24 notable events from 1850 — massacres, murders and riots.
- Boone Helm
Jan 1, 1850–Jan 1, 1864 · Murder & homicide
- Swill milk scandal
1850s · United States · Scandal & controversy
- Don Pacifico affair
1850 · United Kingdom · Scandal & controversy
- Battle at Fort Utah
Feb 8, 1850–Feb 17, 1850 · United States · Massacre
- Bloody Island massacre
May 15, 1850 · United States · Massacre
- California Indian Wars
1850–1880 · United States · War & armed conflict
- Autumn Crisis of 1850
Jan 1, 1850 · Germany · War & armed conflict
- Execution of the Báb
Jul 9, 1850 · Iran · Suicide & execution
- John McCaffary
Jul 23, 1850 · Murder & homicide
- Sukhovo-Kobylin affair
1850 · Russian Federation · Crime & justice
- Kraków Fire of 1850
Jul 18, 1850 · Poland · Fire
- Massacre of Aleppo (1850)
Oct 17, 1850–Oct 19, 1850 · Syrian Arab Republic · Riot & unrest
- Franklin B. Evans
Jan 1, 1850–Jan 1, 1872 · Murder & homicide
- 1850 Atlantic hurricane season
1850 · Natural disaster
- Round Valley Settler Massacres of 1856–1859
1850s · United States · Massacre
- Wagon Mound massacre
May 7, 1850 · United States · Massacre
- Paranaguá Incident
Jul 1, 1850 · Brazil · War & armed conflict
- Hague Street explosion
Feb 4, 1850 · United States · Bombing & explosion
- Squatters' riot
Aug 8, 1850–Aug 15, 1850 · United States · Riot & unrest
- 1850 Xichang earthquake
Sep 12, 1850 · China · Earthquake
- 1850 Yamsé Ghoon Riots
Nov 1, 1850 · Mauritius · Riot & unrest
- 1850 Maine Insane Asylum fire
Dec 4, 1850 · United States · Fire
- 1850 Santiago earthquake
Dec 6, 1850 · Chile · Earthquake
- Don Pacifico affair
1850 · United Kingdom · Incident