1859
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (born 1810)
Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death in 1859.
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (born 1810)
The 1850s
Explore 193 historical events from 1850–1859.
1859
Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (born 1769)
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brot…
Alexander von Humboldt, German geographer and explorer (born 1769)
1858
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is dissolved
The Wernerian Natural History Society, commonly abbreviated as the Wernerian Society, was a learned society interested in the broad field of natural history, and saw papers prese…
The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is dissolved
1858
Montenegrin forces under Grand Duke Mirko Petrović-Njegoš defeat an Ottoman army under Hussein Pasha in the battle of Gr
The Principality of Montenegro was a principality in Southeastern Europe that existed from 13 March 1852 to 28 August 1910. It was then proclaimed a kingdom by Nikola I, who then b…
Montenegrin forces under Grand Duke Mirko Petrović-Njegoš defeat an Ottoman army under Hussein Pasha in the battle of Gr
1858
Alexander Shirvanzade, Armenian playwright and author (died 1935)
Alexander Minasi Movsisian, better known by his pen name Alexander Shirvanzade was an Armenian playwright and novelist. He was one of the main representatives of the realist moveme…
Alexander Shirvanzade, Armenian playwright and author (died 1935)
1858
The Bawani Imli massacre, where 52 Indian freedom fighters are hanged to death on a tamarind tree by British colonial fo
The Bawani Imli massacre was the execution of 52 Indian freedom fighters including Jodha Singh Ataiya by British East India Company forces on 28 April 1858 during the Indian Rebell…
The Bawani Imli massacre, where 52 Indian freedom fighters are hanged to death on a tamarind tree by British colonial fo
1858
Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian educator and activist, Bharat Ratna Awardee (died 1962)
Dhondo Keshav Karve, popularly known as Maharshi Karve, was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare. He advocated widow remarriage, and he himself remarried a wi…
Dhondo Keshav Karve, Indian educator and activist, Bharat Ratna Awardee (died 1962)
1858
Ethel Smyth, English composer (died 1944)
Dame Ethel Mary Smyth was an English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, chora…
Ethel Smyth, English composer (died 1944)
1858
Fritz Mayer van den Bergh, Belgian art collector and art historian (died 1901)
Frédéric Henri Godefroid Émile Constantin (Fritz) ridder Mayer van den Bergh was a Belgian art collector and art historian.
Fritz Mayer van den Bergh, Belgian art collector and art historian (died 1901)
1858
Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a German theoretical physicist. He won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics "for the services he rendered to the advancement of physics by his discovery…
Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
1858
John L
John Laing Leal was an American physician and water treatment expert who, in 1908, was responsible for conceiving and implementing the first disinfection of a U.S. drinking water s…
John L
1858
Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (died 1924)
Heinrich Berté, born Heinrich Bettelheim was an Austrian-Hungarian composer of operas and operettas.
Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (died 1924)
1858
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John Meade Falkner was an English novelist and poet, best known for his 1898 novel Moonfleet. An extremely successful businessman, he became chairman of the arms manufacturer Armst…
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1858
Belmiro de Almeida, Brazilian painter, illustrator, sculptor (died 1935)
Belmiro Barbosa de Almeida was a Brazilian painter, illustrator, sculptor and caricaturist.
Belmiro de Almeida, Brazilian painter, illustrator, sculptor (died 1935)
1858
Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (died 1939)
Carl Richard Nyberg was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. Nyberg was a pioneer in mechanical engineering. He received a patent for a blow lamp and was an aviation pioneer.
Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (died 1939)
1858
Édouard Goursat, French mathematician (died 1936)
Édouard Jean-Baptiste Goursat was a French mathematician, now remembered principally as an expositor for his Cours d'analyse mathématique, which appeared in the first decade of the…
Édouard Goursat, French mathematician (died 1936)
1858
Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (died 1932)
Graham Wallas was an English socialist, social psychologist, educationalist, a leader of the Fabian Society and a co-founder of the London School of Economics.
Graham Wallas, English socialist, social psychologist, and educationalist (died 1932)
1858
Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (born 1801)
Johannes Peter Müller was a German physiologist, comparative anatomist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability to synthesize …
Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (born 1801)
1858
José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (born 178
José Mariano de la Cruz de la Riva Agüero y Sánchez Boquete was a Peruvian soldier and politician who was the first president of Peru and the second president of North Peru, a cons…
José de la Riva Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru and 2nd President of North Peru (born 178
1858
Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer (born 1834)
Friedrich Julius Reubke was a German composer, pianist and organist associated with the school of Romanticism. A pupil of Franz Liszt, his small œuvre includes the Sonata on the 94…
Julius Reubke, German pianist and composer (born 1834)
1858
Indian Rebellion of 1857: The Bawani Imli massacre saw 52 Indian freedom fighters hanged by British forces
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the Bri…
Indian Rebellion of 1857: The Bawani Imli massacre saw 52 Indian freedom fighters hanged by British forces
1858
Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted as the 32nd U
Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. sta…
Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted as the 32nd U
1857
"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France
The Spirits' Book is part of the Spiritist Codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works on Spiritism. It was published by the French educator Hippolyte Léon D…
"The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France
1857
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolt
The East India Company (EIC), more commonly known as the British East India Company (BEIC), was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and diss…
The East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolt