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In the year 1850
287 Notable birthdays
Enrico Cecchetti
Italian ballet dancer (1850–1928).
Died November 12th, 1928 at 78 years old in Milan.
Giuseppe Mercalli
Italian volcanologist (1850-1914).
Died March 19th, 1914 at 63 years old in Naples.
Veronica Micle
Romanian writer (1850-1889).
Born April 22nd, 1850 in Năsăud.
Died August 3rd, 1889 at 39 years old in Văratec (intoxication).
Jennie Augusta Brownscombe
American painter (1850-1936).
Born December 10th, 1850 in Honesdale. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1936 at 85 years old in New York City.
Clément Duval
French anarchist, founder of illegalism (1850–1935).
Born March 11th, 1850 in Sarthe. [ref]
Died March 29th, 1935 at 85 years old in New York City.
Daniel Elmer Salmon
American veterinarian (1850-1914).
Born July 23rd, 1850 in Mount Olive Township.
Died August 30th, 1914 at 64 years old in Butte (pneumonia).
John Milne
British geologist, mining engineer and inventor of the horizontal pendulum seismograph (1850-1913).
Born December 30th, 1850 in Liverpool.
Died July 31st, 1913 at 62 years old in Shide (nephritis).
Albert B. Cummins
American politician (1850–1926).
Born February 15th, 1850 in Greene County.
Died July 30th, 1926 at 76 years old in Des Moines.
Charlotte Garrigue
First lady of czechoslovakia (1850–1923).
Born May 13th, 1850 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1923 at 73 years old in Lány Castle. [ref]
Robert Ridgway
American ornithologist (1850-1929).
Born July 2nd, 1850 in Mount Carmel.
Died March 25th, 1929 at 78 years old in Olney.
Kiyoura Keigo
Japanese politician (1850-1942).
Born March 27th, 1850 in Kutami.
Died November 5th, 1942 at 92 years old in Atami.
W. W. Rouse Ball
English mathematician and lawyer (1850–1925).
Born August 14th, 1850 in Hampstead.
Died April 4th, 1925 at 74 years old in Cambridge.
Xaver Scharwenka
German pianist, composer and teacher (1850-1924).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Szamotuły.
Died December 8th, 1924 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
Danish mathematician (1850–1916).
Born June 27th, 1850 in Nustrup.
Died April 29th, 1916 at 65 years old in Copenhagen (struck by vehicle).
Julius Kronberg
Swedish artist (1850-1921).
Born December 11th, 1850 in Mönsterås. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1921 at 70 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Đorđe Vajfert
Serbian businessman.
Born June 15th, 1850 in Pančevo. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1937 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Aleksander Gierymski
Polish painter (1850–1901).
Born January 30th, 1850 in Warsaw.
Died March 8th, 1901 at 51 years old in Rome.
Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer
English physiologist (1850–1935).
Born June 2nd, 1850 in Hornsey.
Died March 29th, 1935 at 84 years old in North Berwick. [ref]
Robert Love Taylor
American politician from tennessee.
Born July 31st, 1850 in Carter County.
Died March 31st, 1912 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alfred Pringsheim
German jewish mathematician, art collector, patron of the arts and refugee from nazis (1850-1941).
Born September 2nd, 1850 in Oława.
Died June 25th, 1941 at 90 years old in Zurich.
Jean de Reszke
Polish singer (1850–1925).
Born January 14th, 1850 in Warsaw.
Died April 3rd, 1925 at 75 years old in Nice.
Princess Marie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
Grand duchess consort of mecklenburg-schwerin.
Born January 29th, 1850 in Rudolstadt.
Died April 22nd, 1922 at 72 years old in The Hague.
Hallie Quinn Brown
American writer and activist (1849–1949).
Born March 10th, 1850 in Pittsburgh.
Died September 16th, 1949 at 99 years old in Wilberforce.
Aimé Morot
French painter (1850-1913).
Born June 16th, 1850 in Nancy. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1913 at 63 years old in Dinard.
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