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In the year 1850
288 Notable birthdays
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894).
Born November 13th, 1850 in Edinburgh.
Died December 3rd, 1894 at 44 years old in Vailima (cerebral hemorrhage).
Edward Smith
Captain of the rms titanic (1850–1912).
Born January 27th, 1850 in Hanley.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 62 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (drowning).
Johnny Ringo
Us criminal and gunfighter (1850–1882).
Born May 3rd, 1850 in Greens Fork.
Died July 13th, 1882 at 32 years old in Chiricahua Mountains (gunshot wound).
Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Irish officer and colonial administrator in the british army (1850–1916).
Born June 24th, 1850 in Ballylongford.
Died June 5th, 1916 at 65 years old in North Sea.
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
British prince (1850–1942), governor general of canada from 1911 to 1916.
Born May 1st, 1850 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 16th, 1942 at 91 years old in Bagshot Park Mansion.
Pat Garrett
American sheriff (1850–1908).
Born June 5th, 1850 in Chambers County.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 57 years old in Las Cruces.
Guy de Maupassant
French writer (1850-1893).
Born August 5th, 1850 in Tourville-sur-Arques.
Died July 6th, 1893 at 42 years old in Passy (syphilis).
Frances Xavier Cabrini
Italian-american catholic nun, misionary and saint (1850-1917).
Born July 15th, 1850 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano.
Died December 22nd, 1917 at 67 years old in Chicago.
Kate Chopin
American author (1850–1904).
Born February 8th, 1850 in St. Louis.
Died August 22nd, 1904 at 54 years old in St. Louis (cerebral hemorrhage).
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist.
Born August 30th, 1850 in Bulakan.
Died July 4th, 1896 at 45 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis).
Henry Cabot Lodge
American statesman (1850–1924).
Born May 12th, 1850 in Boston.
Died November 9th, 1924 at 74 years old in Cambridge (stroke).
Lafcadio Hearn
Greek-irish writer, translator, and teacher who introduced the culture and literature of japan to the west (1850–1904).
Born June 27th, 1850 in Lefkada.
Died September 26th, 1904 at 54 years old in Ōkubo (myocardial infarction, angina pectoris).
Mihai Eminescu
Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889).
Born January 15th, 1850 in Botoșani. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1889 at 39 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Oliver Heaviside
Electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist (1850–1925).
Born May 18th, 1850 in Camden Town.
Died February 3rd, 1925 at 74 years old in Mount Stuart Hospital.
Samuel Gompers
(1850-1924) american labor leader (afl).
Born January 27th, 1850 in London.
Died December 13th, 1924 at 74 years old in San Antonio.
Hermann Ebbinghaus
German psychologist (1850-1909).
Born January 24th, 1850 in Barmen.
Died February 26th, 1909 at 59 years old in Halle (Saale) (pneumonia).
Eduard Bernstein
German politician and theorist (1850–1932).
Born January 6th, 1850 in Friedrichstadt. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1932 at 82 years old in Berlin.
Cäsar Johann Ritz
Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.
Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.
Thomas Neill Cream
Scottish-canadian serial killer.
Born May 27th, 1850 in Glasgow.
Died November 15th, 1892 at 42 years old in Newgate Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
Bharatendu Harishchandra
Indian writer (1850-1885).
Born September 9th, 1850 in Varanasi.
Died January 6th, 1885 at 34 years old in Varanasi.
Luigi Cadorna
Italian general (1850-1928).
Born September 4th, 1850 in Pallanza.
Died December 21st, 1928 at 78 years old in Bordighera.
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928).
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City.
Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931).
Born April 20th, 1850.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 81 years old in Stockbridge.
Henry E. Huntington
American businessman (1850–1927).
Born February 27th, 1850 in Oneonta.
Died May 23rd, 1927 at 77 years old in Philadelphia.
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born January 14th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 58 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
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