Historical Events In 1850

Oct 17   James Young obtains a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, the beginning of the paraffin industry in West Lothian in the year 1850.  

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

Oct 18   On this day in history francis Thome, composer  

Oct 19   In the year 1850 annie S Peck, mountain climber/explorer/diplomat  

Nov 05   Ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

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) on this day in history.  

Nov 13   In the year 1850 the birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author  

Nov 19   On this day in history 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   In the year 1850 arthor Goring Thomas, composer  

Nov 26   On this day in history henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929)  

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   Peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer in the year 1850.  

Dec 13   On this day in history g F Grace, cricketer (brother of W G )  

Dec 16   Fred Morley, cricketer (legendary Notts & England bowler 1880-83) on this day in history.  

Dec 16   History of New Zealand: The Charlotte-Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton in the year 1850.  

Dec 20   In the year 1850 hawaiian post office established  

Dec 21   Zdenek Fibich, composer in the year 1850.  

Dec 27   Hawaiian Fire Department established on this day in history.  

Dec 27   On this day in history hawaiian Fire Dept established  

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

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

Dec 29   Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer 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   Franz Xaver Scharwenka, German pianist/composer (Mataswintha) was born on this day in history.  

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   Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1850 birth of leon Francis Victor Caron, composer  

Jan 14   On this day in history birth of jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)  

Jan 22   In the year 1850 vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1850 death of daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)