Aug 23 1st US National Women's Rights Convention convenes in Worcester, Massachusetts Lohengrin Aug 28 Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" premieres at Weimar, Germany Composer Richard Wagner Aug 30 Honolulu, Hawaii, becomes a city Aug 31 California pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets Jul 1850 Historical Events by Year Sep 1850 Famous People Who Were Admirals Aviators Gangsters Generals Industrialists Suffragists