What happened in 1850?
189 recorded events in 1850, including 74 in people, 45 in economy & trade and 23 in architecture & engineering. A further 39 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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Battle of Idstedt
1850 battle in the First Schleswig War
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Battle of Lottorf
1850 battle of the First Schleswig War
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Eighth Xhosa War
1850–1853 war
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Battle at Fort Utah
1850 battle between Native Americans and Mormons
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Politics & Government 1
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Punctation of Olmütz
Treaty between Austria and Prussia 1850
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People 74
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Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac died
French chemist and physicist (1778–1850)
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Carl Sigismund Kunth died
German botanist (1788–1850)
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Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba died
King of Burundi
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Ibrāhīm al-Riyāḥī died
Tunisian ambassador, theologian and muslim saint
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Wilhelm Beer died
Astronomer and banker (1797-1850)
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Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville died
French zoologist and anatomist (1777-1850)
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William Sturgeon died
British inventor
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William Prout died
British chemist (1785-1850)
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Józef Bem died
Polish general (1794–1850)
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Germain Henri Hess died
Swiss chemist (1802–1850)
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Friedrich August von Gebler died
German-Russian geographer, physician and entomologist (1781–1850)
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William Lawson died
English born Australian explorer and politician (1774-1850)
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Antonio Armijo died
Spanish explorer
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Josiah Gregg died
Merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author (1806-1850)
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Owen Stanley died
British explorer (1811-1850)
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Marie Aioe Dorion died
18th and 19th century Iowa Indian who was the only female member of the Astor Expedition
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Heinrich Christian Schumacher died
German-Danish astronomer (1780-1850)
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Bernt Michael Holmboe died
Norwegian mathematician (1795–1850)
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François Sulpice Beudant died
Systematic mineralogist, University of Paris, Paris, France (1787-1850)
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Robert Stevenson died
Civil engineer and lighthouse designer (1772-1850)
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Gabrio Piola died
Italian mathematician and physicist
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Christian Friedrich Hornschuch died
German botanist (1793-1850)
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Édouard Biot died
French engineer and sinologist (1803–1850)
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Petro Prokopovych died
Ukrainian beekeeper
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Antoine Germain Labarraque died
French chemist and pharmacist (1777-1850)
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Timothy Hackworth died
British steam locomotive engineer (1786-1850)
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Enno Dirksen died
German mathematician (1788-1850)
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Josef Madersperger died
Ausrian tailor and one of the inventors of the sewing machine (1768-1850)
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Richard Felix Marchand died
German chemist (1813–1850)
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John Howard Kyan died
British inventor (1774-1850)
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Julius Thaulow died
Norwegian professor
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John White Webster died
American academic (1793-1850)
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Elias Walker Durnford died
British Army general
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Aaron Manby died
British ironmaster (1776-1850)
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John Thurston died
British manufacturer (1777–1850)
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William Westall died
English artist (1781-1850)
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Naukane died
Native Hawaiian chief who traveled through North America in the early 19th century
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Thomas Fletcher Waghorn died
British postal pioneer (1800-1850)
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Hyacinthe Marie de Lalande de Calan died
French colonial administrator and governor of French India
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Yuranigh died
Indigenous guide and stockman
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Caleb Greenwood died
American explorer
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Isabella Mackay died
(1777/8–1850), UK philanthropist and religious activist
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Giuseppina Grassini died
Italian opera singer (1773-1850)
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Andrei Sychra died
Russian composer
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Lars Roverud died
Musician (1776-1850)
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Giuseppe Cammarano died
Italian painter (1766-1850)
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Elisabeth Forsselius died
Swedish actor and singer
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Francisco Covarrubias died
Theatre actor (1775-1850)
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Franz Pokorny died
Czech-Austrian theatre manager and composer
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Daniel Pinckney Parker died
American businessman
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Julia Glover died
Irish actress
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Guy de Maupassant born
Born in Tourville-sur-Arques. French writer (1850-1893).
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Robert Louis Stevenson born
Born in Edinburgh. Scottish novelist and poet (1850-1894).
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Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk born
Born in Hodonín. Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist and philosopher; first Czechoslovak president (1850–1937).
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Sofia Kovalevskaya born
Born in Moscow. 19th-century Russian mathematician.
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Mihai Eminescu born
Born in Botoșani. Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (1850-1889).
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Charles Richet born
Born in Paris. French physiologist and parapsychologist (1850-1935).
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Eduard Bernstein born
Born in Schöneberg. German politician and theorist (1850–1932).
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Ivan Vazov born
Born in Sopot. Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921).
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Pierre Loti born
Born in Rochefort. French writer (1850-1923).
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Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener born
Born in Ballylongford. Irish officer and colonial administrator in the British Army (1850–1916).
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Kate Chopin born
Born in St. Louis. American author (1850–1904).
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Hermann Ebbinghaus born
Born in Barmen. German psychologist (1850-1909).
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Hipólito Yrigoyen born
Born in Buenos Aires. President of Argentina (1852-1937).
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Luigi Cadorna born
Born in Pallanza. Italian general (1850-1928).
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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn born
Born in Buckingham Palace. British prince (1850–1942), Governor General of Canada from 1911 to 1916.
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Sami Frashëri born
Born in Frashër. Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904).
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Henry Cabot Lodge born
Born in Boston. American statesman (1850–1924).
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox born
Born in Janesville. American author and poet (1850–1919).
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Hans Hartwig von Beseler born
Born in Greifswald. German military leader (1850-1921).
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Alexander von Linsingen born
Born in Hildesheim. German general (1850-1935).
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Josias von Heeringen born
Born in Kassel. German general (1850-1926).
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Frederic William Maitland born
Born in London. British historian (1850–1906).
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W. A. B. Coolidge born
Born in New York City. American historian, theologian and mountaineer (1850–1926).
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Science & Technology 9
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University of Rochester
Private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States
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University of Dayton
University in Dayton, Ohio, USA
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St Mary's University, Twickenham
University in Richmond upon Thames, UK
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Waynesburg University
Private university in Pennsylvania
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Illinois Wesleyan University
Private liberal arts college located in Bloomington, Illinois
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San Francisco General Hospital
Hospital in California, United States
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Urbana University
Defunct college in Urbana, Ohio
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Heidelberg University
Liberal arts college located in Tiffin, Ohio, USA
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MUSC Medical Center
Hospital in South Carolina, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 6
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The Seated Scribe
Statue depicting a scribe with crossed legs and writing tools ready
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Tara Brooch
Elaborate Celtic brooch of about 700 AD
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Psalterium Sinaiticum
11th century Slavic psalter
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Idalion Tablet
5th-century Ancient Greek tablet written in the Cypriot syllabary
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McClure Arctic Expedition
19th century British polar expedition
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Northerner
Shipwreck in Lake Michigan
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Religion & Belief Systems 16
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Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
Mosque in Gaza Strip, Palestine
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St. Boniface’s Abbey
Abbey in Munich
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Daugavpils Synagogue
Synagogue in Daugavpils
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Jewish Museum in Bucharest
Museum in Bucharest
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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Church in Alabama, United States
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Synagogue in Metz
Synagogue located in Moselle, in France
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St. Nicholas' Church (Nikolaevka, Rostov Oblast)
Temple in Nikolaevka, Russia
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St. Nicholas' Church
St. Nicholas' Church (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Pazardzhik Synagogues
Pazardzhik's historic Great and Small Synagogues
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Abbaye Sainte-Marie de la Pierre-qui-Vire (Saint-Léger-Vauban, France)
Abbey located in Yonne, in France
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synagogue of Endingen
Synagogue in Endingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland
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Caucasus Synagogue in Krynki
Caucasus Synagogue in Krynki (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Biecz
Ancient synagogue in Biecz, Poland
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6 Gogol Street, Poltava
6 Gogol Street, Poltava (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Santa Rosa
Church building in Viterbo, Italy
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Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Church building in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Brazil
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Economy & Trade 45
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American Express
American multinational financial services corporation
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Lehman Brothers
Defunct American financial services firm
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U.S. Bancorp
American financial services holding company, parent company of U.S. Bank
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Northern Rock
Former British bank
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Goupil & Co
Art dealer in France
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Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
German printing press manufacturer
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Waltham Watch Company
American company
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Folgers
American coffee brand
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Neptun Werft
German shipbuilding company
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Aspen Pharmacare
Multinational South African holding company for pharmaceutical concerns
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Lane Crawford
Hong Kong retail company
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Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Italian financial institution
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Port of Halmstad
Port in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden
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HSBC Bank USA
American bank
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Defunct American Class I railway
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Gancia
Italian vinery established in 1850
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Epirotiki Line
Shipping company in Piraeus, Greece
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Hearst, Haggin, Tevis and Co.
Company
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Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad
Swedish shipbuilding company
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Stiftung Scheuern
Diaconal institution for the disabled
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Leybold GmbH
Manufacturing company in the vacuum industry, subsidiary of Atlas Copco AB group
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Etablissements René Neymann
Company
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Société J. F Cail & Cie
Defunct French locomotive manufacturer (1850–1883)
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Mado
Global Turkish ice cream brand
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Crown Paints
Paint manufacturer
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Cumberland Building Society
Building society in the North of England and Scotland
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Cambridge Building Society
Financial institution in the United Kingdom
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Cheltenham & Gloucester
UK business
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Bristol & West
Former UK mutual building society
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Johnston & Murphy
Footwear company
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TSB Bank
Bank based in New Zealand
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Fireworks by Grucci
American fireworks company
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John Summers & Sons
UK business
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Hulman & Company
American company
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Bruay Mining Company
Business
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Saracen Foundry
Iron foundry in Possil, Glasgow (1850-1965)
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Sazerac Company
Alcoholic drinks company based in New Orleans, US
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Marine Midland Corporation
Defunct bank based in Buffalo, New York, United States
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Pinsent Masons
International law firm
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Lawrence & Foulks
Lawrence & Foulks (Economy & Trade).
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Leh's
Leh's (Economy & Trade).
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John Croall & Sons Edinburgh
John Croall & Sons Edinburgh (Economy & Trade).
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Grinnell Mechanical Products
American piping manufacturer founded in the 19th century
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Christy
Towel manufacturer
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Palethorpes
British food company
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1850 Xichang earthquake
Earthquake in Sichuan, Qing dynasty
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Hague Street explosion
Industrial disaster in New York City
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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Massacre of Aleppo
Riot (17–19 Oct. 1850) in Aleppo by Muslims against Christians
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1850 Yamsé Ghoon Riots
Violent clashes in Mauritius between 1800–1900
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Squatters' Riot
Squatters' Riot (Social Movements & Revolutions).
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Architecture & Engineering 23
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Submerged church of St. Nicholas (Mavrovo)
Abandoned church in Mavrovo, North Macedonia
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Utsjoki Church
Church building in Utsjoki, Finland
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Bratsberg Church
Church in Trondheim, Norway
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Orthodox Church of Ramallah
Church in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine
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Skorpa Church
Historic church in Kvænangen, Norway
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Church of St. Walburge, Preston
Church in Preston, UK
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Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Lorient
Church located in Saint-Barthélemy, in France
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Grunge kyrkje
Church building in Vinje, Eastern Norway
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Vallset Church
Church building in Stange, Innlandet, Norway
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Dormition of the Theotokos Church
Church building in Novo Selo, North Macedonia
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Kjose Church
Church building in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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San Tommaso, Parma
Church building in Parma, Italy
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Hovin Church
Church building in Tinn, Eastern Norway
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St Peter's Church, Le Crotoy
Church located in Somme, in France
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107A Puławska Street in Warsaw - "Henryków" palace
Palace
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Church of the Holy Innocents
Church building in Albany, United States of America
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Saint Aidan's Church and Rectory
Church building in Brookline, United States of America
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Loqueffret Parish close
Church located in Finistère, in France
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Erdington Abbey
Church in Erdington, Birmingham, UK
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Christ Church
Church in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Fairfield Presbyterian Church
Historic church in Fairton, New Jersey
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Second Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston
Church building in Hingston, New York
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St Helen's Church, Thorney
Church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Irkutsk academic drama theatre N. P. Okhlopkov
Drama theatre in Irkutsk
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Teatro Gabriello Chiabrera
Theatre in Savona, Italy
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Empires & Countries 4
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Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen dissolved
Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ceased to exist, having been centered at Sigmaringen.
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Hohenzollern-Hechingen dissolved
Hohenzollern-Hechingen ceased to exist, having been centered at Hechingen.
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Duchy of Nysa dissolved
Duchy of Nysa ceased to exist, having been centered at Nysa.
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Maflahi founded
Maflahi was founded.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 39 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1850 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1850.
19th century 33
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Parma Courthouse
Building in Parma, Italy
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Palazzo Sanvitale
Building in Parma, Italy
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Palazzo San Crispino
Palace in Ferrara, Italy
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Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
Church building in Parma, Italy
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San Girolamo dell'Arcoveggio
Church building in Bologna, Italy
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Taro Bridge
Bridge in Italy
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Santa Maria Assunta
Church building in Pievepelago, Italy
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St Peter's, London Docks
Church in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, UK
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San Benedetto (Parma)
Church building in Parma, Italy
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San Vitale Church
Church building in San Vitale Baganza, settlement in the Italian municipality of Sala Baganza
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San Paolo
Church in Mirabello, Ferrara, Italy
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Church of Sant'Agostino, Ferrara
Church in Terre del Reno (FE)
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Chiesa vecchia di San Martino
Church in Riccione (RN)
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Chiesa di San Pietro
Church in Vidiciatico - Lizzano in Belvedere (BO)
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Cesena Cathedral
Church building in Cesena, Italy
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Synagogue of Modena
Building in Modena, Italy
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Museo Ebraico - Fausto Levi - di Soragna
Museum in Italy
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Tempietto del Petrarca, Canossa
Building in Canossa, Italy
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The Middle synagogue
Synagogue in Jerusalem
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Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine di Lourdes
Church building in Montericco, Albinea, Italy
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Natività di Maria
Building in Tornolo, Italy
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Teatro Regio (Parma)
Opera house in Parma, Italy
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Teatro Comunale di Modena
Opera house in Modena, Italy
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Arena del Sole
Theatre in Bologna, Italy
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Teatro Duse
Theatre in Bologna, Italy
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Teatro Comunale Dante Alighieri
Opera house in Ravenna, Italy
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Teatro Comunale Giuseppe Borgatti
Civic theatre in Cento, Ferrara, Italy
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Teatro Municipale
Theatre in Piacenza, Italy
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Teatro Ariosto
Theater in Reggio nell'Emilia (RE)
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Teatro Amintore Galli
Theatre in Rimini, Italy
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Teatro Asioli
Theater in Correggio (RE)
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Teatro Comunale
Theater in Carpi (MO)
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Teatro Storchi
Theater in Modena (MO)
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1850s 6
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Taylor & Adams
Engravers in Boston, Massachusetts
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Saint-Germain Cathedral
Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rimouski
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Bobo Dioulasso Grand Mosque
Mosque in Sudano-Sahelian style
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Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple
Hindu temple in Singapore
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Synagogue in Slavkov u Brna
Synagogue in Slavkov u Brna (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Old Synagogue in Plzeň
Old Synagogue in Plzeň (Religion & Belief Systems).
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