9th » California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state.
13th » First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps.
18th » The United States Congress e.g U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
29th » The Roman Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1850
2nd » Eugene Field American author and poet (d. 1895)
2nd » Albert Spalding, American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the Spalding (sports equipment) known as Spalding Sporting Goods Company (d. 1915)
2nd » Woldemar Voigt, German physicist and academic (d. 1919)
4th » Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (d. 1928)
14th » Anton Mahnič, Slovenian bishop, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1920)
17th » Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese lawyer, journalist, and politician (d. 1923)
Famous Deaths for September 1850
23rd » José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (b. 1764)