For the game, see: 1850 (board game).

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Events of 1850

January - March

• January 4 - The first American ice-skating club is formed (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
• January 29 - Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress
• February 20 - The first train to ever run in Columbus, Ohio runs from Columbus, Ohio to Xenia, Ohio, a distance of 54 miles, in three hours and five minutes on the Columbus and Xenia Railroad.
• February 28 - University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah
• March 7 - United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
• March 19 - American Express is founded by Henry Wells & William Fargo.

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is traveling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without the boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Henry Clay, Sr. ... Henry Clay takes the floor of the Old Senate Chamber; Millard Fillmore presides as Calhoun and Webster look on. ... Congress in Joint Session. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... Xenia (pronounced Zeen-yuh) is a city in Greene County, Ohio, near Dayton. ... The Columbus and Xenia Railroad was the first railroad to operate in Columbus, Ohio. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,876 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was a leading American statesman during the nations antebellum era. ... Henry Clay takes the floor of the Old Senate Chamber; Millard Fillmore presides as Calhoun and Webster look on. ... A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as AmEx or Amex, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. ... Henry Wells (December 12, 1805 - December 10, 1878) was an American businessman. ... William George Fargo (May 20, 1818 - August 3, 1881), pioneer American expressman, was born in Pompey, New York. ...

April - June

• April 4 - Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city.
• April 15 - San Francisco, California is incorporated as a city.
• May 7 - The Brignatine USS Advance is loaned to the United States Navy.
• May 23 - The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for John Franklin's arctic expedition.
• June 1 - The postage stamp issues of Austria began with a series of imperforate typographed stamps featuring the coat of arms.
• June 3 - The traditional date of Kansas City, Missouri's founding. This is the date on which it was incorporated by Jackson County, Missouri as the "Town of Kansas".

is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The first USS Advance was a brigantine in the United States Navy which participated in an arctic rescue expedition. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for conducting naval operations. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The first USS Advance was a brigantine in the United States Navy which participated in an arctic rescue expedition. ... NY redirects here. ... For the American historian, see John Hope Franklin. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... For postage stamps, separation is the means by which individual stamps are made easily detachable from each other. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Jackson, Clay, Platte, and Cass Counties in the state of Missouri. ... Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. ...

July - September

• July - Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan orders the general mobilisation of rebel forces.
• July 10 - Vice President Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States following the death of President Taylor.
• August 28 - Richard Wagner's opera Lohengrin premieres.
• September 9 - California is admitted as the 31st U.S. state.
• September 9 - New Mexico Territory is organized by order of the U.S. Congress.
• September 18 - The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the U.S. Congress.
• September 29 - The Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX.

Combatants Qing Empire United Kingdom France(United Kingdom and France join the war later) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Commanders Xianfeng Emperor, Tongzhi Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi, Charles George Gordon, Frederick Townsend Ward Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Li Xiucheng The Taiping Rebellion (or Rebellion... A statue of Hong Xiuquan Hóng Xiùquán (洪秀全, Wade-Giles: Hung Hsiu-chüan, born Hong Renkun 洪仁坤, Courtesy name Huoxiu 火秀; January 10, 1812-June 1, 1864) was a Hakka Chinese Christian who led the Taiping Rebellion and established the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping, in which he was known... is the 191st day of the year (192nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Not to be confused with Mallard Fillmore. ... The presidential seal is a well-known symbol of the presidency. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... Lohengrin is a romantic opera (or music drama) in three acts by Richard Wagner. ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties/Parishes/Boroughs, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Mexico Territory became an organized territory of the United States on September 9, 1850, and it existed until New Mexico became the 47th state on January 6, 1912. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... The Fugitive Slave Law of the United States may refer to one of two laws of the same name: Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article is about the country. ... Pope Pius IX (May 13, 1792 – February 7, 1878), born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from his election in June 16, 1846, until his death more than 31 years later in 1878, making him the longest-reigning Pope since the Apostle St. ...

October - December

• October 1 - Foundation of the University of Sydney, the oldest in Australia
• November - Taiping Rebellion: First clashes of the Taiping Rebellion occur between Imperialist militia and the Heavenly Army.
• November 29 - The treaty called Punctation of Olmütz was signed in Olomouc. It meant diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.
• December 16 - The first four sailing ships arrived at the Port of Lyttelton (New Zealand), with 792 emigrants or Canterbury Pilgrims as they called themselves. On this day they founded an exclusive theocratic Utopia, which they called Christchurch.

is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... Combatants Qing Empire United Kingdom France(United Kingdom and France join the war later) Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Commanders Xianfeng Emperor, Tongzhi Emperor, Empress Dowager Cixi, Charles George Gordon, Frederick Townsend Ward Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, Li Xiucheng The Taiping Rebellion (or Rebellion... The Qing Dynasty (Chinese: ; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching chao; Manchu: daicing gurun; Mongolian: Манж Чин), occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, was the ruling Chinese Dynasties. ... November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Punctation of Olmütz is a treaty between Prussia and Austria, dated November 29, 1850. ... town hall with astronomical clock Olomouc (German Olmütz, Polish OÅ‚omuniec, Latin Eburum or Olomucium) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. ... Motto Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Government Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I (first)  - 1688–1701 Frederick III (last) King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I (first)  - 1888–1918 William II (last) Prime Minister1,2... Anthem: Volkshymne (Peoples Anthem) Capital Vienna Language(s) German Religion Roman Catholic Government Monarchy History  - Established 1804  - Disestablished 1867 Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy The Crown of the Austrian Emperor The Austrian Empire (German: ) was an empire centred on what is modern day Austria that officially lasted from 1804... The German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund) was the association of Central European states created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to organize the surviving states of the Holy Roman Empire, which had been abolished in 1806. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Lyttelton can be: One of the Barons Lyttelton. ... Left panel (The Earthly Paradise, Garden of Eden), from Hieronymus Boschs The Garden of Earthly Delights. ... Christchurch (Māori: ) is the regional capital of Canterbury, New Zealand. ...

Undated

• The American System of Watch Manufacturing starts in Roxbury, Massachusetts USA, Waltham Watch Company
• Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose- built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England.
• Allan Pinkerton forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the Pinkerton National Detective Agency
• France begins to transport colonists to Algeria.
• Modern acoustic guitar created in Spain.
• Rifling becomes common in firearms.
• Entre Ríos Province in Argentina revolts - it is backed by Brazil in alliance with Paraguay and the Uruguayan Colorado Party.
• Harriet Tubman becomes an official conductor of the Underground Railroad.
• The International Organisation of Good Templars is established, then as the order Knights of Jericho.
• Foundation of St. Mary’s Institute in Dayton, OH, which would eventually become the University of Dayton.
• Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is published.
• In New York City, a mob of 500 people, led by police, ransack a Jewish Synagogue
• French battleship Le Napoléon is launched.

Aaron Lufkin Dennison was inspired by the manufacturing techniques of the United States Armory at Springfield, Mass. ... Roxbury is a neighborhood within Boston, Massachusetts. ... The American Waltham Watch Company produced about 40 million high quality watches, clocks, speedometers, compasses, time fuses and other precision instruments between 1850 and 1950. ... Bingley House 1830, demolished to build Bingley Hall in 1850 The Bingley Hall in Birmingham was the first purpose-built exhibition hall in Great Britain. ... Birmingham (pron. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the  United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Pinkerton guards escort strikebreakers in Buchtel, Ohio, 1884 The Pinkerton National Detective Agency was a private U.S. security guard and detective agency established by Allan Pinkerton in 1850. ... A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the family of musical instruments called chordophones. ... Rifling of a Canon de 75 modèle 1897 A 35 caliber Remington, with a microgroove rifled barrel with a right hand twist. ... Map of Argentina highlighting the province Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, it lays and borders north of Buenos Aires Province, south of Corrientes Province, east of Santa Fe Province, and west of Uruguay. ... The Colorado Party (Spanish: Partido Colorado) is a political party in Uruguay. ... Harriet Tubman (c. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... IOGT INTERNATIONAL is an organisation of men and women of all ages who promote the ideals of temperance, peace and brotherhood. ... The University of Dayton is a private Catholic university operated by the Society of Mary located in Dayton, Ohio. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne (born Nathaniel Hathorne; July 4, 1804 - May 19, 1864) was a 19th century American novelist and short story writer. ... This article is about the 1850 book. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination... The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa A battleship is a large, heavily-armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest caliber of guns. ... Le Napoléon was a battleship of the French Navy, and the first purpose-built steam battleship in the world [1]. She is also considered as the first true steam battleship, and the first screw battleship ever [2]. Launched in 1850, she was the lead ship of a class of...

World population

• World population: 1,262,000,000
  • Africa: 111,000,000
  • Asia: 809,000,000
  • Europe: 276,000,000
  • Latin-America: 38,000,000
  • Northern America: 26,000,000
  • Oceania: 2,000,000

Map of countries by population —showing the population of the Peoples Republic of China and India, the only two countries to have a population greater than one billion. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... Latin America Latin America (Portuguese: , Spanish: , French: ) is the region of the Americas where Romance languages — those derived from Latin, predominantly Spanish and Portuguese, but strictly also French — are officially or primarily spoken. ... Northern America is a name for the parts of North America besides Mexico when Mexico is considered as Latin America. ... World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...

Births

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Japanese era name. ... Japanese era name (年号, nengō, lit. ... The Julian calendar was introduced in 46 BC by Julius Caesar and came into force in 45 BC (709 ab urbe condita). ... The traditional Korean calendar is directly derived from the Asian calendar. ... The Thai solar, or Suriyakati (สุริยคติ), calendar is used in traditional and official contexts in Thailand, although the Western calendar is sometimes used in business. ...

January - June

• January 4 - Frederick York Powell, English historian and scholar (d. 1904)
• January 6 - Eduard Bernstein, German social democratic theoretician and politician (d. 1932)
• January 6 - Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German composer (d. 1924)
• January 10 - John Wellborn Root, U.S. architect (d. 1891)
• January 11 - Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (d. 1917)
• January 14 - Pierre Loti, French sailor and writer (d. 1923)
• January 15
  • Mihai Eminescu, Romanian romantic poet (d. 1889)
  • Leonard Darwin, son of the British naturalist Charles Darwin (d. 1943)
  • Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian mathematician (d. 1891)
• January 17 - Aleksandr Taneyev, Russian composer (d. 1918)
• January 18 - Seth Low, American educator (d. 1916)
• January 19 - Augustine Birrell, English author and politician (d. 1933)
• January 24
  • Hermann Ebbinghaus, German psychologist (d. 1909)
  • Mary Noailles Murfree, American novelist (d. 1922)
• January 27
  • John Collier, British writer and painter (d. 1934)
  • Edward Smith, Captain of the Titanic (d. 1912)
  • Samuel Gompers, U.S. labor union leader (d. 1924)
• January 28 - Edward Merritt Hughes, U.S. Navy officer (d. 1903)
• January 29
  • Ebenezer Howard, British urban planner (d. 1928)
  • Lawrence Hargrave, Australian engineer (d. 1915)
• February 8 - Kate Chopin, U.S. novelist (d. 1904)
• February 12 - William Morris Davis, U.S. geographer (d. 1934)
• February 14 - Kiyoura Keigo, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1942)
• February 15 - Albert B. Cummins, U.S. political figure (d. 1926)
• February 17 - Alf Morgans, Premier of Western Australia (d. 1933)
• February 18 - George Henschel, English musician (d. 1934)
• February 23 - César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)
• February 27
  • Henry Huntington, U.S. railroad pioneer and art collector (d. 1927)
  • Laura E. Richards, U.S. author (d. 1943)
• March 7
  • Tomáš Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1937)
  • Champ Clark, U.S. politician (d. 1921)
  • Éphrem-A. Brisebois, Canadian police officer (d. 1890)
  • Georg von Vollmar, Socialist politician in Bavaria (d. 1922)
• March 9 - Hamo Thornycroft, British sculptor (d. 1925)
• March 10 - Spencer Gore, British tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)
• March 13 - Hugh John Macdonald, premier of Manitoba (d. 1929)
• March 26 - Edward Bellamy, U.S. author (d. 1898)
• March 31 - Charles Doolittle Walcott, U.S. invertebrate paleontologist (d. 1927)
• April 8 - John Peters, American 19th century baseball player (d. 1924)
• April 9 - Julius Wernher, German-born British businessman and art collector (d. 1912)
• April 11 - Isidor Rayner, U.S. senator (d. 1912)
• April 12 - Nikolai Golitsyn, Prime Minister of Russia (d. 1925)
• April 13 - Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, British astronomer (d. 1917)
• April 15
  • William Thomas Pipes, Nova Scotia politician (d. 1909)
  • Edmund Peck, Canadian missionary (d. 1924)
• April 16 - Paul von Breitenbach, German railway planner (d. 1930)
• April 18 - Joseph Labadie, U.S. labor organizer (d. 1933)
• April 20 - Daniel Chester French, U.S. sculptor (d. 1931)
• April 24 - Murdo MacKenzie, Scottish-Brazilian rancher (d. 1939)
• April 26
  • Harry Bates, British sculptor (d. 1899)
  • James Drake, Australian politician (d. 1915)
• April 27 - Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German soldier (d. 1921)
• April 29 - George Murdoch, first mayor of Calgary (d. 1910)
• May 1 - Prince Arthur of the United Kingdom (d. 1942)
• May 3 - Johnny Ringo, U.S. cowboy (d. 1892)
• May 4 - Emanuel Schiffers, Russian chess player (d. 1904)
• May 7 - Anton Seidl, Hungarian conductor (d. 1898)
• May 8 - Ross Barnes, U.S. baseball player (d. 1915)
• May 10 - Thomas Lipton, Scottish merchant and yachtsman (d. 1931)
• May 12
  • Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)
  • Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway, Scottish Liberal politician and jurist (d. 1934)
• May 12 - Frederick Holder, premier of South Australia (d. 1909)
• May 14 - Alva Adams, Governor of Colorado (d. 1922)
• May 18 - Oliver Heaviside, British engineer (d. 1925)
• May 21 - Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian volcanologist (d. 1914)
• May 26 - James Kenyon, British pioneer of cinematography (d. 1925)
• May 27 - Thomas Neill Cream, serial killer (d. 1892)
• May 28 - Frederic William Maitland, English jurist and historian (d. 1906)
• May 30 - Frederick Dent Grant, U.S. soldier and statesman (d. 1912)
• June 2
  • Jesse Boot, 1st Baron Trent, British businessman (d. 1931)
  • Edward Albert Sharpey-Schafer, responsible for diabetes mellitus (d. 1935)
• June 3 - Albert M. Todd, American businessman and politician (d. 1931)
• June 5 - Pat Garrett, American bartender and sheriff (d. 1908)
• June 6 - Karl Ferdinand Braun, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1918)
• June 12 - Roberto Ivens, Portuguese explorer of Africa (d. 1898)
• June 15 - Charles Hazelius Sternberg, U.S. fossil collector and amateur paleontologist (d. 1943)
• June 18 - Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, U.S. publisher (d. 1933)
• June 21 - Daniel Carter Beard, U.S. scouting pioneer (d. 1941)
• June 22 - Ignaz Goldziher, Jewish Hungarian orientalist (d. 1921)
• June 24 - Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal and statesman (d. 1916)
• June 27
  • Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet (d. 1921)
  • Lafcadio Hearn, Greco-Japanese author (d. 1904)
  • Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (d. 1916)

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frederick York Powell (January 4, 1850- May 8, 1904), English historian and scholar, was born in Bloomsbury, London. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Eduard Bernstein Eduard Bernstein (January 6, 1850 - December 18, 1932) was a German social democratic theoretician and politician, member of the SPD, and founder of evolutionary socialism or reformism. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ... Franz Xaver Scharwenka (January 6, 1850 - December 8, 1924) was a Polish-German composer, pianist and teacher. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Wellborn Root (January 10, 1850 - January 15, 1891) was a significant U.S. architect who worked out of Chicago with Daniel Burnham. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Philipp la Renotière von Ferrary, Herzog von Gallièri in Genua, (January 11, 1850 - May 20, 1917) was a legendary stamp collector, owner of probably the most complete worldwide collection that ever existed, or is likely to exist. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Marie Julien Viaud (January 14, 1850 - June 10, 1923) was a French sailor and writer, who used the pseudonym Pierre Loti. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mihai Eminescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ) (January 15, 1850 – June 15, 1889), born Mihail Eminovici, was a late Romantic poet, the best-known and most influential Romanian poet celebrated in both Romania and Moldova. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Leonard Darwin Leonard as a boy with his mother, Emma Darwin Major Leonard Darwin (15 January 1850 — 26 March 1943), a son of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, was variously a soldier, politician, economist, eugenicist and mentor of the statistician and evolutionary biologist Ronald Fisher. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Russian Софья Васильевна Ковалевская), also known as Sonya Kovalevsky (January 15, 1850-February 10, 1891), was the first major Russian female mathematician, and also the first woman who was appointed to a full professorship in Europe 1889 (Sweden). ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Aleksandr Sergeyevich Taneyev (January 17, 1850 – February 7, 1918) was a Russian composer of the late Romantic era, specifically of the nationalist school. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Seth Low, born in Brooklyn, New York, (January 18, 1850 - September 17, 1916) was a U.S. educator and political figure. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Augustine Birrell (January 19, 1850 - November 20, 1933), was an English author and politician. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850–1909) was a German psychologist who pioneered experimental study of memory, and discovered the forgetting curve and the learning curve. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mary Noailles Murfree (January 24, 1850 - July 31, 1922) was an American fiction writer of novels and short stories who wrote under the pen name Charles Egbert Craddock. Mary Noailles Murfree was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, January 24, 1850, in the house later celebrated in her novel, Where the Battle... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... In the Venusberg Tannhauser (1901), oil John Maler Collier (January 27, 1850–April 11, 1934) was a British writer and painter in the Pre-Raphaelite style. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Captain Edward John Smith, RD , RNR (January 27, 1850 – April 15, 1912) was the captain of the RMS Titanic when it sank in 1912. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Samuel Gompers (January 26, 1850 - December 13, 1924) was an American labor and political leader. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward Merritt Hughes (28 January 1850 - 28 September 1903) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ebenezer Howard (1850 - 1928) was a prominent British urban planner. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Hargrave (seated) and Swain demonstrate the manlift kites (labelled A, B, D, & E), sling seat and spring balance in the parkland behind Stanwell Park beach, November 1894 Lawrence Hargrave (29 January 1850 – 6 July 1915) was an engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor and aeronautical pioneer. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kate Chopin (born Katherine OFlaherty on February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904), was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Morris Davis (February 12, 1850 - February 5, 1934) was an American geographer, geologist and meteorologist, often called the father of American geography. He was born into a Quaker family in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Edward M. Davis and Maria Mott Da