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In the year 1850
241 Notable birthdays
César Ritz
Swiss hotelier (1850-1918).
Born February 23rd, 1850 in Niederwald.
Died October 26th, 1918 at 68 years old in Küssnacht.
Ebenezer Howard
British writer, founder of the garden city movement.
Born January 29th, 1850 in City of London. [ref]
Died May 1st, 1928 at 78 years old in Welwyn Garden City. [ref]
Luigi Cadorna
Italian general.
Born September 4th, 1850 in Pallanza.
Died December 21st, 1928 at 78 years old in Bordighera.
Daniel Chester French
American sculptor (1850–1931).
Born April 20th, 1850 in Exeter.
Died October 7th, 1931 at 81 years old in Stockbridge.
Eugen Goldstein
German physicist and the great science-history maker (1850-1930).
Born September 5th, 1850 in Gliwice.
Died December 26th, 1930 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
American author and poet.
Born November 5th, 1850 in Janesville.
Died October 30th, 1919 at 68 years old in New Haven County (cancer).
Edward Bellamy
American author and socialist.
Born March 26th, 1850 in Chicopee. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1898 at 48 years old in Chicopee (tuberculosis). [ref]
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).
Ferdinand Braun
German inventor and physicist (1909 nobel prize).
Born June 6th, 1850 in Fulda. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1918 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
John Watson
British theologian and writer 1850-1907.
Born November 3rd, 1850 in Manningtree.
Died May 6th, 1907 at 56 years old in Mount Pleasant.
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