Explore 785 historical events from 1850–1859.
George Charles Haité was an English designer, painter, illustrator and writer. His most famous work is the iconic cover design of the Strand Magazine, launched in 1891, which helpe…
George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (died 1924)
Robert Marion La Follette Sr., nicknamed "Fighting Bob", was an American lawyer and the leading progressive politician in Wisconsin from the 1890s until his death in 1925. He serve…
Robert M
Sir Richard Lodge was a British historian.
Richard Lodge, English historian and academic (died 1936)
Samuel Morris was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1885. He was the first black man to play Test cricket, as well as the first person of West Indian heritage and t…
Samuel Morris, Australian cricketer (died 1931)
Ludwig Ganghofer was a German writer. He has been called the "most-adapted author in the history of German cinema", as many of his novels were turned into films.
Ludwig Ganghofer, German author and playwright (died 1920)
Edward "Ned" Hanlan was a Canadian professional sculler, hotelier, and alderman from Toronto, Ontario. He was the world sculling champion from 1880 to 1884. According to Rowing Can…
Ned Hanlan, Canadian rower, academic, and businessman (died 1908)
Ferdinand Tönnies was a German sociologist, economist, and philosopher. He was a significant contributor to sociological theory and field studies, best known for distinguishing bet…
Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist and philosopher (died 1936)
Georg Wilhelm von Siemens was a German telecommunications industrialist of the Siemens family.
Georg Wilhelm von Siemens, German-Swiss businessman (died 1919)
John Robart Hodges was an Australian cricketer who played in the first two Test matches in 1877.
John Hodges, Australian cricketer (died 1933)
James Sinclair Taylor McGowen was an Australian politician. He served as premier of New South Wales from 1910 to 1913, the first member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to hold …
James McGowen, Australian politician, 18th Premier of New South Wales (died 1922)
Alfred Wallis was a British artist and marine stores dealer. He began painting at the age of 70, in 1925, using household paint on scraps of cardboard. Having lived by the sea all …
Alfred Wallis, English painter and illustrator (died 1942)
Evelyn De Morgan was an English painter associated early in her career with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite Movement, and working in a range of styles including Aestheticism …
Evelyn De Morgan, English painter (died 1919)
Innokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (Russian: Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, IPA: [ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj] ; was a poet, critic, scholar, and translator, representat…
Innokenty Annensky, Russian poet and critic (died 1909)
Ferdinand Hummel was a German composer, harp player, pianist and conductor.
Ferdinand Hummel, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1928)
William Friese-Greene was a prolific English inventor and professional photographer. He was known as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures, having devised a series of cameras b…
William Friese-Greene, English photographer, director, and cinematographer (died 1921)
Houston Stewart Chamberlain was a British-German-French philosopher. His writings on political philosophy and natural science influenced Adolf Hitler, among many others, attributin…
Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German philosopher and author (died 1927)
Simon-Napoléon Parent, KC was the 12th premier of Quebec from October 3, 1900 to March 21, 1905, as well as serving as President of the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company.
Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (died 1920)
Arthur Nikisch was a Hungarian conductor who performed internationally, holding posts in Boston, London, Leipzig and—most importantly—Berlin. He was considered an outstanding inter…
Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (died 1922)
Louis Joseph Napoléon Paul Bruchési was a Canadian prelate, the second Archbishop of Montreal. In 1910 he directed the 21st International Eucharistic Congress held in Montreal.
Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (died 1939)
Jacques Curie was a French physicist and professor of mineralogy at the University of Montpellier. Along with his younger brother, Pierre Curie, he studied pyroelectricity in the 1…
Paul-Jacques Curie, French physicist and academic (died 1941)
Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet, FRS was a British Conservative politician, noted for his staunch high church views.
Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (born 1786)
Charles Robert Malden was a nineteenth-century British naval officer, surveyor and educator. He is the discoverer of Malden Island in the central Pacific, which is named in his hon…
Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (born 1797)
Mary Reibey was an English-born merchant, shipowner and trader who was transported to Australia as a convict. After gaining her freedom, she was viewed by her contemporaries as a c…
Mary Reibey, Australian businesswoman, (born 1777)