Explore 657 historical events from 1850–1859.
Theodore Robinson was an American painter best known for his Impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American artists to take up Impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting…
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (died 1896)
Guido Banti was an Italian physician and pathologist. He also performed innovative studies on the heart, infectious diseases and bacteriology, splenomegaly, nephrology, lung diseas…
Guido Banti, Italian physician and pathologist (died 1925)
Friedrich August Johannes Loeffler was a German bacteriologist at the University of Greifswald.
Friedrich Loeffler, German bacteriologist and academic (died 1915)
Antoni Gaudí i Cornet was a Catalan architect and designer from Spain, widely known as the greatest exponent of Catalan Modernisme. Gaudí's works have a sui generis style, with mos…
Antoni Gaudí, Spanish architect, designed the Park Güell (died 1926)
Daoud Corm, also known as David Corm in English, was an influential Lebanese painter and the father of writer, industrialist, and philanthropist Charles Corm. He was a teacher and …
Daoud Corm, Lebanese painter (died 1930)
Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Yrigoyen was an Argentine politician of the Radical Civic Union who served as President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and again from 192…
Hipólito Yrigoyen, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 19th President of Argentina (died 1933)
Charles Alfred Cruft was a British showman who founded the Crufts dog show. Charles first became involved with dogs when he began to work at Spratt's, a manufacturer of dog biscuit…
Charles Cruft, English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (died 1938)
Josef Ichhäuser (1852–1920), known by the stage name Josef Josephi (also spelled Joseffy), was an Austrian Empire-born singer (tenor-baritone) and actor.
Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor (died 1920)
Theodorus Heemskerk was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 12 February 1908 until 29 August 1913.
Theo Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1932)
Michael Joseph McGivney was an American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and insurance…
Michael J. McGivney, American priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus (died 1890)
Radha Gobinda Kar was an Indian physician and philanthropist. R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal is named after him.
Radha Gobinda Kar, Indian physician and philanthropist (died 1918)
Clímaco Calderón Reyes was a Colombian lawyer and politician, who became 15th President of Colombia for one day, following the death of President Francisco Javier Zaldúa.
Clímaco Calderón, Colombian lawyer and politician, 15th President of Colombia (died 1913)
Arnold Toynbee was an English economic historian also noted for his social commitment and desire to improve the living conditions of the working classes. Toynbee Hall in London was…
Arnold Toynbee, English economist and historian (died 1883)
Agnes Bertha Marshall was an English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef. An unusually prominent businesswoman for her time, Marshall was particularly known for her…
Agnes Marshall, English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef (died 1905)
Julian Alden Weir was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony in Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of the founding members of "The Ten", a lo…
J. Alden Weir, American painter and academic (died 1919)
Paul Charles Joseph Bourget was a French poet, novelist and critic. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.
Paul Bourget, French author and critic (died 1935)
Schalk Willem Burger was a South African military leader, lawyer, politician, and statesman who was acting president of the South African Republic from 1900 to 1902, whilst Paul Kr…
Schalk Willem Burger, South African commander, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of the South African Republic…
Gojong, personal name Yi Jaehwang, later changed to Yi Hui, also known as the Gwangmu Emperor, was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 until his …
Gojong of Korea, 26th Emperor of the Joseon Kingdom and first emperor of Korea (died 1919)
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff Jr. was a Dutch physical chemist. A highly influential theoretical chemist, in 1901 Van 't Hoff won the first Nobel Prize in Chemistry "[for his] disco…
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1911)
Hans Niels Andersen was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman, diplomat and founder of the East Asiatic Company.
Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (died 1937)
Alice Brown Davis was the first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and served from 1922 to 1935, appointed by President Warren G. Harding. She was of Semino…
Alice Brown Davis, American tribal chief (died 1935)
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, was a British statesman, Liberal politician and barrister who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 until his re…
H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1928)
Edward Alexander Bouchet was an American physicist and educator. He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in any subject from an American university, completing his disser…
Edward Bouchet, American physicist and educator (died 1918)
Jan Ernst Matzeliger was a Surinamese-American inventor whose automated lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes. The Consolidated Lasting Machine C…
Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Surinamese-American inventor (died 1889)