Births on May 21

Giuseppe Mercalli

Born on May 21, 1850

Giuseppe Mercalli, Italian priest and volcanologist (d. 1914)

Giuseppe Mercalli (21 May 1850 – 19 March 1914) was an Italian volcanologist and Catholic priest. He is known best for the Mercalli intensity scale for measuring earthquake intensity.

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Giuseppe Mercalli

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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.

Births on May 21

Giuseppe Mercalli

Born on May 21, 1850

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Events on 1850

Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850

Church of Greece

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

Universalis Ecclesiae