Page 6: Historical Events In 1850

Oct 11   Louisa Maria, queen of Belgium (1832-50)/wife of Leopold I, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1850 knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized   

Oct 18   Francis Thome, composer in the year 1850.   

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

Nov 05   On this day in history ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69   

Nov 06   In the year 1850 1st Hawaiian fire engine   

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

Nov 08   Karel Komzak, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history robert Louis Stevenson, Scotland, author (Treasure Island)   

Nov 13   The birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, British author in the year 1850.   

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

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

Nov 20   Arthor Goring Thomas, composer in the year 1850.   

Nov 26   Henricus Van de Wetering, archbishop of Utrecht (1895-1929) in the year 1850.   

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   In the year 1850 peter Erasmus Lange-Muller, composer   

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) in the year 1850.   

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   On this day in history hawaiian post office established   

Dec 21   Zdenek Fibich, composer in the year 1850.   

Dec 27   In the year 1850 hawaiian Fire Department established   

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   In the year 1850 rangoon, Burma, destroyed by fire   

Dec 29   On this day in history tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer   

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Jan 05   Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born in the year 1850.   

Jan 06   Eduard "Ede" Bernstein, German marxist (New Era) was born in the year 1850.   

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 in the year 1850.   

Jan 11   J C Arthur, Lowville NY, botanist (studied rusts) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 in the year 1850.   

Jan 14   Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 25   On this day in history death of daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782)