Historical Events In 1850

Feb 18   Calif Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties on this day in history.   

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

Feb 18   On this day in history george Henschel, composer   

Feb 22   Isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium) in the year 1850.   

Feb 27   Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec in the year 1850.   

Feb 28   On this day in history hermann Schell, German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist)   

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

Mar 05   In the year 1850 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   On this day in history daniel Webster endorses Compromise of 1850   

Mar 07   Tomés G Masaryk, Czechoslovakia, Father/Pres of Czech (1918-35) in the year 1850.   

Mar 09   On this day in history alexandre Luigini, composer   

Mar 10   On this day in history mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College   

Mar 11   In the year 1850 richard Blanshard arrives at Fort Victoria; reads proclamation establishing the new colony of Vancouver Island, with himself as the first Governor.   

Mar 11   Woman's Medical College of Penn (1st female medical school) in the year 1850.   

Mar 11   In the year 1850 women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1st female medical school)   

Mar 12   On this day in history 1st US $20 gold piece issued   

Mar 12   In the year 1850 uS $20 gold piece first issued   

Mar 13   In the year 1850 emilio Serrano y Ruiz, composer   

Mar 16   In the year 1850 nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published   

Mar 18   On this day in history american Express company formed in Buffalo, New York   

Mar 18   In the year 1850 henry Wells & William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo   

Mar 19   In the year 1850 adalbert Gyrowetz, composer, dies at 87   

Mar 21   Miguel Pedrorena, American settler in the year 1850.   

Mar 26   In the year 1850 edward Bellamy, author (Looking Backward)   

Mar 27   In the year 1850 wilhelm Bear, German banker/astronomer (Moon Map), dies at 53   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 31   John Calhoun, dies at 68 in the year 1850.   

Mar 31   On this day in history uS population hits 23,191,876 (Black population 3,638,808 (15.7%))   

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

Apr 01   On this day in history sF County Govt established   

Apr 03   On this day in history vaclav Jan Krtitel Tomasek, organist/pianist/composer, dies at 75   

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

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

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

Jan 01   Raphael G Kiesewetter, Austria musicologist, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Anthony van Hoboken, Rotterdam merchant/ship owner, dies at 93 in the year 1850.   

Jan 20   In the year 1850 death of adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet (b. 1779)   

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

Jan 26   In the year 1850 francis Jeffrey, Baron Jeffrey, judge/literary critic, dies   

Jan 27   On this day in history j Gottfried Schadow, German sculptor/cartoonist/writer, dies at 85   

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 on this day in history.