Page 2: Historical Events In 1850

Feb 18   Calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties in the year 1850.   

Feb 18   California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties in the year 1850.   

Feb 18   George Henschel, composer in the year 1850.   

Feb 22   In the year 1850 isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium)   

Feb 27   In the year 1850 henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec   

Feb 28   Hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist) in the year 1850.   

Feb 28   The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah on this day in history.   

Mar 05   On this day in history daniel Brink Towner, composer   

Mar 05   The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened in the year 1850.   

Mar 07   Daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850 in the year 1850.   

Mar 07   On this day in history tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35)   

Mar 09   Alexandre Luigini, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 10   Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Richard Blanshard arrives at Fort Victoria; reads proclamation establishing the new colony of Vancouver Island, with himself as the first Governor on this day in history.   

Mar 11   On this day in history woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school)   

Mar 11   On this day in history women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school)   

Mar 12   In the year 1850 1st US $20 gold piece issued   

Mar 12   US $20 gold piece first issued on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer   

Mar 16   Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published in the year 1850.   

Mar 18   In the year 1850 american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York   

Mar 18   Henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo in the year 1850.   

Mar 19   Adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1850 miguel Pedrorena, American settler   

Mar 26   Edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward) on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Mar 29   In the year 1850 ireland's SS Royal Adelaide sinks in storm; 200 die   

Mar 30   SS Theresa Jane, the storm on this night was particularly bad and the Theresa Jane was one of a number of ships lost. She went onto the rocks of Mew Island, Belfast Lough during her sailing from Liverpool to Mauritius. Seven of the crew of fifteen lost their lives in the year 1850.   

Mar 31   In the year 1850 john Calhoun, dies at 68   

Mar 31   US population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%)) in the year 1850.   

Mar 31   In the year 1850 uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population: 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

Apr 01   SF County Govt established on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Apr 04   City of Los Angeles incorporated on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1850.   

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   Philipp la Renotiere von Ferrary, famous philatelist was born in the year 1850.   

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

Jan 14   Jean de Reszke, [Jan Mieczyslaw], Polish tenor was born in the year 1850.   

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   Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779) died in the year 1850.   

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   In the year 1850 j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

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

Feb 25   Daoguang, Emperor of China (b. 1782) died on this day in history.