The following is list of events of the year 1850 in California.
Incumbents Governor: Peter Hardeman Burnett (starting September 9)
Events April 4 - Los Angeles is incorporated as a city in California. April 15 - San Francisco is incorporated as a city in California. September 9 - California is admitted to the Union as the 31st state as a result of the California Statehood Act. Ongoing California gold rush (1848-1855)
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