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| Countries: Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. Events and trends Technology First use of General anesthesia in an operation by Crawford Long. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1852 in Archaeology Explorations Excavations Finds Publications Births The year 1852 in architecture involved some significant events Works See also Gustave Courbet - Village Damsels and A Girl Spinning William Holman Hunt - The Light The year 1852 in literature involved some significant new books Events Works published Matthew Arnold 's Empedocles on Etna Théophile Gautier 's Emaux et camées Events Michael William Balfe sets off for Danzig to visit his daughter The year 1852 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Rowing Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford August 3, the first Harvard-Yale Regatta, a 2-length win for Harvard Events July events July 14 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel 's Chepstow Bridge is opened to traffic completing the South Wales See also 1851 in Australia, other events of 1852, 1853 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1851 in Canada, other events of 1853, 1853 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events January 5 The troopship Birkenhead boarded British Army recruits at Queenstown. Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1852 is 63100 Māori and 27633 non-Māori Events Sami revolt in Guovdageaidnu Arts and literature Births January to June July to December See also 1851 in South Africa, other events of 1852, 1853 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK |
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Year 1852 (MDCCCLII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - John Russell 1st Earl Russell, Liberal 1851 state leaders - Events of 1852 - 1853 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - António Sérgio de Sousa, Governor-General of Angola ( 1851 – 1853) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter FE) such as 2008. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1852
- January 14 - President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President
- January 17 - United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal
- February 3 - Battle of Caseros or Battle of Monte Caseros, Argentina. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For the Russian theme park see Transvaal Park. The Transvaal (Afrikaans lit Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states The Battle of Caseros was fought near the town of Caseros, more precisely between the present-day train stations of Caseros and Palomar (the actual battlefield is now occupied The Battle of Caseros was fought near the town of Caseros, more precisely between the present-day train stations of Caseros and Palomar (the actual battlefield is now occupied For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Argentinean provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes allied with Brazil and members of Colorado Party of Uruguay, defeats Buenos Aires troops under Juan Manuel de Rosas. Entre Ríos is a province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region in the northeast of the country Foto-0065jpg|thumb|216px|The Belgrano Bridge]]Plaza 25 de mayo Corrientes |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The Colorado Party (Partido Colorado is a Political party in Uruguay. Juan Manuel de Rosas (born Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio in Buenos Aires, March 30, 1793 &ndash Southampton
- February 11 - First British public toilet for women opens in Bedford Street, London
- February 15 - Great Ormond St Hospital for Sick Children, London, admits first patient
- February 16 - Studebaker Brothers wagon company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, is established
- February 19 - The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
- February 25 - HMS Birkenhead sinks near Cape Town, South Africa. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor The Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH is a medical institution specialising in the care of children London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Studebaker Corporation, or simply Studebaker, was a United States Wagon and Automobile manufacturer based in Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Phi Kappa Psi (ΦΚΨ Phi Psi is a US national college fraternity. Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington Canonsburg is a Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km southwest of Pittsburgh. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Description and History The Birkenhead was built in 1845 at John Laird 's shipyard at Birkenhead as the Frigate HMS Vulcan Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Only 193 of the 643 on board survive after troops stand firm on the deck so as not to flood the lifeboats containing women and children. A lifeboat is a small craft carried on a ship to provide a means of emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard the ship
- March 1 - Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- March 20 - Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is published. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Archibald William Montgomerie 13th Earl of Eglinton and 1st Earl of Wintoun ( September 29 1812, Palermo – October 4 1861) was the The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (Ard-Leifteanant na hÉireann ( Plural: Lords Lieutenant) also known as the Judiciar in the early Mediaeval period Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly is an anti- Slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
- April 1 - Start of Second Burmese War
- April 18 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces begin siege of Guilin. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne The Second Anglo-Burmese War took place in 1852 and ended in 1853 Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Guilin ( Pinyin: Guìlín) is a city in China, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the
- May 19 - Taiping Rebellion: Siege of Guilin lifted. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China
- June 12 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces enter Hunan. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning
- July 1 - United States statesman Henry Clay is the first to receive the honor of lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Henry Clay Sr ( April 12, 1777 &ndash June 29, 1852) was a nineteenth-century American statesman and Orator who Lying in state is a term used to describe the tradition in which a Coffin is placed on view to allow the public at large to pay their respects to the deceased The rotunda is the central rotunda of the United States Capitol, below the Capitol dome.
- August 3 - First Boat Race between Yale and Harvard, the first American intercollegiate athletic event. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. The Harvard-Yale Boat Race or Harvard-Yale Regatta is an annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard universities
- September 24 - French engineer Henri Giffard makes the first airship trip from Paris to Trappes
- November 2 - Democrat Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire defeats Whig Winfield Scott of Virginia in the U.S. presidential election
- November 4 - Count Cavour becomes the Piedmontese prime minister
- November 11 - New Palace of Westminster opened in Britain
- November 21/November 22 New French Empire confirmed by plebiscite: 7,824,000 for, 253,000 against
- December 2 - Napoleon III becomes Emperor of the French. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Henri Giffard (1825-1882 was a French engineer Giffard invented the Injector and the powered Airship with a steam engine weighing over 400 lb it was the world's Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable" Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Trappes is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Franklin Pierce (November 23 1804 &ndash October 8 1869 was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Whig Party was a Political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States presidential election of 1852 was in many ways a replay of the election of 1844. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso Conte di Cavour, Conte di Isolabella e Leri ( August 10 1810 &ndash June Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below
- December 23 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping army takes Hanyang and begins siege of Wuchang. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Wuchang District ( is one of the three towns together with Hankou and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei
- December 29 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping army takes Hankou. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Hankou ( Wade-Giles: Hankow is one of the three towns together with Wuchang and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital
Undated
- French replace semaphores with Morse telegraphs
- Justin Perkins, an American Presbyterian missionary, produces the first translation of the Bible in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, which is published with the parallel text of the Syriac Peshitta by the American Bible Society
- Devil's Island penal colony opens
Ongoing events
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1852 MDCCCLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2605 |
| Armenian calendar | 1301 ԹՎ ՌՅԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | 8 – 9 |
| Berber calendar | 2802 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2396 |
| Burmese calendar | 1214 |
| Chinese calendar | 4488/4548-11-11 (辛亥年十一月十一日) — to —
4489/4549-11-21(壬子年十一月廿一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1568 – 1569 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1844 – 1845 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5612 – 5613 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1907 – 1908 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1774 – 1775 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4953 – 4954 |
| Holocene calendar | 11852 |
| Iranian calendar | 1230 – 1231 |
| Islamic calendar | 1268 – 1269 |
| Japanese calendar | Kaei 5 (嘉永5年) |
| Korean calendar | 4185 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2395 |
- January 8 - James Milton Carroll, Baptist pastor, leader, historian, and author (d. A semaphore telegraph, optical telegraph, shutter telegraph chain, Chappe telegraph, or Napoleonic semaphore is a system Justin Perkins ( Holyoke Massachusetts, March 5, 1805 - Chicopee Massachusetts, December 31, 1869) was an American Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Assyrian Neo-Aramaic is a modern Eastern Aramaic or Syriac language. See Syriac (disambiguation for other uses Syriac (syr ܠܫܢܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ leššānā Suryāyā) is an Eastern Aramaic language The name 'Peshitta' The name 'Peshitta' is derived from the Syriac mappaqtâ pšîṭtâ (ܡܦܩܬܐ ܦܫܝܛܬܐ literally meaning 'simple version' For other uses see Devils Island. Devil's Island (Île du Diable is the smallest and northernmost island of the three Îles du Salut The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kōka and before Ansei. This period spanned the years from 1848 through 1854. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army James Milton Carroll ( January 8, 1852 &ndash January 11, 1931) was a Baptist pastor leader historian and author 1931)
- January 11 - Konstantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Konstantin Fehrenbach ( January 11, 1852 &ndash March 26, 1926) was a German Catholic politician who was one of the major The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1926)
- March 1 - Théophile Delcassé, French statesman (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Théophile Delcassé ( 1 March 1852 – 22 February 1923) was a French Statesman. 1923)
- April 1 - Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Edwin Austin Abbey ( April 1, 1852 &ndash August 1, 1911) was an American Artist, illustrator, and painter 1911)
- April 13 - F.W. Woolworth, American merchant and businessman (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Franklin Winfield Woolworth ( April 13 1852 &ndash April 8 1919) was the founder of F 1919)
- April 22 - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Family On June 21, 1893, he married Marie Anne of Portugal, daughter of the deposed king Miguel I of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1912)
- May 1 - Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish histologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Santiago Ramón y Cajal ( May 1 1852 &ndash October 17 1934) was a Spanish histologist, Physician, and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1934)
- May 31 - Julius Richard Petri, German bacteriologist (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Julius Richard Petri ( Barmen, May 31, 1852 &ndash December 20, 1921 in Zeitz) was a German bacteriologist 1921)
- July 12 - Hipólito Yrigoyen, President of Argentina (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Juan Hipólito del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Irigoyen Alem ( July 12 1852 &ndash July 3 1933) was twice President of Argentina (from The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state 1933)
- August 23 - Clímaco Calderón, President of Colombia (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Clímaco Calderón Reyes ( August 23, 1852 - July 19, 1913) was a Colombian lawyer Statesman and diplomat, List of Presidents of Colombia The President of Colombia (Presidente de Colombia is the Head of state and Head of government of the Republic of Colombia 1913)
- August 30 - Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff ( August 30, 1852 &ndash March 1, 1911) was a Dutch physical and organic chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1911)
- September 12 - Herbert Henry Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC ( 12 September 1852 &ndash 15 February 1928) served The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1928)
- September 15 - Edward Bouchet, American physicist (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Edward Alexander Bouchet ( 15 September 1852 &ndash 28 October 1918) was an African American physicist who is most notable 1918)
- September 28 - Henri Moissan, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Ferdinand Frederick Henri Moissan ( September 28, 1852 &ndash February 20, 1907) was a French Chemist who won the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1907)
- October 2 - William Ramsay, Scottish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Sir William Ramsay (2 October 1852 &ndash 23 July 1916 was a Scottish chemist who discovered the Noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1916)
- October 9 - Hermann Emil Fischer, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Hermann Emil Fischer (9 October 1852 - 15 July 1919 was a German Chemist and recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1902 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1919)
- November 1 - Eugene W. Chafin, American politician (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Eugene Wilder Chafin ( November 1, 1852 &ndash November 30, 1920) was an United States politician from the Prohibition Party 1920)
- November 3 - Prince Mutsuhito of Japan, the future Emperor Meiji (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February 1912)
- November 11 - Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Count Francis Conrad von Hötzendorf ( German: Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf) 1925)
- November 22 - Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Paul-Henri-Benjamin Baluet d'Estournelles baron de Constant de Rébecque ( 22 November 1852 &ndash 15 May 1924) was a French The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1924)
- November 26 - Yamamoto Gonnohyōe, the 16th and 22th Prime Minister of Japan, an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
- December 15 - Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" ( 26 November 1852 – 8 December 1933) also called Gonnohyōe, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the 16th ( 20 The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Antoine Henri Becquerel (15 December 1852 &ndash 25 August 1908 was a French Physicist, Nobel laureate, and one of the discoverers of Radioactivity The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1908)
- December 19 - Albert Abraham Michelson, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Albert Abraham Michelson ( December 19, 1852 &ndash May 9, 1931) was a Polish - American Physicist known The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1931)
Deaths
- January 6 - Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Louis Braille ( in English in French January 4, 1809 &ndash January 6, 1852) was the inventor of Braille, a world-wide system The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write 1809)
- May 3 - Sara Coleridge, English author and translator (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Sara Coleridge ( December 23, 1802 &ndash May 3, 1852) was an English author and translator 1802)
- March 4 - Nikolai Gogol, Russian writer (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol;; Микола Васильович Гоголь 1809)
- April 17 - Étienne Maurice Gérard, Marshal of France and Prime Minister of France (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Étienne Maurice Gérard, Comte Gérard (4 April 1773 17 April 1852 was a French General and statesman The Prime Minister of France ( Premier ministre français) in Fifth Republic is the functional Head of the government and Council of Ministers 1773)
- June 7 - José Joaquín Estudillo, second alcalde of Yerba Buena (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Don José Joaquín Estudillo ( May 7, 1800 – June 7, 1852) was a Mexican citizen of Alta California who was 1800)
- June 29 - Henry Clay, American statesman (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Henry Clay Sr ( April 12, 1777 &ndash June 29, 1852) was a nineteenth-century American statesman and Orator who 1777)
- July 20 - José Antonio Estudillo, early California settler (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold José Antonio Estudillo (1805&ndash July 20 1852) was a Californio and an early settler of San Diego California when California was part of 1805)
- July 22 - Auguste Marmont, French marshal (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, 1st Duc de Ragusa ( 20 July 1774 &ndash 22 March 1852) was a French 1774)
- September 4 - William MacGillivray, Scottish naturalist and ornithologist (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself William MacGillivray ( January 25, 1796 &ndash September 4, 1852) was a Scottish naturalist and Ornithologist 1796)
- September 14
- Augustus Pugin, English architect (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin ( 1 March 1812 – 14 September 1852) was an English Architect, designer and theorist of design now 1812)
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, British general and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1769)
- September 20 - Philander Chase, American founder of Kenyon College (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Philander Chase ( December 14, 1775 - September 20, 1852) was an Episcopal Church Bishop, educator and pioneer of 1775)
- October 13 - John Lloyd Stephens, American traveler, diplomat and Mayanist archaeologist (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees John Lloyd Stephens ( November 28, 1805 &ndash October 13, 1852) was an American explorer writer and diplomat 1805)
- October 24 - Daniel Webster, American statesman (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Daniel Webster (January 18 1782 &ndash October 24 1852 was a leading American Statesman during the nation's Antebellum Period. 1782)
- October 25 - John C. Clark, American politician (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a John Chamberlain Clark ( January 14[[ 793]] - October 25[[ 852]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1793)
- October 26 - Vincenzo Gioberti, Italian philosopher (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Vincenzo Gioberti ( April 5, 1801 – October 26, 1852) was an Italian Philosopher, Publicist and Politician 1801)
- November 2 - Pyotr Kotlyarevsky, Russian military hero (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Pyotr Stepanovich Kotlyarevsky ( June 21, 1782 – November 2, 1852) was a Russian military hero of 1782)
- November 27 - Augusta Ada King (née Byron), Countess of Lovelace, early English computer pioneer (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Augusta Ada King Countess of Lovelace (10 December 1815 London England &ndash 27 November 1852 Marylebone, London England born Augusta Ada Byron, was the only 1815)
- November 29 - Nicolae Bălcescu, Wallachian revolutionary (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Nicolae Bălcescu ( June 29, 1819 &mdash November 29, 1852) was a Romanian Wallachian soldier historian journalist 1819)
- November 30 - Junius Brutus Booth, English-born actor (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Junius Brutus Booth (May 1 1796&ndashNovember 30 1852 was an English Actor. 1796)
- December 16 - Andries Hendrik Potgieter, Voortrekker leader (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Andries Hendrik Potgieter ( 19 December 1792 - 16 December 1852) was a Voortrekker leader 1792)
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