What happened on 22 October 1849?

Discover what happened on 22 October 1849 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

  • Eugène Hénard (French architect (1849–1923))
  • Giulio Tadolini (Italian sculptor (1849-1918))
  • Francis William Norman O’Loughlin (Titanic victim (1849–1912))
  • Robert E. Moore (American politician (1849–1921))
  • Sir Alexander Baird, 1st Baronet (British baronet (1849–1920))
  • František Xaver Marat
  • Alfred Gibson (British violinist and violist)
  • William Henry Bush (American businessman and rancher (1849–1931))
  • Lucy Thurman (Canadian American temperance activist)
  • Fermín Manso de Zúñiga
  • Abraham Jacobus van Noppen (Dutch photographer)
  • Frederik Baltazar Fraas
  • Cecil Charles Balfour ((1849-1881))
  • Cecilia Henriette Catherina Nugent ((1849-1886))
  • James William Buel (American journalist and author)
  • Bertha Glogau
  • Daniel Tschudi
  • William A. Crooks (American politician)
  • Albert B. Henry (American politician)
  • Hubert Corthals
  • Emma Altmann

Deaths

  • Joseph Merrick (Jamaican missionary)
  • Sir John Dashwood-King, 4th Baronet (British politician)
  • John Colville, 9th Lord Colville of Culross (Royal Navy admiral and noble (1768-1849))
  • Emiliano Sarti (Italian philologist, epigraphist, and archaeologist)