Deaths on February 25

Daoguang Emperor

Died on February 25, 1850

Daoguang Emperor of China (b. 1782)

The Daoguang Emperor (Chinese: 道光帝; pinyin: Dàoguāng Dì; 16 September 1782 – 26 February 1850), born Mianning, was the seventh Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the sixth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1820 to 1850. His reign was marked by "external disaster and internal rebellion." These included the First Opium War and the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion which nearly brought down the dynasty. The historian Jonathan Spence characterizes the Daoguang Emperor as a "well meaning but ineffective man" who promoted officials who "presented a purist view even if they had nothing to say about the domestic and foreign problems surrounding the dynasty."

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Events on 1850

29 Jan

Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
7 Mar

Compromise of 1850
Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech endorsing the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war.
29 Jun

Church of Greece
Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.
18 Sep

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
29 Sep

Universalis Ecclesiae
The papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae restores the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales.

Deaths on February 25

Daoguang Emperor

Died on February 25, 1850

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Events on 1850

Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

Church of Greece

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Universalis Ecclesiae