Explore 534 historical events from 1850–1859.
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, also known as Łužičan, Jakub Bart Kukowski, was a Sorbian poet, writer and playwright, translator of Czech, Polish, Italian and German literature. He produced …
Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (died 1909)
Medora de Vallombrosa, Marquise de Morès, was an American heiress who married Marquis de Morès.
Medora de Vallombrosa, Marquise de Morès, American heiress (died 1921)
Clara Schønfeld was a Danish stage and film actress whose career spanned from the late 19th century through the 1920s.
Clara Schønfeld, Danish actress (died 1939)
Ivan Yakovych Franko PhD was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, translator, economist, political activist, ethnographer, and the author of the first …
Ivan Franko, Ukrainian author and poet (died 1916)
John Wilbur was a prominent American Quaker minister and religious thinker who was at the forefront of a controversy that led to "the second split" in the Religious Society of Fr…
John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (born 1774)
James Gates Percival was an American poet, surgeon, and geologist.
James Gates Percival, American poet, surgeon and geologist (born 1795)
Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets Giselle (1841) and Le corsaire (18…
Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (born 1803)
Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis was a member of the Mamelukes of the Imperial Guard, leading him to be known in his lifetime as "Mamelouk Ali". He was most notable as a faithful servant …
Louis-Étienne Saint-Denis, Arab-French servant to Napoleon I (born 1788)
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet was a French mathematician, physicist and astronomer born in Rennes; he died in Paris, France, in 1856. He made significant contributions to number the…
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (born 1786)
Ivan Vasilyevich Kireyevsky was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who, together with Aleksey Khomyakov, is credited as a co-founder of the Slavophile movement.
Ivan Kireyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (born 1806)
Johann Caspar Schmidt, known by the pen name Max Stirner, was a German philosopher, dealing mainly with the Hegelian notion of social alienation and self-consciousness. Stirner is …
Max Stirner, German philosopher and author (born 1806)
Lorenzo Romano Amedeo Carlo Avogadro, Count of Quaregna and Cerreto (, also, Italian: [ameˈdɛːo avoˈɡaːdro]; 9 August 1776 – 9 July 1856) was an Italian scientist, most noted for h…
Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist and academic (born 1776)
James Jesse Strang was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. He served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1853 until his assa…
James Strang, American religious leader and politician (born 1813)
Edward Vernon Utterson was a British lawyer, literary antiquary, collector and editor. He was a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, one of the original members of the Roxburghe C…
Edward Vernon Utterson, English lawyer and historian (born 1775)
Robert Schumann was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice an…
Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (born 1810)
Henry Constantine Wayne was a United States Army officer, and is known for his commanding the expedition to test the U.S. Camel Corps as part of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis's …
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The sacking of Lawrence occurred on May 21, 1856, when pro-slavery settlers, led by Douglas County Sheriff Samuel J. Jones, attacked and ransacked Lawrence, Kansas, a town that had…
A crowd of about 800 pro-slavery Americans ransacked the town of Lawrence, Kansas
Charles Sumner was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civi…
Senator Charles Sumner (pictured) was assaulted by Representative Preston Brooks in the United States Senate chamber in
The Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City, Utah, who used handcarts to transpo…
The first company of Mormon handcart pioneers left Iowa City for Salt Lake City, Utah
William Walker was an American journalist and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of manifest destiny, Walker organized unauthorized…
American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua
An adventure is a novel and exciting undertaking that is typically bold, sometimes risky. Adventures may be activities with danger such as traveling, exploring, skydiving, mountai…
The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua
Henry Constantine Wayne was a United States Army officer, and is known for his commanding the expedition to test the U.S. Camel Corps as part of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis's …
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Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the modern province of Parma, to a family of moderat…
Twentieth opera of Giuseppe Verdi, Les vêpres siciliennes ("The Sicilian Vespers"), is premiered in Paris
Sigma Chi (ΣΧ) is one of the largest North American social fraternities. The fraternity has 244 active undergraduate chapters and 152 alumni chapters in the United States and Canad…
Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America