| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s – 1850s – 1860s 1870s 1880s |
| Years: | 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 1850s decade ran from January 1, 1850, to December 31, 1859.
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The 1850s were marked by several notable assassinations and assassination attempts:
The introduction of these two terms may indicate the beginning of the broad acceptance of new, more liberal forms of courtship in Western Culture.
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