Historical Events In 1850

Feb 18   In the year 1850 calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties   

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

Feb 18   George Henschel, composer in the year 1850.   

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

Feb 27   In the year 1850 henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec   

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

Feb 28   The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah in the year 1850.   

Mar 05   On this day in history daniel Brink Towner, composer   

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

Mar 07   Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850 in the year 1850.   

Mar 07   In the year 1850 tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35)   

Mar 09   Alexandre Luigini, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College in the year 1850.   

Mar 11   In the year 1850 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) in the year 1850.   

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

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

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   In the year 1850 american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York   

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 in the year 1850.   

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

Mar 27   In the year 1850 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   In the year 1850 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.   

Mar 31   In the year 1850 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

Mar 31   US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) in the year 1850.   

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

Apr 01   SF County Govt established on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 in the year 1850.   

Apr 04   City of Los Angeles incorporated 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   In the year 1850 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   J C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts) was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 11   In the year 1850 birth of philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist   

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 in the year 1850.   

Jan 01   In the year 1850 raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76   

Jan 14   On this day in history anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93   

Jan 20   In the year 1850 death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)   

Jan 22   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies on this day in history.   

Jan 27   J Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85 in the year 1850.   

Feb 01   In the year 1850 death of edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln   

Feb 25   Daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782) died on this day in history.