What happened in 1852?
218 recorded events in 1852, including 94 in people, 45 in economy & trade and 27 in architecture & engineering. A further 2 events are dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Second Anglo-Burmese War
War between imperial Britain and Burma in the 19th century
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Battle of Caseros
1852 battle of the Argentinian civil wars
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Montenegrin–Ottoman War of 1852–53
Montenegrin–Ottoman War of 1852–53 (Wars & Conflicts).
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Siege of Laghouat
Siege in 1852
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Battle of Dimawe
1852 battle between Batswana and Boers
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Battle of Wuchang
Conflict during the Taiping Rebellion (1852)
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Battle of Changsha
Battle of Changsha (Wars & Conflicts).
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Battle of Rangoon (1852)
Clash of the Second Anglo-Burmese War
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Battle of Gur Amba
1852 battle
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Battle of Berea
1852 battle between the Cape Colony and the Basuto people
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Politics & Government 1
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London Protocol
1852 treaty about Danemark
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People 94
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Ada Lovelace died
English mathematician (1815–1852)
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Louis Braille died
French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired
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Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen died
Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer (1778–1852)
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Matthias Alexander Castrén died
Finnish ethnologist and philologist (1813–1852)
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John Lloyd Stephens died
American explorer, writer, and diplomat (1805–1852)
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Edward Bransfield died
Royal Navy officer and explorer
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Johan Gadolin died
Finnish chemist, physicist and mineralogist (1760–1852)
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Georg August Wallin died
Finnish orientalist (1811–1852)
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Bernardino Drovetti died
Italian diplomat, explorer and scholar
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Grigory Langsdorff died
Russian-German naturalist and explorer (1774-1852)
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Salomon Eger died
Polish rabbi
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Gotthold Eisenstein died
German mathematician (1823–1852)
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Adolf Overweg died
German astronomer and geologist (1822-1852)
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Hendrik Potgieter died
Voortrekker and South African politician (1792-1852)
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George Evans died
Australian explorer (1780–1852)
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Joaquín Acosta died
Colombian explorer, historian (1800–1852)
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Bernhard Eunom Philippi died
German-Chilean naturalist, explorer and politician (1811-1852)
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Priscilla Buxton died
British slavery abolitionist (1808–1852)
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Girolamo Simoncelli died
Italian politician (1817-1852)
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Wilhelm Hisinger died
Swedish chemist and mineralogist
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John George Children died
British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist
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Christoph Gudermann died
German mathematician (1798–1852)
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Thomas Thomson died
Scottish chemist
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Casimir Lefaucheux died
French gunsmith (1802–1852)
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William MacGillivray died
British naturalist and ornithologist (1796–1852)
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Jacques-Joseph Ebelmen died
French chemist (1814–1852)
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Franz von Paula Gruithuisen died
Bavarian physician and astronomer (1774-1852)
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Giuseppe Jappelli died
Italian architect (1783-1852)
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Sarah Guppy died
English inventor
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Johann Andreas Buchner died
German pharmacologist (1783-1852)
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Eli Terry died
American clockmaker (1772-1852)
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William Tierney Clark died
English civil engineer (1783–1852)
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Christian Heinrich Pfaff died
German scientist (1773-1852)
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William Howe died
American bridge builder (1803–1852)
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François-Joseph-Marie Fayolle died
French musicologist, man of letters and mathematician (1774-1852)
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Luca de Samuele Cagnazzi died
Italian politician, economist and presbyter
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Georg Friedrich Parrot died
German scientist of Scottish-French origin (1767–1852)
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Samuel Brown died
British Royal Navy officer and engineer (1776-1852)
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Ferdinand Oechsle died
German inventor
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Alojzy Rafał Estreicher died
Polish entomologist and botanist (1786-1852)
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Aeneas Coffey died
Irish inventor
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Onésiphore Pecqueur died
French engineer
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Walter Hancock died
British inventor of steam-powered road vehicles (1799-1852)
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Jean Nicolas Gannal died
French chemist (1791–1852)
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Samuel Peter Schilling died
Entomologist and teacher (1773–1852)
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Alessandro Gherardesca died
Italian architect and engineer
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Charles de Haldat du Lys died
French physicist
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James Blythe Rogers died
American chemist (1802-1852)
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Zeniya Gohei died
Japanese businessman
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Adrian Krzyżanowski died
Polish mathematician
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Alexander Parris died
American architect
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David Wilkinson died
American mechanical engineer (1771-1852)
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Edward Cowper died
English printing engineer, inventor and academic (1790–1852)
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Angelo Bellani died
Italian physicist
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Johann Menge died
Australian geologist
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Edouard Taitbout de Marigny died
French traveler
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Zachary Mudge died
British explorer (1770-1852)
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James Kirker died
American frontiersman
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Jim Savage died
American explorer (1817-1852)
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John Howard Payne died
American actor and writer (1791-1852)
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Junius Brutus Booth died
English stage actor (1796–1852)
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Georg Hellmesberger died
Austrian musician (1830–1852)
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Master Juba died
American dancer (c1825–c1852/3)
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Joseph Drechsler died
Czech conductor, music educator, composer and organist
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Tomasz Napoleon Nidecki died
Polish composer (1807-1852)
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Placido Mandanici died
Italian composer (1799-1852)
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George Rodwell died
English composer, musical director, and author
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Gustaf Åbergsson died
Swedish theatre director, stage actor
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Laura Addison died
English stage actor (1822-1852)
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Edward Fitzwilliam died
British actor (1788-1852)
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Albert Abraham Michelson born
Born in Strzelno. American physicist (1852–1931).
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal born
Born in Petilla de Aragón. Spanish scientist (1852-1934).
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William Ramsay born
Born in Glasgow. Scottish chemist (1852–1916).
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H. H. Asquith born
Born in Morley. British politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 (1852–1928).
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Joseph Joffre born
Born in Rivesaltes. French general (1852–1931).
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Paul Bourget born
Born in Amiens. French writer, playwright and critic (1852–1935).
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Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant born
Born in La Flèche. French politician (1852-1924).
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Charles W. Fairbanks born
Born in Unionville Center. American politician; Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909 (1852–1918).
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Ion Luca Caragiale born
Born in I.L. Caragiale. Romanian playwright, writer and poet (1852-1912).
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Terauchi Masatake born
Born in Hirakawa. Japanese general (1852-1919).
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Augusta, Lady Gregory born
Born in Loughrea. Irish playwright, poet, folklorist (1852-1932).
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Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf born
Born in Penzing. Field Marshal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1852-1925).
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Henry van Dyke born
Born in Germantown. American diplomat (1852–1933).
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Itzhak Peretz born
Born in Zamość. Yiddish language author and playwright (1852–1915).
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Hans Vaihinger born
Born in Nehren. German philosopher (1852–1933).
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John French, 1st Earl of Ypres born
Born in Kent. Anglo-Irish officer in the British Army (1852-1925).
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George Moore born
Born in Ballyglass. Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist (1852-1933).
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Arnold Toynbee born
Born in London. British economic historian (1852–1883).
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Friedrich Loeffler born
Born in Frankfurt (Oder). German bacteriologist (1852–1915).
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Max von Gallwitz born
Born in Wrocław. German general (1852-1937).
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Kodama Gentarō born
Born in Tokuyama. Japanese general (1852-1906).
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Joaquín Sánchez de Toca Calvo born
Born in Madrid. Spanish politician (1852-1942).
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Felix Graf von Bothmer born
Born in Munich. German general (1852–1937).
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Émile Fayolle born
Born in Le Puy-en-Velay. French general, Marshal of France (1852–1928).
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Science & Technology 14
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Tufts University
Private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts
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Mount Sinai Hospital
Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, United States
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Mykolaiv Observatory
Astronomical observatory in Mykolaiv, Ukraine
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University of Dubuque
Private Presbyterian university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States
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St. Elizabeths Hospital
Former psychiatric hospital in Washington, D.C.
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University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
University in Bucharest, Romania
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Hôpital Rothschild
Hospital in France
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Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
Hospital in New South Wales, Australia
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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Hospital in Illinois, United States
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Botanical garden of Lviv University
Botanical garden in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
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Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum
Archaeological research institute and museum in Mainz
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Sydney Children's Hospital
Hospital in Australia
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PennWest California
Public university located in California, Pennsylvania, United States
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Knowle Hospital
Former hospital in England
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Library of Ashurbanipal
Library
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Cornwall Island
Island in Nunavut, Canada
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Religion & Belief Systems 11
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Synagogue de Nazareth
Synagogue located in Paris, in France
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Keszthely Synagogue
Synagogue in Keszthely, Hungary
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Cathedral of the Assumption
Catholic cathedral in Louisville, Kentucky
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Monastère Sainte Catherine de Sienne (Blagnac)
Abbey located in Haute-Garonne, in France
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Great Synagogue in Kalisz
Great Synagogue in Kalisz (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Kripamayee Kali Temple
Temple in Baranagar, Kolkata
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Synagogue in Działoszyce
Synagogue in Działoszyce (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Jacmel Cathedral of Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Philippe
Jacmel Cathedral of Saint-Jacques-et-Saint-Philippe (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Synagogue in Deidesheim
Synagogue
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Temple du Gol
Hindu temple located in La Réunion, in France
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Beth Israel Ohev Sholom Congregation
One of North America's oldest Jewish communities, located in Quebec City
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Economy & Trade 45
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Wells Fargo
American multinational banking and financial services company
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Smith & Wesson
Manufacturer of firearms and BB guns in the United States
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Studebaker
Former car manufacturer
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Anheuser-Busch
American brewing company
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Irish Industrial Exhibition
1852 world's fair
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Giesecke+Devrient
Supplier of banknotes and solutions for identification, data protection and connectivity
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Fratelli Alinari
Italian photographic studio and publisher
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Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company
Company of the United Kingdom
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Hästens
Swedish manufacturer
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Steingraeber & Söhne
Company
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Apollinaris
Mineral water brand
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John Smith's Brewery
Brewery in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England
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TD Bank
American bank with branches along the East Coast of the United States
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Grand Trunk Railway
British-owned railway in Canada and New England
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Marshall Field's
Former department store
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VWR International
Company in Radnor, United States
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Fonderia Nebiolo
Italian type foundry
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C&C Group
Drink manufacturer
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Dick Smith
International electronics retailer
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Central Telegraph
Russian telecommunications company
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Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Former American steelmaking company
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Clarkson plc
Shipping services company
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Bydgoska Fabryka Narzędzi Befana
Company, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 19th century
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Shepley Co-operative Society
Former consumer co-operative in Yorkshire, England
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Groz-Beckert
Company
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Métaux Précieux SA Métalor
Company
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Röhlig Logistics
German international logistic company
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Waggonfabrik Josef Rathgeber
German manufacturer of rolling stock, buses, escalators and elevators
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Alagasco
Former natural gas company in Alabama, US
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Hanover Insurance
Insurance company based in Worcester, Massachusetts
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Kuppenheimer
Men's clothing manufacturer and retailer
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Humphrys
UK business
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Brown Company
Pulp and papermaking company based in Berlin, New Hampshire, United States
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The Edw. Malley Co.
Department store in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S
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London Necropolis Company
Cemetery operator established in 1852
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Banque d'Anvers
Business
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Cassa di Risparmio di Reggio Emilia
Defunct Italian bank
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Shreve & Co.
San Francisco jewelry retailer
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Belfast Steamship Company
Belfast Steamship Company (Economy & Trade).
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Belliss and Morcom
Belliss and Morcom (Economy & Trade).
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Willmott Dixon
Company in Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom
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Elwyn
Nonprofit human services organization headquartered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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Hampden Bank
Registered national historic building in Springfield, Massachusetts
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Etna Iron Works
New York marine engine manufacturer active during the American Civil War
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Wells Fargo (1852–1998)
American banking company
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1852 Acapulco Earthquake
Natural disaster
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Social Movements & Revolutions 2
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Kautokeino rebellion
November 1852 sami revolt in Norway
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Revolution of 11 September 1852
Coup d'etat by the ruling class of Buenos Aires against the rest of the Argentine Confederation. It resulted in the Province of Buenos Aires declaring independence as the State of Buenos Aires, which lasted for ten years
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Architecture & Engineering 27
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Oscarshall
Palace in Oslo, Norway
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Isabel II Bridge
Cultural property in Sevilla, Spain
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Sand Church
Church building in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway
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Suldal Church
Church building in Suldal, Rogaland, Norway
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Tysvær kyrkje
Building in Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway
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Tonstad church
Church building in Sirdal, Southern Norway
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Christ Church
Church in Hampstead, London
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Saint Michael the Archangel Church
Church in Michigan, United States
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St Mary Star of the Sea RC Church
Church building in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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St Mary's Church
Grade II listed church in Lambourn, West Berkshire, Berkshire, England, UK
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St Mary's Church, Yealand Conyers
Grade II listed church in Yealand Conyers, Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
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St Matthias
Church in Bristol, England, UK
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Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town
Church in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK
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Old Dutch Church
Church in Kingston, New York
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Lochdon Free Church
Church in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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St. Michel de Sillery Church
Church and Catholic parish in the Sillery neighborhood of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya
Church in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Christ Church
Church building in Ironville, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England, UK
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St. Rose Priory
Church building in Kentucky, United States of America
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Calfaria Welsh Baptist Chapel
Baptist chapel in Aberdare
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Chapel of St. Publius
Chapel in Għasri, Malta
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church
Church building in Las Vegas, New Mexico
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St. Paul's Church, Kandy
Anglican churck in Sri Lanka
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St Mary Magdalene's Church, St Leonards-on-Sea
Grade II listed church in Hastings, East Sussex, England, UK
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St Mary Magdalen’s Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic church in Mortlake, London, England
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St Mary's Church, Halton
Grade II listed church in Halton, Cheshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 4
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Pushkin Drama Theatre
Theatre in Krasnoyarsk, Russia
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Music Hall Aberdeen
Arts venue in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Carrera Theater
First opera house and theater built in Guatemala; lasted from 1852 to 1920
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Orpheum Theatre
Concert hall in Boston, Massachusetts (also used as vaudeville theatre and opera house)
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Empires & Countries 7
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Second French Empire founded
Second French Empire was founded, with its capital at Paris.
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French Second Republic dissolved
French Second Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Paris.
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South African Republic founded
South African Republic was founded, with its capital at Pretoria.
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Principality of Montenegro founded
Principality of Montenegro was founded, with its capital at Cetinje.
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Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro dissolved
Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro ceased to exist, having been centered at Cetinje.
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State of Buenos Aires founded
State of Buenos Aires was founded, with its capital at Buenos Aires.
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Republic of Utrecht founded
Republic of Utrecht was founded, with its capital at Utrecht.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1852 is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1852.
1850s 2
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Chalmers-Wesley United Church
Church building in Quebec, Canada
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Hawfields Presbyterian Church
Historic church in North Carolina, United States
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