Year 1853 (MDCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen 1852 state leaders - Events of 1853 - 1854 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 Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) 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

Events of 1853

January - June

• January 8 - Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan is ordered to assist the governor of Hunan in organising a militia force to search for local bandits. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Zeng Guofan ( Pinyin: Zēng Guófán Wade-Giles: Tseng Kuo-fan Styled Bóhán 伯函 and variably Díshēng 滌生 Posthumous ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning
• January 12 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping army occupies Wuchang. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople 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
• January 19 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres in performance at Teatro Apollo in Rome. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Il trovatore ( The Troubadour) is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Leone Emanuele Bardare The Tor di Nona &mdash now a small area in Rome 's Rione V called " Ponte " which lies in the heart of the city's historic center between Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
• February 10 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces at Hanyang, Hankou and Wuchang for march of Nanjing. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead 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 ( Chinese: 南京 Romanizations Nánjīng ( Pinyin) Nan-ching ( Wade-Giles
• February 12 - Puerto Montt is founded in the Reloncaví Sound, Chile. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Llanquihue Province, Los Lagos Reloncaví Sound is a body of water located immediately south of Puerto Montt, Chile.
• February 22 - Washington University is founded as Eliot Seminary
• May - Beginning of an outbreak of yellow fever that kills 7,790 in New Orleans. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• March 4 - Inauguration of US president Franklin Pierce
• March 20 - Taiping Rebellion: Rebel army of around 750,000 seizes Nanjing, killing 30,000 Imperial troops. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth An inauguration is a ceremony of formal Investiture whereby an individual assumes an office or position of authority or power 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 Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China
• May 23 - The first plat for Seattle, Washington is laid out. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne A plat consists of a Map, drawn to scale showing the divisions of a piece of land
• June 27 - Taiping Rebellion: Northern Expeditionary Force crosses the Yellow River. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the

July - December

• July 8 - U. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 S. Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Edo Bay with a request for a trade treaty
• July 25 Outlaw and bandit Joaquin Murietta is killed. Matthew Calbraith Perry ( April 10, 1794 &ndash March 4, 1858) was the Commodore of the U Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Joaquin Murrietta (sometimes spelled Murieta or Murietta) (1829&ndashca
• August 12 – New Zealand acquires self-government
• August 23 - 1st true International Meteorological Organization Brussels, Belgium
• August 24 - Potato chips first prepared. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Although there had been significant developments in Meteorology in the 18th century Matthew Fontaine Maury, of the US Navy, was instrumental in convening the first Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River A potato chip or crisp is a thin slice of Potato, deep fried or baked until Crisp.
• September 19 - Hudson Taylor first left for China. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Youth and early work Taylor was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, the son of a chemist ( Pharmacist) and Methodist China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National

The Battle of Sinop was the last major naval battle involving sailing warships. The naval Battle of Sinop (or Sinope) took place on 30 November 1853 at Sinop, a Sea port in northern Turkey, when

• October 4/October 5 - Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire declares war on Russia. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• October 28 - Crimean War: Ottoman army crosses the Danube into Vidin / Kalafat in Wallachia. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj Vidin (Видин is a town on the southern bank of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria. Calafat is a city in Dolj County, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by ferryboat This article is about the region in what is now Southern Romania
• October 30 - Taiping Rebellion: Taiping Northern Expeditionary Force comes within three miles of Tianjin. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China ( Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is the second largest city in northern coastal China.
• November 3 - Troops of William Walker capture La Paz in Baja California and declare (short-lived) Republic of Lower California
• November 15 - Maria II of Portugal is succeeded by her son Pedro
• November 30 - Crimean War: Battle of Sinop - The Russian fleet destroys the Turkish fleet. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. William Walker ( May 8, 1824 &ndash September 12, 1860) was an American filibuster, adventurer and Mercenary Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. Baja California (pronounced ˈbɑːhɑː kælɨˈfɔrnjə in English is the northernmost state of Mexico. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Maria II ( April 4, 1819 &ndash November 15, 1853) was Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1853 Ancestors Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought The naval Battle of Sinop (or Sinope) took place on 30 November 1853 at Sinop, a Sea port in northern Turkey, when Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• December 6 - Taiping Rebellion: French minister de Bourboulon arrives at the Heavenly Capital aboard the Cassini. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The system of diplomatic rank has over time been formalised on an international basis
• December 30 - Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest

Undated

• Royal Norwegian Navy Museum founded. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St The Gadsden Purchase (known as Venta de La Mesilla or Treaty of La Mesilla in Mexico is a region of what is today southern Arizona and New Mexico The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum ( Marinemuseet in Norwegian is a museum documenting the history of the Royal Norwegian Navy.
• Alexander Wood invents the hypodermic syringe
• Donald McKay builds the Great Republic, the world's biggest sailing ship, which at 4,500 tons was too large to be successful
• Isambard Kingdom Brunel began work on the Great Eastern passenger steamer
• Independent Santa Cruz Maya of Eastern Yucatan recognized as an independent nation by British Empire
• Iesada succeeds Ieoshi as Japanese Shogun
• Beginning of the Late Tokugawa shogunate, the last part of the Edo period in Japan. Alexander Wood (1817-1884 was a Scottish physician from Edinburgh, who was said to have co-invented the Hypodermic needle with French surgeon A syringe is a simple piston Pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly in a tube Donald McKay (1810&ndash1880 was a Canadian-born American designer and builder of Sailing ships He was born in Jordan Falls Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large Wind -powered Vessel. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 &ndash 15 September 1859 (ˈɪzəmbɑrd ˈkɪŋdəm brʊˈnɛl was a British Engineer. History Concept After the Great Exhibition of 1851 which had publicized Australia's wealth and natural resources waves of people were eager to emigrate from Yucatán is one of the 31 states of Mexico, located on the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" are the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate came to an end The, also referred to as the Tokugawa period (徳川時代 Tokugawa-jidai) is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• Stephen Foster writes "My Old Kentucky Home. Stephen Collins Foster (July 4 1826 – January 13 1864 known as the "father of American music" was the pre-eminent Songwriter in the United States " My Old Kentucky Home " (originally titled " Poor Uncle Tom Good Night! " and sometimes also titled " My Old Kentucky Home Good-Night! " "
• The University of Florida is established
• Swiss watch company Tissot is founded. The University of Florida ( Florida or UF) is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major Research Tissot is a Swiss Watchmaker company founded in 1853. History Tissot was founded by Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile
• Wheaton Academy founded in West Chicago, Illinois

Ongoing events

• Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)

Births

• January 28 - José Martí, Cuban revolutionary (d. "Wheaton Academy" is a private, Non-denominational Christian High school, that is known for being an educational institution committed to West Chicago, affectionately known as "Little Mexico" is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. 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 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted José Julián Martí Pérez ( January 28, 1853 &ndash May 19, 1895) Born in Havana from Spanish parents his short life was dedicated to gaining 1895)
• February 6 - Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Ignacij Klemenčič ( February 6, 1853 - September 5, 1901) was a Slovene Physicist. 1901)
• March 14 - Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Ferdinand Hodler ( March 14 1853 &ndash May 19 1918) was one of the best-known Swiss Painters of the 19th century 1918)
• March 30 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (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 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. 1890)
• May 28 - Carl Larsson, Swedish painter (d. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Carl Larsson ( May 28, 1853 &ndash January 22, 1919) was a Swedish painter and interior designer. 1919)
• June 3 - William Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (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 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Professor Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie FRS ( 3 June 1853 &ndash 28 July 1942) known as Flinders Petrie, was an 1942)
• June 12 - Chester Adgate Congdon, Minnesota mining magnate (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Chester Adgate Congdon ( June 12, 1853 &ndash November 21, 1916) lawyer and capitalist was born in Rochester, New York 1916)
• July 5 - Cecil Rhodes, English businessman (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 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Cecil John Rhodes, PC DCL (5 July 1853 &ndash 26 March 1902 was an English -born Businessman mining Magnate, and Politician 1902)
• July 18 - Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Hendrik Antoon Lorentz ( July 18, 1853 &ndash February 4, 1928) was a Dutch Physicist who shared the 1902 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1928)
• September 2 - Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald ( Latvian: Vilhelms Ostvalds; September 2, 1853 &ndash April 4, 1932) was a Baltic 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. 1932)
• September 16 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Ludwig Karl Martin Leonhard Albrecht Kossel ( September 16, 1853 &ndash July 5, 1927) was a German medical doctor The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1927)
• September 20 - Chulalongkorn, Rama V, king of Thailand (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Chulalongkorn ( Rama V) (royal name Phra Chula Chomklao Chaoyuhua; พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว 1910)
• September 21 - Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Heike Kamerlingh Onnes ( September 21, 1853 &ndash February 21, 1926) was a Dutch Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1926)
• December 6 - Haraprasad Shastri, Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Haraprasad Shastri (হরপ্রসাদ শাস্ত্রী also known as Haraprasad Bhattacharya, ( 6 December 1853– 17 November 1931 1931)

Deaths

• January 16 - Matteo Carcassi, Italian composer (b. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Matteo Carcassi ( Florence, Italy, 1792 - Paris, France, January 16, 1853) was a famous Italian guitarist and 1792)
• February 6 - Anastasio Bustamante, Mexican President
• March 17 - Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera ( Jiquilpan, Michoacán, July 27, 1780 &ndash February 6, 1853 in San Miguel de Allende Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Christian Andreas Doppler ( November 29, 1803 &ndash March 17, 1853) was an Austrian Mathematician and Physicist 1803)
• April 18 - William R. King, 13th Vice President of the United States (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. William Rufus deVane King (April 7 1786 &ndash April 18 1853 was a U The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1786)
• April 28 - Ludwig Tieck, German writer (b. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Johann Ludwig Tieck ( May 31, 1773 &ndash April 28, 1853) was a German Poet, Translator, editor 1773)
• June 8 - Richard William Howard Vyse (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 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Major-General Sir' Richard William Howard Vyse' ( 25 July 1784 – 8 June 1853) was a British soldier Anthropologist 1784)
• July 27 - Tokugawa Ieyoshi, Japanese shogun (b. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Tokugawa Ieyoshi (徳川 家慶 June 22, 1793 &ndash July 27, 1853; r is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" 1793)
• August 19 - George Cockburn, British Naval commander (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 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. 1772)
• August 23 - Alexander Calder, first mayor of Beaumont, Texas (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Alexander Calder ( 1806 - August 23, 1853) a New Yorker, became the first Mayor of Beaumont Texas, on August 8 1840 Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan 1806)
• September 3 - Augustin Saint-Hilaire, French botanist and traveller (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Augustin François César Prouvençal de Saint-Hilaire (1799-1853 French botanist and traveler was born at Orleans, France on 4 October 1799)
• November 15 - Maria II of Portugal (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Maria II ( April 4, 1819 &ndash November 15, 1853) was Queen of Portugal from 1826 to 1853 1819)