In the year 1850
20 Notable deaths
Báb
Founder of bábism and, according to the baháʼís, predecessor of baháʼu'lláh.
Born October 20th, 1819 in Shiraz.
Died July 9th, 1850 at 30 years old in Tabriz (gunshot wound).
Margaret Fuller
American writer and women's activist (1810–1850).
Born May 23rd, 1810 in Cambridge.
Died July 19th, 1850 at 40 years old in Fire Island (drowning).
Frédéric Bastiat
French classical liberal theorist, political economist, and member of the french assembly (1801-1850).
Born June 30th, 1801 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1850 at 49 years old in Rome (tuberculosis). [ref]
Louise of Orléans
French princess (1832-1850); queen consort of the belgians.
Born April 3rd, 1812 in Palermo.
Died October 11th, 1850 at 38 years old in Ostend (tuberculosis).
Oliver Cowdery
American mormon leader during the formative period of the latter day saint movement (1806-1850).
Born October 3rd, 1806 in Wells.
Died March 3rd, 1850 at 43 years old in Richmond.
Frances Sargent Osgood
American poet (1811–1850).
Born June 18th, 1811 in Boston.
Died May 12th, 1850 at 38 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).
Pedro, Prince Imperial of Brazil
Brazilian prince (1848–1850).
Born July 19th, 1848 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 9th, 1850 at 1 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
William Joseph Chaminade
French priest and religious founder.
Born April 8th, 1761 in Périgueux.
Died January 22nd, 1850 at 88 years old in Bordeaux.
Adam Oehlenschläger
Danish poet and playwright.
Born November 14th, 1779 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1850 at 70 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Nikolaus Lenau
Austrian poet (1802-1850).
Born August 13th, 1802 in Lenauheim. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1850 at 48 years old in Oberdöbling. [ref]
Germain Henri Hess
Swiss chemist (1802–1850).
Born August 7th, 1802 in Geneva.
Died December 12th, 1850 at 48 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Thomas Ford
Politician 1800-1850.
Born December 5th, 1800 in Uniontown.
Died November 3rd, 1850 at 49 years old in Peoria (tuberculosis).
Atiye Sultan
Daughter of ottoman sultan mahmud ii.
Born January 2nd, 1824 in Istanbul.
Died August 11th, 1850 at 26 years old in Istanbul.
Nükhetsezâ Hanım
Consort of ottoman sultan abdulmejid i.
Born January 2nd, 1827 in Abkhazia.
Died May 15th, 1850 at 23 years old in Istanbul.
Félix Arvers
French writer (1806–1850).
Born July 23rd, 1806 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 7th, 1850 at 44 years old in former 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Édouard Biot
French engineer and sinologist (1803–1850).
Died March 12th, 1850 at 46 years old in Paris.
Karl Friedrich Canstatt
German physician (1807–1850).
Born July 11th, 1807 in Regensburg.
Died March 10th, 1850 at 42 years old in Erlangen.
Wilhelm Hanstein
German chess player (1811–1850).
Born August 3rd, 1811 in Berlin.
Died October 14th, 1850 at 39 years old in Magdeburg.
Karl Schorn
German artist (1803-1850).
Born October 16th, 1803 in Düsseldorf.
Died October 7th, 1850 at 46 years old in Munich.
Louis-Constantin Boisselot
Piano manufacturer (1809-1850).
Born March 11th, 1809 in Montpellier.
Died June 5th, 1850 at 41 years old in Marseille.
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