Page 6: Historical Events In 1850

Oct 11   In the year 1850 louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38   

Oct 12   On this day in history 1st women's medical school (Women's Medical College of Penns), opens   

Oct 17   James Young obtains a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, the beginning of the paraffin industry in West Lothian on this day in history.   

Oct 17   Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized in the year 1850.   

Oct 18   On this day in history francis Thome, composer   

Oct 19   On this day in history annie S Peck, mountain climber/explorer/diplomat   

Nov 05   In the year 1850 ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69   

Nov 06   1st Hawaiian fire engine on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (San Francisco Bay) reserved for military use on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history karel Komzak, composer   

Nov 09   On this day in history lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist   

Nov 13   Robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island) in the year 1850.   

Nov 13   The birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author on this day in history.   

Nov 19   In the year 1850 alfred Tennyson becomes England's Poet Laureate until his death in 1892   

Nov 19   In the year 1850 lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate   

Nov 20   Arthor Goring Thomas, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 26   Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer   

Dec 13   In the year 1850 g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )   

Dec 16   In the year 1850 fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83)   

Dec 16   On this day in history history of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton.   

Dec 20   On this day in history hawaiian post office established   

Dec 21   On this day in history zdenek Fibich, composer   

Dec 27   In the year 1850 hawaiian Fire Department established   

Dec 27   In the year 1850 hawaiian Fire Dept established   

Dec 28   Rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire in the year 1850.   

Dec 28   Rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

Dec 29   Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer in the year 1850.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1850 birth of theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher   

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   In the year 1850 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Leon Francis Victor Caron, composer was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 14   Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor was born on this day in history.   

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   Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) died on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54   

Jan 26   Francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies in the year 1850.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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.