Page 4: Historical Events In 1850

Jun 06   Levi Strauss made his 1st blue jeans.   

Jun 10   Millard Fillmore sworn-in as president of US (replacing Taylor)   

Jun 12   Jean V Constant de Rebecque, Swiss/Dutch army leader, dies at 77   

Jun 14   Fire destroys part of SF.   

Jun 17   Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio (206 die)   

Jun 18   Antoni Weinert, composer, dies at 99   

Jun 18   Richard Heuberger, composer.   

Jun 19   Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina   

Jun 24   Horatio Herbert Kitchener, England, original Order of Merit member.   

Jun 27   Ivan Vazov, Bulgaria, poet/novelist/playwright (Under the Yoke)   

Jun 29   Around Nanaimo BC, coal discovered on Vancouver Island; will prove valuable for refueling Royal navy ships and CPR trains   

Jun 29   British ex-premier sir Robert Peel falls off his horse   

Jun 29   Joseph Paul Skelly, composer   

Jul 01   At least 626 ships lie at anchor around SF Bay   

Jul 02   Benjamin Lane patents gas mask with a breathing apparatus.   

Jul 02   Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British PM/founder London Police, dies at 62   

Jul 03   Alfredo Kiel, composer.   

Jul 04   Ole Olsen, composer   

Jul 07   Scottish explorer Edward Eyre reaches Albany, W-Australia.   

Jul 09   President Zachary Taylor , the twelfth president of the United States, died from an attack of cholera morbus, and was succeeded by Millard Fillmor   

Jul 09   Sajjid Ali Mohammed Bab, Persian founder of Babism.   

Jul 10   VP Fillmore is recorded as becoming pres following Zachary Taylor's death.   

Jul 12   Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States   

Jul 13   Hipolito Irigoyen, president Argentina (1916-22, 1928-30)   

Jul 14   1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.   

Jul 14   The inaugural public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration.   

Jul 15   Francesca Xavier Cabrini, [Mother Cabrini], 1st US saint   

Jul 15   John Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North v South at Lord's   

Jul 17   Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega).   

Jul 17   Harvard Observatory takes inaugural photograph of a star (Vega)   

Jul 19   Airship Elizabeth leaves in storm for Fire Island, crashes (42 die)   

Jul 19   Giovanni Ossoli, Italian marquis/revolutionary, drowned   

Jul 23   17th Postmaster General: Nathan K Hall of NY takes office   

Jul 25   Gold discovered in Oregon (Rogue River)   

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Jan 05   Theodoor verstraete: Flemish painter/etcher   

Jan 06   Eduard "ede" bernstein: German marxist (new era)   

Jan 06   Franz xaver scharwenka: German pianist/composer (mataswintha)   

Jan 10   John wellborn root: American architect    

Jan 11   J c arthur: Lowville ny, botanist (studied rusts)   

Jan 11   Philipp la renotiere von ferrary: Famous philatelist   

Jan 13   Leon francis victor caron: Composer   

Jan 14   Jean de reszke: [jan mieczyslaw], polish tenor   

Jan 01   Raphael g kiesewetter: Austria musicologist,   

Jan 14   Anthony van hoboken: Rotterdam merchant/ship owner,   

Jan 20   Adam oehlenschläger: Danish poet (b. 1779)   

Jan 22   Vincenzo pallotti: Italian saint,   

Jan 26   Francis jeffrey: Baron jeffrey, judge/literary critic,    

Jan 27   J gottfried schadow: German sculptor/cartoonist/writer,    

Feb 01   Edward baker lincoln: Son of u.s. president abraham lincoln   

Feb 25   Daoguang: Emperor of china (b. 1782)