What Happened on January 29, 1850

Historical Events

Compromise of 1850

Senator Henry Clay drafts the Compromise of 1850 to defuse tensions between slave states and free states over territories won during the Mexican–American War

Famous Birthdays

Ebenezer Howard, English pioneer of garden cities, born in London, England (d. 1928)
Lawrence Hargrave, English-born aviation pioneer and inventor (box kite), born in London, England (d. d. 1915)

Born in 1850

1850 Highlights