1853 in History
28 events found for 1853
Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (died 1914)
Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (died 1914)
Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (died 1909)
Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (died 1909)
Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager (died 1932)
Dan Brouthers, American baseball player and manager (died 1932)
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (died 1905)
Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French politician (died 1905)
Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (died 1919)
Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (died 1919)
Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (died 1942)
Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (died 1942)
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)
Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902)
William Turner Dannat, American painter (died 1929)
William Turner Dannat, American painter (died 1929)
Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1920)
Alexius Meinong, Ukrainian-Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1920)
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928)
Vladimir Korolenko, Ukrainian journalist, author, and activist (died 1921)
Vladimir Korolenko, Ukrainian journalist, author, and activist (died 1921)
Elizabeth Plankinton, American philanthropist (died 1923)
Elizabeth Plankinton, American philanthropist (died 1923)
John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic (died 1902)
John Henry Twachtman, American painter, etcher, and academic (died 1902)
Vladimir Shukhov, Russian architect and engineer, designed the Adziogol Lighthouse (died 1939)
Vladimir Shukhov, Russian architect and engineer, designed the Adziogol Lighthouse (died 1939)
Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)
Wilhelm Ostwald, Latvian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1932)
Fred Spofforth, Australian-English cricketer and merchant (died 1926)
Fred Spofforth, Australian-English cricketer and merchant (died 1926)
Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Ceylonese civil servant and politician (died 1924)
Ponnambalam Arunachalam, Ceylonese civil servant and politician (died 1924)
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1927)
Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1927)