Events Date 1850 July | History by KabAstro

Event of Interest

Jul 10 Millard Fillmore sworn in as President of US (replacing Taylor)

Jul 12 Dutch 2nd Chamber accepts establishment of Provincial States
Jul 14 1st public demonstration of ice made by refrigeration by Florida physician John Gorrie
Jul 15 John Wisden bowls all 10 South batsmen, North v South at Lord's
Jul 17 Harvard Observatory takes 1st photograph of a star (Vega)

Wreck of the Elizabeth

Jul 19 American cargo ship 'Elizabeth', returning from Italy, wrecks in a storm of coast of Fire Island, New York, killing 10, including journalist Margaret Fuller, her husband, and child [1]