Page 6: Historical Events In 1850

Oct 11   On this day in history 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   On this day in history james Young obtains a patent for the extraction of paraffin from shale, the beginning of the paraffin industry in West Lothian   

Oct 17   Knickerbocker Engine Co Number 5 organized on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Francis Thome, composer in the year 1850.   

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

Nov 05   Ferdinand KJ, archduke of Austria, dies at 69 in the year 1850.   

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   Karel Komzak, composer in the year 1850.   

Nov 09   Lewis Lewin, Germany, toxicologist/father of psychopharmacologist in the year 1850.   

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

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

Nov 19   On this day in history alfred Tennyson becomes England's Poet Laureate until his death in 1892   

Nov 19   Lord Tennyson becomes British poet laureate on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1850 arthor Goring Thomas, composer   

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

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

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) in the year 1850.   

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   Hawaiian post office established on this day in history.   

Dec 21   Zdenek Fibich, composer in the year 1850.   

Dec 27   Hawaiian Fire Department established in the year 1850.   

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   In the year 1850 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1850 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 on this day in history.   

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   Vincenzo Pallotti, Italian saint, dies at 54 in the year 1850.   

Jan 26   In the year 1850 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   Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln died in the year 1850.   

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