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+ | == Events == | ||
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+ | === January–March === | ||
+ | * [[January 6]] – [[Florida Governor]] [[Thomas Brown (Florida politician)|Thomas Brown]] signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the [[University of Florida]]. | ||
+ | * [[January 8]] – [[Taiping Rebellion]]: [[Zeng Guofan]] is ordered to assist the governor of [[Hunan]], in organising a militia force to search for local bandits. | ||
+ | * [[January 12]] – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army occupies [[Wuchang, Hubei|Wuchang]]. | ||
+ | * [[January 19]] – [[Giuseppe Verdi]]'s opera ''[[Il Trovatore]]'' premieres, in performance at [[Teatro Apollo]] in Rome. | ||
+ | * [[February 10]] – Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces assemble at [[Hanyang District|Hanyang]], [[Hankou District|Hankou]] and [[Wuchang District|Wuchang]], for the march on [[Nanjing]]. | ||
+ | * [[February 12]] – [[Puerto Montt]] is founded in the [[Reloncaví Sound]], [[Chile]]. | ||
+ | * [[February 22]] – [[Washington University in St. Louis]] is founded as Eliot Seminary. | ||
+ | * [[March]] – The clothing company [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] is founded in the United States. | ||
+ | * [[March 4]] – [[Inauguration of Franklin Pierce]] as 14th President of the United States (his only child was killed in a [[Train wreck|train accident]] on [[January 6]]). | ||
+ | * [[March 5]] – Saint Paul Fire and Marine, as predecessor of [[The Travelers Companies]], a worldwide [[Insurance|insurance service]], founded in [[Minnesota]], United States. | ||
+ | * [[March 20]] – Taiping Rebellion: A rebel army of around 750,000 seizes Nanjing, killing 30,000 Imperial troops. | ||
+ | * [[March 29]] – [[Manchester]] is granted [[city status in the United Kingdom]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | === April–June === | ||
+ | * [[April 16]] – [[Indian Railways]]: The first passenger railway in India opens from [[Bombay]] to [[Thana, Maharashtra]], {{convert|22|mi|km}}. | ||
+ | * [[May]] | ||
+ | ** The world's first [[public aquarium]] opens, at the [[London Zoo]]. | ||
+ | ** An outbreak of [[yellow fever]] kills 7,790 in [[New Orleans]]. | ||
+ | ** [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] accepts [[John Scott Russell]]'s tender for construction of the {{SS|Great Eastern}} passenger steamer. | ||
+ | * [[May 12]]–[[October 31]] – The [[Great Industrial Exhibition (1853)|Great Industrial Exhibition]] is held in [[Dublin]], Ireland. | ||
+ | * [[May 23]] – The first [[plat]] for [[Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] is laid out. | ||
+ | * [[June 27]] – [[Taiping Rebellion]]: The Northern Expeditionary Force crosses the [[Yellow River]]. | ||
+ | * [[June 30]] – [[Georges-Eugène Haussmann]] is selected as ''[[Prefect (France)|préfect]]'' of the [[Seine (department)]], to begin the re-planning of Paris. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === July–September === | ||
+ | * [[July 1]] - The Swiss watch company [[Tissot]] is founded<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY5PW_JJQGc#t=50s</ref>. | ||
+ | * [[July 8]] – U.S. Commodore [[Matthew C. Perry]] arrives in Edo Bay, Japan, with a request for a trade treaty. | ||
+ | * [[July 25]] – Outlaw and bandit [[Joaquin Murrieta]] is killed in [[California]]. | ||
+ | * [[July 27]] – [[Tokugawa Iesada|Iesada]] succeeds his father [[Tokugawa Ieyoshi|Ieyoshi]], as Japanese ''[[shōgun]]''. The [[Late Tokugawa shogunate]] (the last part of the [[Edo period]] in Japan) begins. | ||
+ | * [[August 12]] – New Zealand acquires self-government. | ||
+ | * [[August 23]] – The first true [[International Meteorological Organization]] is established in Brussels, Belgium. | ||
+ | * [[August 24]] | ||
+ | ** The [[Royal Norwegian Navy Museum]] is founded at [[Karljohansvern]] in [[Horten]], perhaps the world's first naval museum. | ||
+ | ** [[Potato chips]] are first prepared, by [[George Crum]] at [[Saratoga Springs, New York]], according to popular accounts. | ||
+ | * [[September 19]] – [[Hudson Taylor]] first leaves for China. | ||
+ | * [[September 20]] – Otis Elevator, as predecessor of [[Otis Worldwide]] was founded in United States.<ref>http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_otis_1.html</ref> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === October–December === | ||
+ | * [[October 1]] – [[C. Bechstein]]'s piano factory is founded, one of three established in a "Golden year" in the history of the [[piano]] ([[Julius Blüthner]] and [[Steinway & Sons]] being the others). | ||
+ | * [[October 4]]–[[October 5|5]] – [[Crimean War]]: The [[Ottoman Empire]] begins war with Russia. | ||
+ | * [[October 4]] – On the east coast of the United States, [[Donald McKay]] launches the ''[[Great Republic]]'', the world's biggest [[sailing ship]], which at 4,500 tons is too large to be successful. | ||
+ | * [[October 28]] – [[Crimean War]]: The Ottoman army crosses the [[Danube]] into [[Vidin]]/[[Calafat]], [[Wallachia]]. | ||
+ | * [[October 30]] – [[Taiping Rebellion]]: The Taiping Northern Expeditionary Force comes within {{convert|3|mi|km}} of [[Tianjin]]. | ||
+ | * [[November 3]] – Troops of [[William Walker (filibuster)|William Walker]] capture [[La Paz, Baja California Sur|La Paz]] in [[Baja California Territory]], and declare the (short-lived) Republic of Lower California. | ||
+ | * [[November 4]] – [[Crimean War]]: [[Battle of Oltenitza]] – Turkish forces defeat the Russians. | ||
+ | * [[November 15]] – [[Maria II of Portugal]] is succeeded by her son [[Pedro V of Portugal|Pedro V]]. | ||
+ | * [[November 30]] ([[November 18]] [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) – [[Crimean War]]: [[Battle of Sinop]] – The Russian fleet destroys the [[Turkey|Turkish]] fleet. | ||
+ | * [[December 6]] – [[Taiping Rebellion]]: French [[Minister (diplomacy)|minister]] de Bourboulon arrives at the Heavenly Capital, aboard the ''Cassini''. | ||
+ | * [[December 14]] – Compagnie Générale des Eaux, predecessor of [[Vivendi]], a global media [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]], is founded in [[Paris]], France. | ||
+ | * [[December 30]] – [[Gadsden Purchase]]: The United States buys approximately {{convert|77,000|km2|sqmi}} of land from Mexico, to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Date unknown === | ||
+ | * The Independent Santa Cruz [[Maya peoples|Maya]] of Eastern [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]] is recognized as an independent nation, by the [[British Empire]]. | ||
+ | * [[Arthur de Gobineau]] begins publication of his ''[[An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races]]'' (''Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines''). | ||
+ | * [[Charles Pravaz]] and [[Alexander Wood (physician)|Alexander Wood]] independently invent a practical hypodermic [[syringe]]. | ||
+ | * [[Wheaton Academy]] is founded in [[West Chicago, Illinois]]. | ||
+ | * The [[Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China]] is incorporated in London by [[Scottish people|Scotsman]] [[James Wilson (UK politician)|James Wilson]], under a [[Royal Charter]] from [[Queen Victoria]].<ref>http://www.standardchartered.com/about-us/history/en/index.html|</ref><ref>http://www.atsnotes.com/catalog/banknotes/hong-kong.html</ref> | ||
+ | * Ishikawajima Shipyard, as predecessor of [[IHI Corporation]], a [[shipyard]] and transport-related machinery manufacturer in [[Japan]], is founded.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<ref>https://www.ihi.co.jp/en/company/history/index.html</ref> | ||
+ | * [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], now the largest sports stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, officially opens. | ||
+ | * 1853–[[1873]] – More than 130,000 Chinese laborers come to [[Cuba]]. | ||
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Contents
Events
January–March
- January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida.
- January 8 – Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan is ordered to assist the governor of Hunan, in organising a militia force to search for local bandits.
- January 12 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army occupies Wuchang.
- January 19 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore premieres, in performance at Teatro Apollo in Rome.
- February 10 – Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces assemble at Hanyang, Hankou and Wuchang, for the march on Nanjing.
- February 12 – Puerto Montt is founded in the Reloncaví Sound, Chile.
- February 22 – Washington University in St. Louis is founded as Eliot Seminary.
- March – The clothing company Levi Strauss & Co. is founded in the United States.
- March 4 – Inauguration of Franklin Pierce as 14th President of the United States (his only child was killed in a train accident on January 6).
- March 5 – Saint Paul Fire and Marine, as predecessor of The Travelers Companies, a worldwide insurance service, founded in Minnesota, United States.
- March 20 – Taiping Rebellion: A rebel army of around 750,000 seizes Nanjing, killing 30,000 Imperial troops.
- March 29 – Manchester is granted city status in the United Kingdom
April–June
- April 16 – Indian Railways: The first passenger railway in India opens from Bombay to Thana, Maharashtra, 22 miles (35 km).
- May
- The world's first public aquarium opens, at the London Zoo.
- An outbreak of yellow fever kills 7,790 in New Orleans.
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel accepts John Scott Russell's tender for construction of the Template:SS passenger steamer.
- May 12–October 31 – The Great Industrial Exhibition is held in Dublin, Ireland.
- May 23 – The first plat for Seattle, Washington is laid out.
- June 27 – Taiping Rebellion: The Northern Expeditionary Force crosses the Yellow River.
- June 30 – Georges-Eugène Haussmann is selected as préfect of the Seine (department), to begin the re-planning of Paris.
July–September
- July 1 - The Swiss watch company Tissot is founded[1].
- July 8 – U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry arrives in Edo Bay, Japan, with a request for a trade treaty.
- July 25 – Outlaw and bandit Joaquin Murrieta is killed in California.
- July 27 – Iesada succeeds his father Ieyoshi, as Japanese shōgun. The Late Tokugawa shogunate (the last part of the Edo period in Japan) begins.
- August 12 – New Zealand acquires self-government.
- August 23 – The first true International Meteorological Organization is established in Brussels, Belgium.
- August 24
- The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is founded at Karljohansvern in Horten, perhaps the world's first naval museum.
- Potato chips are first prepared, by George Crum at Saratoga Springs, New York, according to popular accounts.
- September 19 – Hudson Taylor first leaves for China.
- September 20 – Otis Elevator, as predecessor of Otis Worldwide was founded in United States.[2]
October–December
- October 1 – C. Bechstein's piano factory is founded, one of three established in a "Golden year" in the history of the piano (Julius Blüthner and Steinway & Sons being the others).
- October 4–5 – Crimean War: The Ottoman Empire begins war with Russia.
- October 4 – On the east coast of the United States, Donald McKay launches the Great Republic, the world's biggest sailing ship, which at 4,500 tons is too large to be successful.
- October 28 – Crimean War: The Ottoman army crosses the Danube into Vidin/Calafat, Wallachia.
- October 30 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping Northern Expeditionary Force comes within 3 miles (4.8 km) of Tianjin.
- November 3 – Troops of William Walker capture La Paz in Baja California Territory, and declare the (short-lived) Republic of Lower California.
- November 4 – Crimean War: Battle of Oltenitza – Turkish forces defeat the Russians.
- November 15 – Maria II of Portugal is succeeded by her son Pedro V.
- November 30 (November 18 O.S.) – Crimean War: Battle of Sinop – The Russian fleet destroys the Turkish fleet.
- December 6 – Taiping Rebellion: French minister de Bourboulon arrives at the Heavenly Capital, aboard the Cassini.
- December 14 – Compagnie Générale des Eaux, predecessor of Vivendi, a global media conglomerate, is founded in Paris, France.
- December 30 – Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys approximately 77,000 square kilometres (30,000 sq mi) of land from Mexico, to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
Date unknown
- The Independent Santa Cruz Maya of Eastern Yucatán is recognized as an independent nation, by the British Empire.
- Arthur de Gobineau begins publication of his An Essay on the Inequality of the Human Races (Essai sur l'inégalité des races humaines).
- Charles Pravaz and Alexander Wood independently invent a practical hypodermic syringe.
- Wheaton Academy is founded in West Chicago, Illinois.
- The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China is incorporated in London by Scotsman James Wilson, under a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria.[3][4]
- Ishikawajima Shipyard, as predecessor of IHI Corporation, a shipyard and transport-related machinery manufacturer in Japan, is founded.[citation needed][5]
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, now the largest sports stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, officially opens.
- 1853–1873 – More than 130,000 Chinese laborers come to Cuba.
Events
Event | Start | End | Description |
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Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 | |
Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 | |
Crimean War | October 1853 | February 1856 |
New Groups
Group | Image | Type | Description |
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University of Melbourne | Public | A large number of Australian leaders have studied here | |
Franklin and Marshall College | Military ranks Liberal arts | Liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania | |
Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary | Military ranks | Methodist seminary | |
Washington University in St. Louis | Research Military ranks | ||
University of Florida | State university Space-grant university Sea-grant university Land-grant university Flagship university | The third largest Florida university by student population | |
St. Francis Xavier University | Liberal arts Undergraduate A public | Public undergraduate liberal arts university in Nova Scotia, Canada. | |
Cheltenham Ladies' College | Prestigious English girls school. | ||
Victoria/Police |
Births
Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Gore | 22 January 1853 | London United Kingdom Wimbledon | 17 January 1932 | Clergy | Bishop of Oxford, a friend of Herbert Asquith |
Alfred Beit | 15 February 1853 | Germany Hamburg | 16 July 1906 | Businessperson | |
Henry Birchenough | 7 March 1853 | 12 May 1937 | Deep state operative Businessperson | UK deep state operative | |
Philander Knox | 6 May 1853 | 12 October 1921 | Politician Lawyer | A corporate lawyer for the cartel United States Steel Corporation, Knox later was put in the cabinets three different presidents | |
Knut Agathon Wallenberg | 19 May 1853 | 1 June 1938 | Politician Banker Businessperson | ||
Cecil Rhodes | 5 July 1853 | United Kingdom Hertfordshire Bishop's Stortford | 26 March 1902 | Deep politician Businessperson | Very wealthy and influential UK deep politician |
Frederick Taylor Gates | 22 July 1853 | New York State | 6 February 1929 | Clergy Advisor Deep state operative | The principal business and philanthropic advisor to the major oil industrialist John D. Rockefeller, Sr. |
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