Page 2: Historical Events In 1850

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

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

Feb 18   On this day in history george Henschel, composer   

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

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

Feb 28   In the year 1850 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   Daniel Brink Towner, composer in the year 1850.   

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   On this day in history daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 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   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   Woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school) on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer   

Mar 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Miguel Pedrorena, American settler in the year 1850.   

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

Mar 27   Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53 in the year 1850.   

Mar 29   Ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history john Calhoun, dies at 68   

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   In the year 1850 sF County Govt established   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1850 city of Los Angeles incorporated   

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

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era)   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of john Wellborn Root, American architect (d. 1891)   

Jan 11   In the year 1850 birth of j C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts)   

Jan 11   In the year 1850 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   On this day in history birth of jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1850 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   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 01   Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died on this day in history.   

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