What Happened in June 1850

Historical Events

Robert Peel Falls from Horse

Jun 29 British ex-Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel falls off his horse; dies three days later

Famous Birthdays

Jun 4 John Blair Scribner, American magazine and book publisher, born in New York City (d. 1879)
Jun 5 Pat Garrett, American Western lawman, born in Chambers County, Alabama (d. 1908)
Jun 6 Karl Ferdinand Braun, German inventor, co-developed wireless telegraphy (Nobel 1909), born in Fulda, Electorate of Hessen, Germany (d. 1918)
Jun 18 Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer, critic and teacher, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1914)
Jun 19 David Jayne Hill, American diplomat and author, born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 1932)

Horatio Kitchener (1850-1916)

Jun 24 British General who commanded British forces during the Battle of Omdurman (Sudan) and the Second Boer War who became British Secretary of State for War during WWI (1914-16), born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland

Jun 27 Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright (Under the Yoke), born in Sopot, Bulgaria (d. 1921)
Jun 27 Jacob Adolf Hägg, Swedish composer, born in Östergarn, Sweden (d. 1928)
Jun 27 Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician (Gram–Schmidt process), born in Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1919)
Jun 27 Lafcadio Hearn, American author (Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan), born in Leucas, Greece (d. 1904)
Jun 29 Joseph Paul Skelly, Irish-American composer and songwriter ("I Should Say So!"; "Little Darling, Dream of Me"), born in Ireland (d. 1895)

Born in 1850

Famous Weddings

Alfred Tennyson

Jun 13 Poet Alfred Tennyson (40) weds Emily Sellwood (36)

Jun 19 Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina

Famous Deaths

Jun 4 Maurice, Prince of the Netherlands, second son of King William III, dies from meningitis at 6
Jun 12 Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque, Swiss-Dutch army leader, dies at 77
Jun 16 William Lawson British-Australian surveyor who explored New South Wales (first route across Blue Mountains), dies at 76
Jun 18 Antoni Weinert, Polish flutist and composer, dies at 99