar 19   On this day in history adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87   

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

Mar 26   Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1850 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

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

Mar 31   In the year 1850 uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

Apr 01   In the year 1850 sF County Govt established   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1850 city of Los Angeles incorporated   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1850.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1850.   

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   In the year 1850 death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)   

Jan 22   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 in the year 1850.   

Jan 26   In the year 1850 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   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.