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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 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap 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 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The year 1855 in archaeology involved some significant events The year 1855 in architecture involved some significant events Events Gustave Courbet exhibits his paintings including the monumental The Artist's Studio in a tent alongside the official Paris Salon The year 1855 in literature involved some significant new books Events 12 June - Gaisford Prize founded Works published Matthew Arnold 's Poems Second Series Events Franz Liszt gives the first performance of his ''Piano Concerto No The year 1855 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball The established Knickerbockers, Gothams and Eagles from New York (Manhattan play three matches Round robin in June Events January events January 8 - The first through train travels the entire distance from Chicago to the Ohio River at See also 1854 in Australia, other events of 1855, 1856 in Australia, and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1854 in Canada, other events of 1855, 1856 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events October - Charles Gavan Duffy, founder of the Tenant Right League, emigrates to Australia. Population The estimated population of New Zealand at the end of 1855 is 59500 Māori and 37192 non-Māori Events Arts and literature Births February 11 Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (d See also 1854 in South Africa, other events of 1855, 1856 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen 1854 state leaders - Events of 1855 - 1856 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral, Governor-General of Angola ( 1854 - 1860) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) 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

Contents 1 Events of 1855 1.1 January - June 1.2 July - December 1.3 Undated 1.4 Ongoing events 2 Births 3 Deaths

Events of 1855

January - June

• January 1 - Ottawa, Ontario is incorporated as a city. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality.
• January 23 - The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to The Hennepin Avenue Bridge is the structure that carries Hennepin County State Aid Highway 52 Hennepin Avenue, across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis Minnesota
• January 23 - The region of Wairarapa, New Zealand is hit by the strongest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand (Magnitude 8. for the electorate see Wairarapa (NZ electorate Wairarapa - pronounced "Wy-ra-ra-pa" (often known as "The Wairarapa" is a geographical New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 1 on the Richter Scale). The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released There are five deaths.
• January 26 - Point No Point Treaty signed in Washington Territory. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. The Point No Point Treaty was signed on January 26, 1855 at Point No Point, on the northern tip of the Kitsap Peninsula. The Washington Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States that was formed in February 8, 1853 from the portion of the
• January 27 - The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. The Panama Railway or Panama Rail Road is a Railway line that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean across Panama in The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• January 29 - Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom over the management of the Crimean War. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl of Aberdeen KG KT FRS PC (28 January 1784&ndash14 December 1860 styled Lord Haddo from 1791 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
• February 5 - Lord Palmerston becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. "Lord Palmerston" and "Henry Temple" redirect here
• February 11 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Tewodros II ( Ge'ez ቴዎድሮስ also known as Theodore II) (c The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary
• February 12 - Michigan State University (the "pioneer" land-grant college) was established. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA.
• February 22 - Pennsylvania State University is founded as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University
• March 3 - US Congress appropriates $30,000 to create US Camel Corps
• March 16 - Bates College was founded by abolitionists in Lewiston, Maine. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The US Camel Corps was a mid-nineteenth century experiment by the United States Army in using Camels as pack animals in the Southwest United States. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Bates College is a private liberal arts college located in Lewiston Maine, in the United States. Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, is the second-largest city in the U
• March 17 - Taiping Rebellion: A Taiping army of 350,000 invades Anhui. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China.
• March 30 - Elections held for first Kansas Territory legislature. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. The Territory of Kansas was an Organized territory of the United States that existed from May 30 1854 until January 29 1861 when Kansas became the 34th Missourians cross border in large numbers to elect proslavery body. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Slavery in the United States began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth
• May 15 - The Great Gold Robbery of 1855 in England. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the On the night of May 15, 1855, three London firms sent a box of gold bars and coins each from London Bridge station for Paris via the South Eastern England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• June 28 - The Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Sigma Chi ( ΣΧ) is one of the largest and oldest all-male college Greek-letter social fraternities and a Secret society. Miami University (colloquially and incorrectly referred to as Miami of Ohio for clarification purposes is a Coeducational Public university founded in 1809
• June 29 - The Daily Telegraph begins publication. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia.

July - December

• July 2 - Kansas Territorial legislature convenes in Pawnee and begins passing proslavery laws. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Pawnee Kansas is a former town that served as the first official Capital of the Kansas Territory in 1855
• September 3 - Last Bartholomew Fair in London, England. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Bartholomew Fair is a Comedy in five acts by Ben Jonson, the last written of his four great comedies London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• September 11 - Sevastapol falls to the British troops. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Sevastopol ( see pronunciation below) is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea Peninsula
• November 17 - David Livingstone becomes the first European to see Victoria Falls in what is now present-day Zambia-Zimbabwe. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya (the Smoke that Thunders is a Waterfall situated in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
• November 21 - Large-scale Bleeding Kansas violence begins with events leading to "Wakarusa War" between antislavery and proslavery forces. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to in history as Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a series of violent events involving Free-Staters The Wakarusa War was a skirmish that took place in Kansas Territory during November and December 1855 as part of the Bleeding Kansas violence
• December 22 - Metropolitan Board of Works established. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW was the principal instrument of London -wide government from 1855 until the establishment of the London County Council in 1889

Undated

• Stamp duty was removed from newspapers in Britain creating mass market media in the UK. Stamp duty is a form of Tax that is levied on documents Historically a physical stamp (a Tax stamp) had to be attached to or impressed upon the document to denote A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The mass market is a general business term describing the largest group of consumers for a specified industry product "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press"
• Leaves of Grass published by Walt Whitman. For the 2009 film by this name see Leaves of Grass (film Leaves of Grass (1855 is a poetry collection by the American poet Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist.

Ongoing events

• Crimean War (1854-1856)
• Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)

Births

1855 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1855 MDCCCLV
Ab urbe condita	2608
Armenian calendar	1304 ԹՎ ՌՅԴ
Bahá'í calendar	11 – 12
Berber calendar	2805
Buddhist calendar	2399
Burmese calendar	1217
Chinese calendar	4491/4551-11-13 (甲寅年十一月十三日) — to — 4492/4552-11-23 (乙卯年十一月廿三日)
Coptic calendar	1571 – 1572
Ethiopian calendar	1847 – 1848
Hebrew calendar	5615 – 5616
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1910 – 1911
- Shaka Samvat	1777 – 1778
- Kali Yuga	4956 – 4957
Holocene calendar	11855
Iranian calendar	1233 – 1234
Islamic calendar	1271 – 1272
Japanese calendar	Ansei 2 (安政2年)
Korean calendar	4188
Thai solar calendar	2398
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• January 5 - King Camp Gillette, American inventor (d. The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought 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 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 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 Kaei and before Man'en. This period spanned the years from 1854 through 1860. 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 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. King Camp Gillette ( January 5, 1855 &ndash July 9, 1932) was an American businessman popularly known as the inventor of the 1932)
• January 20 - Ernest Chausson, French composer (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Amédée-Ernest Chausson ( January 20, 1855 &ndash June 10, 1899) was a French romantic Composer who died just 1899)
• January 21 - John Moses Browning, American firearms inventor (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. John Moses Browning ( January 21 or January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) born in Ogden Utah, was an American 1926)
• January 28 - William Seward Burroughs, American bank clerk and inventor (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted William Seward Burroughs I ( January 28[[ 857]] – September 14[[ 898]] was an American Inventor, born in Rochester New York. 1898)
• March 13 - Percival Lowell, American astronomer (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Percival Lawrence Lowell ( March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was a businessman author mathematician and Astronomer who fueled 1916)
• March 24 - Andrew Mellon, American banker and philanthropist (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 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Andrew William Mellon ( March 24 1855 &mdash August 27 1937) was an American banker industrialist philanthropist art collector 1937)
• April 9 - John Marden, Australian Headmaster and pioneer of women's education (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Dr John Marden BA LLD ( 9 April 1855 &ndash 29 October 1924) was an Australian Headmaster, pioneer of women's 1924)
• April 21 - Hardy Richardson, 19th century baseball player (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Hardy Richardson ( April 21, 1855 in Clarksboro, New Jersey – January 14, 1931 in Utica, New York 1931)
• April 27 - Caroline Rémy, French feminist (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Caroline Rémy de Guebhard ( April 27, 1855 &mdash April 24, 1929, was a French socialist, journalist and feminist 1929)
• May 1 - Marie Corelli, English novelist (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Marie Corelli ( May 1, 1855 - April 21, 1924) was a British novelist 1924)
• May 9 - Julius Röntgen, German-Dutch classical composer (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Julius Röntgen ( 9 May 1855 &ndash 13 September 1932) was a German-Dutch Composer of Classical music. 1932)
• May 10 - Sri Yukteswar Giri, Author of The Holy Science
• July 26 - Ferdinand Tönnies, German sociologist (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Sri Yukteswar Giri (also spelled Sriyukteswar Giri and Sriyukteshvar Giri ( May 10, 1855 - March 9, 1936) is the monastic name of Priyanath The Holy Science is a book written by Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri in 1894 under the title Kaivalya Darsanam. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Ferdinand Tönnies ( July 26, 1855, near Oldenswort ( Eiderstedt, North Frisia) - April 9, 1936, Kiel 1936)
• October 12 - Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arthur Nikisch (Hungarian Nikisch Artúr) ( 12 October 1922)
• October 21 - Howard Hyde Russell, American activist (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Howard Hyde Russell (1855-1946 was the founder of the Anti-Saloon League. 1946)
• November 5 - Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort ( November 5, 1855 in Paris, France &ndash January 2, 1913 in Cannes, France 1913)
• November 6 - Ezra Seymour Gosney, American philanthropist and eugenicist (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 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Ezra Seymour Gosney ( November 6, 1855 &ndash September 14, 1942) was an American Philanthropist and eugenicist 1942)
• December 28 - John William Wood Sr., North Carolinan politician, founder of Benson, North Carolina (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of John William Wood Sr born December 28 1855 died October 31 1928 Benson is a town located in Johnston County North Carolina. The town lies at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 40. 1928)

See also Category: 1855 births. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

• January 6 - Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (1779 – January 6, 1855) was an Italian Jurist, Author, and Explorer, best known for claiming 1779)
• January 10 - Mary Russell Mitford, English novelist and dramatist (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Mary Russell Mitford ( 16 December 1787 - 10 January 1855) was an English Novelist and Dramatist. 1787)
• January 26 - Gérard de Nerval, French writer (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Gérard de Nerval (ʒeʁaːʁ də nɛʁval ( May 22, 1808 &ndash January 26, 1855) was the Nom-de-plume of the 1808)
• February 6 - Josef Munzinger, Member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (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 Martin Josef Munzinger ( November 11, 1791 - February 6, 1855) was a Swiss politician 1791)
• February 23 - Carl Friedrich Gauss, German mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (ˈɡaʊs, Gauß Carolus Fridericus Gauss ( 30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German 1777)
• March 2 - Nicholas I of Russia, 11th Tsar of Russia (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 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good 1796)
• March 8 - William Poole, Infamous member of New York City's Bowery Boys gang (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 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. William Poole ( July 24, 1821 &ndash March 8, 1855) also known as Bill the Butcher, was a member of the New York City The Bowery Boys were a nativist, Anti-Catholic, and anti-Irish Gang based North of the Five Points district of New York City 1821)
• March 29 - Henri Druey, Member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Daniel-Henri Druey ( April 12, 1799 - March 29, 1855) was a Swiss politician of the 19th century and a founding father of constitutional 1799)
• March 31 - Charlotte Brontë, English author (b. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Charlotte Brontë (ˈbrɒnti (21 April 1816 &ndash 31 March 1855 was a British Novelist, the eldest of the three famous Brontë sisters whose Novels 1816)
• May 5 - Robert Inglis, English politician (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Sir Robert Harry Inglis 2nd Baronet FRS ( 12 January 1786 &ndash 5 May 1855) was an English Conservative 1786)
• May 23 - Charles Robert Malden English explorer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Charles Robert Malden ( August 9, 1797 &ndash May 23, 1855) was a 19th century British naval officer surveyor and educator 1797)
• June 28 - Fitzroy Somerset, 1st Lord Raglan, Commander of British forces in the Crimean War (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Field Marshal FitzRoy James Henry Somerset 1st Baron Raglan, GCB, PC ( 30 September 1788 &ndash 28 June 1855) 1788)
• June 28 - Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (Павел Степанович Нахимов June 23, 1802 &ndash June 28, 1855) was one of the most famous 1802)
• August 7 - Mariano Arista, President of Mexico (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 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Mariano Arista was born in the state of San Luis Potosi 26 July 1802 died on board the English steamer " Tagus" going from Lisbon Portugal to France 7 August 1855 The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1802)
• November 11 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (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 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (ˈsœːɐn ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌɡ̊ɒˀ in Danish Anglicized as;) 1813)
• November 26 - Adam Mickiewicz, Lithuanian - Polish poet and writer (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (pronounced ] in Belarusian, Адам Міцкевіч; in Lithuanian, Adomas Bernardas Mickevičius; December 1798)
• December 6 - William John Swainson an English naturalist and artist died (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev 1789). Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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