1850

Kaei 3 (嘉永三年)

Other Events of 1850

• Ryukyuan embassy journeys to Edo.
• Taiping Rebellion begins in China.

Births and Deaths

• 1850/1/6 Ikeda Shichisaburô, member of the Shinsengumi, is born (d. 1938).
• 1850/2/14 Kiyoura Keigo, Prime Minister of Japan, is born (d. 1942).
• 1850/10/30 Takano Chôei, rangaku scholar, dies (b. 1802).
• Lafcadio Hearn is born (d. 1904).