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In the year 1850
287 Notable birthdays
Ivan Vazov
Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921).
Born July 9th, 1850 in Sopot. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1921 at 71 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Mikhail Chigorin
Russian chess player.
Born November 12th, 1850 in Gatchina.
Died January 25th, 1908 at 57 years old in Lublin (diabetes).
William Morris Davis
American geographer (1850–1934).
Born February 12th, 1850 in Philadelphia.
Died February 5th, 1934 at 83 years old in Pasadena.
Lawrence Hargrave
Australian engineer and inventor (1850–1915).
Born January 29th, 1850 in Greenwich.
Died July 14th, 1915 at 65 years old in Darlinghurst (peritonitis).
David R. Francis
American politician (1850-1927).
Born October 1st, 1850 in Richmond.
Died January 15th, 1927 at 76 years old in St. Louis.
Oscar Solomon Straus
American politician and diplomat (1850-1926).
Born December 23rd, 1850 in Otterberg.
Died May 3rd, 1926 at 75 years old in New York City.
Frederic William Maitland
British historian (1850–1906).
Born May 28th, 1850 in London.
Died December 19th, 1906 at 56 years old in Gran Canaria (pneumonia).
Ignaz Goldziher
Hungarian orientalist, scholar (1850-1921).
Born June 22nd, 1850 in Székesfehérvár.
Died November 13th, 1921 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Anténor Firmin
Haitian anthropologist, journalist, and politician (1850-1911).
Born October 18th, 1850 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died September 19th, 1911 at 60 years old in Saint Thomas.
Bernardo Reyes
Mexican general (1849–1913).
Born August 30th, 1850 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1913 at 62 years old in Mexico City.
Diego de los Ríos
Spanish governor-general of the philippines.
Born April 9th, 1850 in Guadalajara.
Died November 4th, 1911 at 61 years old in Madrid.
Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1850–1918).
Born February 14th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 26th, 1918 at 67 years old in Tashkent (pneumonia).
Pablo Iglesias Posse
Spanish politician and labour leader (1850–1925).
Born October 18th, 1850 in Ferrol.
Died December 9th, 1925 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Theodor Bergmann
German businessman (1850–1931).
Born May 21st, 1850 in Sailauf.
Died March 23rd, 1931 at 80 years old in Gaggenau.
Charles Doolittle Walcott
American paleontologist and 4th secretary of the smithsonian (1850-1927).
Born March 31st, 1850 in New York Mills.
Died February 9th, 1927 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Modest Tchaikovsky
Russian dramatist, opera librettist and translator (1850–1916).
Born May 13th, 1850 in Alapayevsk.
Died January 16th, 1916 at 65 years old in Moscow. [ref]
George Huntington
American physician (1850–1916); discoverer of huntington's disease.
Born April 9th, 1850 in East Hampton. [ref]
Died March 3rd, 1916 at 65 years old in Cairo (bronchopneumonia).
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki
Polish surgeon (1850-1905).
Born May 16th, 1850 in Chernivtsi.
Died June 14th, 1905 at 55 years old in Breslau.
Salonme Ureñia
Dominican poet and educator (1850–1897).
Born October 21st, 1850 in Santo Domingo.
Died March 6th, 1897 at 46 years old in Santo Domingo (tuberculosis).
Basil Hall Chamberlain
British academic (1850–1935).
Born October 18th, 1850 in Southsea.
Died February 15th, 1935 at 84 years old in Portsmouth.
Zdeněk Fibich
Czech conductor, music educator, composer and choirmaster (1850-1900).
Born December 21st, 1850 in Všebořice. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1900 at 49 years old in New Town (pneumonia). [ref]
Fanny Hesse
German biologist (1850-1934).
Born June 22nd, 1850 in New York City.
Died December 1st, 1934 at 84 years old in Dresden.
Annie Smith Peck
American mountain climber and professor (1850–1935).
Born October 19th, 1850 in Providence. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1935 at 84 years old in Manhattan.
Augustine Birrell
British politician (1850-1933).
Born January 19th, 1850 in Wavertree. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1933 at 83 years old in London. [ref]
Woldemar Voigt
German physicist (1850–1919).
Born September 2nd, 1850 in Leipzig.
Died December 13th, 1919 at 69 years old in Göttingen.
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