What Happened In July 1850 In History

Historical Events for July, 1850

• 9th » U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies and Millard Fillmore succeeds him as 13th President of the United States.
• 9th » Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Iran named Persia.
• 10th » Millard Fillmore is inaugurated as the 13th President of the United States upon the death of President Zachary Taylor, 16 months into his term.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1850

• 11th » Annie Armstrong, American missionary (d. 1938)
• 12th » Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (d. 1912)
• 15th » Francesca S. Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (d. 1917)
• 18th » Rose Hartwick Thorpe, American poet (d. 1939)

Famous Deaths for July 1850

• 2nd » Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1788)
• 4th » William Kirby (entomologist) or William Kirby, English entomologist and author (b. 1759)
• 8th » Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (b. 1774)
• 9th » Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (b. 1819)
• 9th » Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (b. 1784)
• 14th » August Neander, German historian and theologian (b. 1789)
• 16th » Julia Glover, Irish actress (b. 1779)
• 19th » Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (b. 1810)

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