What happened in 1851?
196 recorded events in 1851, including 76 in people, 46 in economy & trade and 28 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 7
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Platine War
1851-1852 war between Argentina and Brazil
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Jintian Uprising
1851 Hong Xiuquan declared uprising against the Qing dynasty
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Battle of the Tonelero Pass
Battle between the Argentine Confederation Army and the Empire of Brazil Navy in 1851, at El Tonelero pass on the Paraná River, during the Platine War
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Battle of La Arada
Battle between juatemalaa anDD el sAlvador
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Battle of Grand Coteau
1851 battle
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Battle of Loncomilla
Part of the 1851 Chilean Revolution
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Battle of Mesaimeer
Armed conflict in Qatar
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Politics & Government 4
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Treaty of Fort Laramie
Treaty on territorial claims of Native Americans
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Treaty of Kulja
Treaty between Russian Empire and Imperial China in august 1851
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Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
1851 treaty between the United States government and representatives of Upper Dakota Sioux
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Treaty of Mendota
1851 treaty between the United States and the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute Dakota people of Minnesota
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People 76
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Petar II Petrović-Njegoš died
Prince-Bishop of Montenegro
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Hans Christian Ørsted died
Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)
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Louis Daguerre died
French scientist, artist and photographer (1787–1851)
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Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi died
German mathematician (1804–1851)
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Mikhail Lazarev died
Russian fleet commander and explorer (1788-1851)
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Karl Drais died
German inventor of early form of bicycle and typewriter (1785-1851)
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Heinrich Friedrich Link died
German naturalist and botanist
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John Kirk Townsend died
U.S. ornithologist (1809-1851)
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James Richardson died
Explorer
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Donald Mackenzie died
American explorer
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Antoine Joseph Jean Solier died
French naturalist (1792–1851)
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Luigi Dottesio died
Italian patriot (1814-1851)
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Albert Lortzing died
German opera composer (1801-1851)
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Joel Roberts Poinsett died
Politician and diplomat (1779-1851)
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Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby died
British politician (1775-1851)
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William Nicol died
Scottish geologist and physicist (1770-1851)
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Thomas Davenport died
American inventor (1802–1851)
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Paul Erman died
German physicist (1764-1851)
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Olinde Rodrigues died
French banker and mathematician (1795–1851)
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John Kidd died
English physician, chemist and geologist
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Giovanni Inghirami died
Italian astronomer (1779-1851)
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Carl Christian Traugott Friedemann Goebel died
Baltic German pharmacist, botanist, and explorer (1794-1851)
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Anosov Pavel Petrovich died
Russian mining engeneer (1796–1851)
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Jöns Svanberg died
Swedish scientist
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Jiří Buquoy died
Bohemian aristocrat, mathematician, and inventor
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Thomas Edmondson died
British railway pioneer (1792–1851)
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Palm Heinrich Ludwig von Boguslawski died
Astronomer
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William Brunton died
British engineer
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Friedrich Philipp Dulk died
German chemist (1788-1851)
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Lorenzo Nottolini died
Italian architect and engineer
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Thomas Galloway died
Scottish mathematician (1796–1851)
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Bartolomé Sureda y Miserol died
Spanish artisan (1769-1851)
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Johann Benckiser died
(30 December 1782 – 7 May 1851) was the founder of Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, a major German chemicals business
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John Farey, Jr. died
Engineer (1791-1851)
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Richard Phillips died
British chemist (1778-1851)
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John Upton died
English civil engineer; (1774-1851)
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Josiah Marshall Heath died
English East India Company civil servant, metallurgist and businessman
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Mathurin-François Boucher died
French naval engineer (1778–1851)
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Thomas Stephens Davies died
British mathematician
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Obadiah Bush died
American businessman (1797-1851)
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Rosa Champuzano died
Ecuadorian actress, activist and spy
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Béni Egressy died
(1814–1851) Hungarian composer
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Therese Malfatti died
Austrian musician (1792–1851)
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Martin-Joseph Mengal died
Belgian composer
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Johann Theobald Held died
Czech composer and doctor
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John Parry died
Welsh harpist and composer (1776-1851)
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Amalie Wolff-Malcolmi died
German actress
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Juan Lombía died
Spanish artist
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Per Erik Sevelin died
Swedish actor (1791-1851)
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Harriet Waylett died
English actress and theatre manager
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Marianne Müller died
German soprano and actress
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Mathilda Ebeling died
Swedish opera singer
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Carl Dahlén died
Swedish ballet dancer and choreographer
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William Dowton died
British actor (1764-1851)
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William Herbert died
English librarian and antiquarian
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Léon Bourgeois born
Born in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. French statesman (1851-1925).
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Arne Garborg born
Born in Undheim. Norwegian writer (1851–1924).
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Emilia Pardo Bazán born
Born in A Coruña. Spanish author, editor (1851–1922).
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Alois Jirásek born
Born in Birth house of Alois Jirásek. Czech writer (1851–1930).
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Jonas Basanavičius born
Born in Ožkabaliai I. Lithuanian activist (1851-1927).
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Roque Sáenz Peña born
Born in Buenos Aires. Argentine politician, president of Argentina (1851-1914).
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Bernardino Machado born
Born in Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese president (1851-1944).
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Georg Jellinek born
Born in Leipzig. German philosopher (1851-1911).
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Alexandros Papadiamantis born
Born in Skiathos. Greek short-story writer (1851–1911).
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Aristide Bruant born
Born in Courtenay. French cabaret singer, comedian, and nightclub owner (1851–1925).
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Spyridon Lambros born
Born in Corfu. Greek historian, university professor and politician (1851-1919).
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Theodor Lipps born
Born in Wallhalben. German philosopher (1851-1914).
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Maksim Kovalevsky born
Born in Kharkov Governorate. Ukrainian sociologist (1851-1916).
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Felix Adler born
Born in Alzey. German-American professor of political and social ethics, rationalist, and lecturer (1851-1933).
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Désiré Mercier born
Born in Braine-l'Alleud. Roman-Catholic Cardinal (1851–1926).
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Émile Boirac born
Born in Guelma. French philosopher, parapsychologist, promoter of Esperanto and writer (1851–1917).
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Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen born
Born in Meiningen. German prince (1851–1928).
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Jane Dieulafoy born
Born in Toulouse. French archaeologist, explorer and writer (1851–1916).
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Henry Stephens Salt born
Born in Nainital. British writer and social reformer (1851–1939).
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Friedrich Sixt von Armin born
Born in Wetzlar. German general (1851–1936).
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Gérard Leman born
Born in Liège. Belgian general (1851–1920).
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Science & Technology 14
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Northwestern University
Private university in Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
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Santa Clara University
Private non-profit Jesuit university located in Santa Clara, California, United States
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Saint Joseph's University
Private, coeducational Roman Catholic Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, USA
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Victoria University of Manchester
British university (1851-2004)
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Northeastern State University
University in Oklahoma, United States
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Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies
Research institute in Leiden
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University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
Education organization in Budapest, Hungary
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Durban Botanic Gardens
Gardens's from South Africa
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Royal Marsden Hospital
Healthcare organization in London, United Kingdom
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Marian University
Private Catholic university in Indianapolis, Indiana
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Notre Dame de Namur University
Private Catholic university in Belmont, California, United States
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Dunedin Hospital
Hospital in Dunedin, New Zealand
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Georgia Military Institute
Former military institution
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Mary Sharp College
Former American women's college
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Exploration & Discovery 5
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Prince of Wales Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Baška tablet
11th-century Croatian inscription
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Île Vanier
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Darius Vase
Volute krater
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Strettweg cult wagon
Bronze cult wagon from ca. 600 BC, found near Judenburg, Austria
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Choral Synagogue
Former synygogue in Brest (Belarus), later converted to a cinema
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St Mary's Cathedral, Wellington
Church in Wellington Central City, New Zealand
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Gorakhnath Temple
Hindu temple in Peshawar, Pakistan
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Synagogue Kippenheim
Synagogue in Kippenheim, Germany
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Orthodox synagogue in Cluj-Napoca
Orthodox synagogue in Cluj-Napoca (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Saint Mark church in Zawada
Church in Zawada, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Santuario di Valmala
Catholic sanctuary in Italy
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Economy & Trade 46
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Reuters
International news agency
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Great Exhibition
1st World's Fair in 1851 in London, England
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Western Union
American financial services and communications company
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Singer Corporation
American manufacturer of sewing machines and Consumer Electronics
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The New York Times Company
American mass media company
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Corning Inc.
American manufacturer of glass & ceramics
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Dole plc
American company
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Victorian gold rush
Period in the history of Victoria, Australia
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Louis Dreyfus Group
French-Dutch merchant firm that is involved in agriculture, food processing, international shipping, and finance
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John Brown & Company
Scottish marine engineering and shipbuilding firm
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State Printing Company
Company
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Fruit of the Loom
American textile company
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Metsähallitus
State-owned enterprise in Finland
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Heraeus
Company in Hanau, Germany
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Kiehl's
American cosmetics brand retailer
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Smiths Group
British engineering company
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Aquascutum
Trademark and fashion brand
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Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
American mutual life insurance company
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Disconto-Gesellschaft
Business
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Feurich
Business
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Lettergieterij 'Amsterdam'
Dutch company
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Bank of Savoy
Former bank in Annecy
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A La Vieille Russie
Antique store in New York
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Thunes mekaniske verksted
Norwegian industrial company
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Lazarus
American department store chain
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Moss Bros Group
Public limited company set up in 1851 by Moses Moss in Covent Garden, London
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Burleigh Pottery
British pottery manufacturer
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Bakers
South African food company
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Lohmann
German adhesive company
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J. & G. Meakin
Defunct English pottery manufacturing company
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Thomas Agnew & Sons
British printer and fine art dealer, 1851-2013
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Norges Hypotekbank
Defunct Norwegian government bank
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St Austell Brewery
Brewery based in St Austell, Cornwall, UK
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Lohmann & Rauscher
German-Austrian manufacturer
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Volkart Brothers
Organization
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Enodis
UK business
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Balfour Williamson
A shipping company based in Liverpool
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Castle & Cooke
Los Angeles-based company
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Irving Trust
American commerical bank (1851–1988)
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Holland's Pies
Manufacturer of pies and puddings based in Baxenden, near Accrington in Lancashire, England
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Union Glass Company
American glasshouse in Somerville, MA, active from 1851 to 1924
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Shaw Media
Dixon, Illinois-based newspaper publisher
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Lake Asphalt of Trinidad and Tobago
Asphalt mining and processing business
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Joseph Hibbert
UK textile machinery manufacturer
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William Jackson Food Group
Yorkshire food company
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Ulster Savings Bank
Mutual savings bank headquartered in Kingston, New York, USA
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Social Movements & Revolutions 3
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Parsee-Muslim riots
Communal riot
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1851 Chilean Revolution
Failed attempt to overthrow Chile's government
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Christiana Incident
1851 armed resistance by free Blacks and escaped slaves
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Architecture & Engineering 28
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The Crystal Palace
Former building originally in Hyde Park, London, 1854 relocated to Bromley, South London
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Dormition of the Theotokos Church
Church building in Targoviste, Bulgaria
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Wellington, New Zealand
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St. Martin's Church
Church in Riga, Latvia
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église Sainte-Marie des Batignolles
Church located in Paris, in France
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Tjøtta Church
Church in Alstahaug, Norway
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Samnanger Church
Church building in Samnanger, Norway
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Evanger Church
Church building in Voss, Norway
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Falnes Church
Church building in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway
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Church of Christ the King, Bloomsbury
Church in Gordon Square, Bloomsbury, London
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St Peter's Church, Bournemouth
Church in Bournemouth, UK
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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Church in Porto Alegre, Brasil
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église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles de Saint-Leu-la-Forêt
Church located in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France
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Church St. Nicholas, Kumanovo
Church in Kumanovo, Macedonia
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Santi Quirico e Giulitta
Church building in Genoa, Italy
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Our Lady of Victories Rc Church, St Mary, 34-36 Forebank Road, Dundee
Church building in Dundee City, Scotland, UK
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Christ the King Presbyterian Church
Church in Massachusetts, United States
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St Mary's Church, Long Crichel
Grade II listed church in Long Crichel, East Dorset, Dorset, England, UK
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St Matthias Church, Hackney
Church in Stoke Newington, London
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St Jude's Church, Birmingham
Church in United Kingdom
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First Presbyterian Church of Marcellus
Church in New York, United States
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Sandwich First Baptist Church
Church in Windsor, Ontario
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South Congregational Church, Chapel, Ladies Parlor, and Rectory
Church building in New York, United States of America
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St Mary's Church, Carlton-on-Trent
Church in Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Christ Church
Church in Macon, Georgia
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St John the Baptist's Church, Allington
Church in Allington, Wiltshire, England, UK
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Holy Trinity Church, Bangalore
Church in Karnataka, India
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Church of the Advent
Church building in Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Sports & Entertainment 4
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Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theatre
Opera house in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Opera House
Opera house in Hanover, Germany
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Théâtre Déjazet
Theatre in Paris, France
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Maksim Gorky Samara Academic Drama Theater
Theatre in Samara, Russia
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Empires & Countries 1
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Taiping Heavenly Kingdom founded
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Nanjing.
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