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| + | == Events == | ||
| + | * [[January 29]] – [[Henry Clay]] introduces the [[Compromise of 1850]] to the [[United States Congress]]. | ||
| + | * [[April 19]] – The [[Clayton–Bulwer Treaty]] is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua, and not claim complete control over the proposed [[Nicaragua Canal]]. | ||
| + | * [[June 1]] – The [[Convict era of Western Australia|transportation of British convicts to Western Australia]] begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship ''Scindian'' arrives in [[Fremantle]], with 75 male prisoners. | ||
| + | *[[June 1]] – The [[1850 United States Census]] shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race. | ||
| + | * [[July]] – [[Taiping Rebellion]]: [[Hong Xiuquan]] orders the general mobilisation of rebel forces in [[China]]. | ||
| + | * [[July 9]] – [[Báb|Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad]], known as the [[Báb]], is executed by a firing squad in Tabriz, Persia, for claiming to be a prophet. | ||
| + | * [[July 9]] – Vice President [[Millard Fillmore]] becomes the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President [[Zachary Taylor]], aged 65. | ||
| + | * [[July 10]] – [[Inauguration of Millard Fillmore]]: U.S. President Fillmore is sworn in. | ||
| + | * [[September 4]] – The [[Eusébio de Queirós Law]] is passed in the [[Brazilian Empire]] to abolish the international slave trade. | ||
| + | * [[September 18]] – The [[Fugitive Slave Law]] is passed by the [[United States Congress]]. | ||
| + | * [[September 18]] – [[Harriet Tubman]] becomes an official conductor of the [[Underground Railroad]]. | ||
| + | * [[November]] &ndash [[Taiping Rebellion]]: The first clashes of the Taiping Rebellion occur, between the [[Qing dynasty|Imperialist]] militia and the Heavenly Army. | ||
| + | * [[November 29]] – The treaty known as the [[Punctation of Olmütz]] is signed in [[Olomouc]]. It means diplomatic capitulation of [[Prussia]] to the [[Austrian Empire]], which takes over the leadership of the [[German Confederation]]. | ||
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| + | * [[Allan Pinkerton]] forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the [[Pinkerton National Detective Agency]], in the United States. | ||
| + | * [[Mayer Lehman]] arrives from Germany to join his siblings in [[Lehman Brothers]] dry-goods business (predecessor of the bank) in [[Montgomery, Alabama]]. | ||
| + | * The city of [[Manchester]], England reaches 400,000 inhabitants. | ||
| + | * From this year until [[1880]], 144,000 [[East Indians|East Indian]] laborers go to [[Trinidad]] and 39,000 to [[Jamaica]]. | ||
| + | * Ongoing – [[Great Famine (Ireland)]] subsides.<ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:18, 14 March 2021
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.jpg) US President Zachary Taylor dies a few months after his inauguration, most probably poisoned with arsenic by pro-slavery Southerners. | |
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Events
- January 29 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress.
- April 19 – The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua, and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal.
- June 1 – The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle, with 75 male prisoners.
- June 1 – The 1850 United States Census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race.
- July – Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan orders the general mobilisation of rebel forces in China.
- July 9 – Mírzá 'Alí-Muhammad, known as the Báb, is executed by a firing squad in Tabriz, Persia, for claiming to be a prophet.
- July 9 – Vice President Millard Fillmore becomes the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, aged 65.
- July 10 – Inauguration of Millard Fillmore: U.S. President Fillmore is sworn in.
- September 4 – The Eusébio de Queirós Law is passed in the Brazilian Empire to abolish the international slave trade.
- September 18 – The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress.
- September 18 – Harriet Tubman becomes an official conductor of the Underground Railroad.
- November &ndash Taiping Rebellion: The first clashes of the Taiping Rebellion occur, between the Imperialist militia and the Heavenly Army.
- November 29 – The treaty known as the Punctation of Olmütz is signed in Olomouc. It means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to the Austrian Empire, which takes over the leadership of the German Confederation.
Date unknown
- Allan Pinkerton forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, in the United States.
- Mayer Lehman arrives from Germany to join his siblings in Lehman Brothers dry-goods business (predecessor of the bank) in Montgomery, Alabama.
- The city of Manchester, England reaches 400,000 inhabitants.
- From this year until 1880, 144,000 East Indian laborers go to Trinidad and 39,000 to Jamaica.
- Ongoing – Great Famine (Ireland) subsides.<ref>
Events
| Event | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
| Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
New Groups
| Group | Image | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Dayton |  | Research Military ranks Catholic Coeducational Marianist | Private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio. |
| University of Sydney |  | University Reserach | Fired professor Tim Anderson when he went against official war narrative |
| Pinkerton |  | ||
| Lehman Brothers |  | Commercial | The bank which collapsed in 2008, resulting - according to the official narrative - in the Global Financial Crisis. |
| University of Rochester |  | Research Military ranks Nonsectarian | Private research university in Rochester, New York. Participated in MK Ultra and other similar research. |
| University of Utah |  | Research Public Flagship Space-grant | Public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| National Bank of Belgium | .gif){kind=logo} |
Deaths
| Title | Born | Died | Place of death | Cause of death | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Peel | 5 February 1788 | 2 July 1850 | United Kingdom Westminster | Twice UK PM | ||
| Zachary Taylor | 24 November 1784 | 9 July 1850 | United States Washington DC | Poisoning | Soldier Politician | President of the United States. Poisoned. |
| Frédéric Bastiat | 29 June 1801 | 24 December 1850 | Rome Papal States | Tuberculosis | Economist | French economist "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." |
Births
| Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Melville | 25 April 1850 | Eire Sneem County Kerry | 1 February 1918 | Spook Police officer |
| Arthur William Patrick Albert | 1 May 1850 | London United Kingdom Buckingham Palace | 16 January 1942 | Diplomat Soldier British royal family |
| Henry Cabot Lodge | 12 May 1850 | United States Boston Massachusetts | 9 November 1924 | Diplomat Politician Businessperson |
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