Timeline November 1850

Events in November 1850 3

• 1850 – 1908 Mikhail Chigorin Russian chess pioneer Mikhail Chigorin was one of the strongest players of the late 19th century and helped establish the Russian chess school. His dynamic attacking style contrasted with Steinitz's positional approach.
• 1850 Alfred Tennyson becomes British Poet Laureate Tennyson succeeds Wordsworth after publishing In Memoriam Alfred Tennyson was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, a post he held until his death in 1892. The appointment followed the publication of his elegy In Memoriam A.H.H., written for his friend Arthur Hallam, which cemented his reputation as the leading poet of the Victorian age.
• 1850 Punctation of Olmutz Prussia backs down to Austria over leadership of Germany Under Austrian and Russian pressure, Prussia abandoned its plan for a Prussian-led Erfurt Union of German states. The agreement, signed at Olmutz, restored the old Austrian-dominated German Confederation. The humiliation fueled Prussian resentment that later shaped Bismarck's push for unification under Prussia.