Explore 658 historical events from 1850–1859.
George Michael "Mick" Prendergast was an Australian politician who served as the 28th Premier of Victoria. He was born to Irish emigrant parents in Adelaide, but he grew up in Staw…
George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (died 1937)
Solko Johannes van den Bergh was a Dutch sport shooter.
Solko van den Bergh, Dutch target shooter (died 1916)
Sir Douglas Colin Cameron KCMG was a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario Legislature from 1902 to 1905, and was the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1911 to 19…
Douglas Cameron, Canadian politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (died 1921)
Sarah Grand was an Irish-English feminist writer active from 1873 to 1922. Her work revolved around the New Woman ideal.
Sarah Grand, Irish feminist writer (died 1943)
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons was an Anglo-Irish mechanical engineer and inventor who designed the modern steam turbine in 1884. His invention revolutionised marine propulsion, and …
Charles Algernon Parsons, English engineer, founded C
Edward Willis Scripps was an American newspaper publisher. He and his sister Ellen Browning Scripps founded the E. W. Scripps Company, today a diversified media conglomerate, as we…
E
Alfredo Catalani was an Italian operatic composer. He is best remembered for his operas Loreley (1890) and La Wally (1892). La Wally was composed to a libretto by Luigi Illica, and…
Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer and academic (died 1893)
Robert Hjalmar Mellin was a Finnish mathematician and function theorist.
Hjalmar Mellin, Finnish mathematician and theorist (died 1933)
Ella Augusta "Eleanor" Norcross was an American painter who studied under William Merritt Chase and Alfred Stevens. She lived the majority of her adult life in Paris, France, as an…
Eleanor Norcross, American painter (died 1923)
Sir Robert Laird Borden was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada duri…
Robert Laird Borden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1937)
Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, music theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian and other Slavic music, including Eastern European folk music, to …
Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and theorist (died 1928)
Victor Babeș was a Romanian physician, bacteriologist, academician and professor. One of the founders of modern microbiology, Victor Babeș is the author of one of the first treatis…
Victor Babeș, Romanian physician and biologist (died 1926)
George Eastman was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and helped to bring the photographic use of roll film into the mainstream. After a …
George Eastman, American businessman, founded Eastman Kodak (died 1933)
Philomène Belliveau was a Canadian artist of Acadian descent.
Philomène Belliveau, Canadian artist (died 1940)
Ernest Belfort Bax was an English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist, and historian.
Ernest Belfort Bax, English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist and historian (died…
Philippe Charles Ernest Gaucher was a French dermatologist born in the department of Nièvre.
Philippe Gaucher, French dermatologist and academic (died 1918)
Viscount Takahashi Korekiyo was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1921 to 1922 and Minister of Finance when he was assassinated. He was also a membe…
Takahashi Korekiyo, Japanese accountant and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1936)
José Canalejas y Méndez was a Spanish politician who served as Prime Minister of Spain from 1910 until his assassination in 1912.
José Canalejas, Spanish academic and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (died 1912)
Arthur Barclay was the 15th president of Liberia from 1904 to 1912.
Arthur Barclay, 15th president of Liberia (died 1938)
Frank Andrew Munsey was an American newspaper and magazine publisher, banker, political financier and author. He was born in Mercer, Maine, but spent most of his life in New York C…
Frank Munsey, American publisher, banker, political financier and author (died 1925)
Milan Obrenović IV reigned as the Prince of Serbia from 10 June 1868 until 1882, and then King of Serbia, a title he held until his abdication on 6 March 1889. Most important event…
Milan I of Serbia (died 1901)
Moritz Moszkowski was a German-Polish composer, pianist, and teacher. His brother Alexander Moszkowski was a famous writer and satirist in Berlin.
Moritz Moszkowski, Polish-German pianist and composer (died 1925)
Arnold James Fothergill was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club and the MCC in a career which spanned from 1870 until …
Arnold Fothergill, English cricketer (died 1932)
William Clarence "Willie" White, was a son of Ellen G. White and James Springer White, two of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He became a well-known Seventh-day A…
William C. White, American Seventh-day Adventist Church minister (died 1937)