1852
Charles W
Charles Warren Fairbanks was the 26th vice president of the United States under President Theodore Roosevelt serving from 1905 to 1909. A member of the Republican Party, Fairbanks …
Charles W
The 1850s
Explore 259 historical events from 1850–1859.
1852
Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (died 1908)
Henri Julien was a Canadian artist and cartoonist noted for his work for the Canadian Illustrated News and for his political cartoons in the Montreal Daily Star. His pseudonyms inc…
Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (died 1908)
1852
Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (died 1934)
Gertrude Käsebier was an American photographer. She was known for her images of motherhood, her portraits of Native Americans, and her promotion of photography as a career for wome…
Gertrude Käsebier, American photographer (died 1934)
1852
William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (died 1933)
William Muldoon was an American Greco-Roman Wrestling champion, a physical culturist, and the first chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission. He once wrestled a match tha…
William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (died 1933)
1852
Billy Barnes, English cricketer (died 1899)
William Barnes was an English professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1875 to 1894, and in 21 Test matches for England from 1880 to 1890. He …
Billy Barnes, English cricketer (died 1899)
1852
Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (died 1919)
Francisco Pascasio Moreno was a prominent explorer and academic in Argentina, where he is usually referred to as Perito Moreno. Perito Moreno has been credited as one of the most i…
Francisco Moreno, Argentinian explorer and academic (died 1919)
1852
Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (died 1921)
Julius Richard Petri was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant t…
Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist, invented the Petri dish (died 1921)
1852
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (died 1896)
Theodore Robinson was an American painter best known for his Impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American artists to take up Impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting…
Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (died 1896)
1852
Guido Banti, Italian physician and pathologist (died 1925)
Guido Banti was an Italian physician and pathologist. He also performed innovative studies on the heart, infectious diseases and bacteriology, splenomegaly, nephrology, lung diseas…
Guido Banti, Italian physician and pathologist (died 1925)
1852
Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (born 1787)
Ivan Aleksandrovich Nabokov was a Russian adjutant general and general of the infantry prominent during the Napoleonic Wars.
Ivan Nabokov, Russian general (born 1787)
1852
Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (born 1783)
Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s and a leading figure in Russian literature in the first half of the 19th century. He held a high position at…
Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (born 1783)
1852
Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (born 1799)
Karl Pavlovich Bryullov was a Russian painter and draughtsman during the Romantic period, remembered among the greatest visual artists in the history of Russian art.
Karl Bryullov, Russian painter (born 1799)
1852
Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of sho
A soprano (Italian pronunciation: [soˈpraːno]) is a type of classical singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific …
Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of sho
1851
175 years ago
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London
Victoria was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days, which was longer than those of …
Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London
1851
175 years ago
The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier
During the Australian gold rushes, starting in 1851, significant numbers of workers moved from elsewhere in Australia and overseas to where gold had been discovered. Gold had been …
The first Australian gold rush is proclaimed, although the discovery had been made three months earlier
1851
175 years ago
Slavery in Colombia is abolished
The practice of slavery in present-day Colombia dates back to the pre-Spanish era and persisted until its definitive abolition in 1851. This practice involved the human trafficking…
Slavery in Colombia is abolished
1851
175 years ago
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)
Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician who served as Solicitor-General of Ceylon.
Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)
1851
175 years ago
Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (died 1918)
Aleksandr Pavlovich Dianin was a Russian chemist from Saint Petersburg. He carried out studies on phenols and discovered a phenol derivative now known as bisphenol A and the accord…
Alexander Dianin, Russian chemist (died 1918)
1851
175 years ago
Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New …
Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
1851
175 years ago
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the N
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote a popular novel called Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which…
Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the N
1851
175 years ago
Siegmund Lubin, Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (died 1923)
Siegmund Lubin was an American motion picture pioneer who founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (1902–1917) of Philadelphia.
Siegmund Lubin, Polish-American businessman, founded the Lubin Manufacturing Company (died 1923)
1851
175 years ago
Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (died 1901)
Leopoldo Enrique García-Alas y Ureña, also known as Clarín, was a Spanish realist novelist and journalist born in Zamora. His inflammatory articles, known as paliques (“chitchat”),…
Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (died 1901)
1851
175 years ago
Thomas Dewing, American painter (died 1938)
Thomas Wilmer Dewing was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century. Schooled in Paris, Dewing was noted for his figure paintings of aristocratic women. He was a f…
Thomas Dewing, American painter (died 1938)
1851
175 years ago
Aristide Bruant, French singer and actor (died 1925)
Aristide Bruant was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner. He is best known as the man in the red scarf and black cape featured on certain famous posters by Henri …
Aristide Bruant, French singer and actor (died 1925)