What happened in 1856?

Second Opium War

Wars & Conflicts

1856–1860 war between British–French forces and China

Battle of Santa Rosa

Wars & Conflicts

1856 Filibuster War battle in Nicaragua

Battle of Jiangnan

Wars & Conflicts · Nanjing

1856 battle of the Taiping Rebellion

Battle of Black Jack

Wars & Conflicts · Black Jack Battlefield

1856 battle

Battle of Osawatomie

Wars & Conflicts · Osawatomie

1856 battle of the Bleeding Kansas era

Battle of the Pearl River Forts

Wars & Conflicts · Pearl River

1856 naval battle

Second Battle of Rivas

Wars & Conflicts · Rivas

1856 battle of the Filibuster War

Second Herat War

Wars & Conflicts · Herat

Successful Qajar Iran siege on Herat in 1856

Battle of the Bogue

Wars & Conflicts

1856 battle

Battle of Canton

Wars & Conflicts · Guangzhou

1856 fought in the Second Opium War

Battle of Ndondakusuka

Wars & Conflicts · Tugela River

1856 battle between Zulu factions

Battle of Seattle

Wars & Conflicts · Seattle

Attack by Native Americans upon Seattle in 1856

Capture of the French Folly Fort

Wars & Conflicts · Pearl River

British attack on and capture of French Folly Fort on 6 November 1856 in the Pearl River in what is now Guangzhou, China

Action of 23 November 1856

Wars & Conflicts · San Juan del Sur

Minor naval engagement during the Filibuster War between the Nicaraguan (Filibusters) schooner Granada and the Costa Rican brig Once de Abril, which took place off San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

Battle of Tres Forcas

Wars & Conflicts · Cape Three Forks

1856 naval battle

Fort Simcoe

Wars & Conflicts

historic site in Washington, United States

Fort Proctor

Wars & Conflicts

Shell Beach, Louisiana, listed on the NRHP in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Fort Titus

Wars & Conflicts

fort in Kansas

Fort Saunders

Wars & Conflicts

fort in Kansas

Sacking of Lawrence

Wars & Conflicts · Douglas County

1856 destruction of the Kansas Territory town

Treaty of Paris

Politics & Government

1856 treaty

Paris Declaration Respecting Maritime Law

Politics & Government

1856 treaty

Anglo-Moroccan Treaty of 1856

Politics & Government · Tangier

1856 treaty between Morocco and the United Kingdom

Treaty of Bogotá

Politics & Government · Bogotá

Treaty between New Granada and Ecuador

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky died

People · Kazan

Russian mathematician (1792–1856)

Amedeo Avogadro died

People · Turin

Italian scientist

Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall died

People · Vienna

Austrian explorer, translator, diplomat, orientalist (1774-1856)

John Ross died

People · London

Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

Dalai Lama 11 Khedrub Gyatso died

People · Lhasa

11th Dalai Lama (1838–1856)

Ľudovít Štúr died

People · Modra

Slovak poet, philosopher, linguist, publicist, politician and writer (1815–1856)

William Buckland died

People · Islip

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

Frederick William Beechey died

People · London

English naval officer and hydrographer (1796-1856)

Johan August Wahlberg died

People · Lake Ngami

Swedish zoologist (1810-1856)

Phillip Parker King died

People · North Sydney

British Royal Navy officer and early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts (1791–1856)

Adolphe Adam died

People · former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

French composer (1803–1856)

Farkas Bolyai died

People · Târgu Mureș

Hungarian mathematician

Charles Frédéric Gerhardt died

People · Strasbourg

French chemist (1816-1856)

Frederik Liebmann died

People · Copenhagen

Danish botanist (1813-1856)

Eduard Vogel died

People · Ouara

German explorer (1829-1856)

Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth died

People · Cambridge

American explorer and inventor (1802-1856)

Edward Adams died

People · Sierra Leone

English surgeon and naturalist (1824–1856)

Jean Bachelot La Pylaie died

People · Marseille

French botanist (1786-1856)

Alexander Ross died

People · Old Kildonan

Canadian fur trader and author

Baron Wilhelm von Biela died

People · Venice

Austrian astronomer

Jacques Philippe Marie Binet died

People · Paris

French mathematician (1786-1856)

Christian Samuel Weiss died

People · Cheb

German mineralogist (1780-1856)

Johann Nepomuk von Fuchs died

People · Munich

German chemist and mineralogist (1774-1856)

Elisha Collier died

People · Boston

American inventor of the flintlock revolver

Alfred Victor du Pont died

People · Eleutherian Mills

American chemist and industrialist (1798–1856)

Thaddeus William Harris died

People · Cambridge

United States librarian and entomologist (1795-1856)

Robert L. Stevens died

People · Hoboken

American railroad pioneer

Eduard Simon died

People · Berlin

German chemist

Juan Manuel Cajigal y Odoardo died

People · Yaguaraparo

Venezuelan mathematician and politician (1803–1856)

Auguste Drapiez died

People · Brussels

French naturalist (1778-1856)

Albert Prisse died

People · Rome

Belgian engineer (1788-1856)

John Locke died

People · Cincinnati

American photographer and botanist (1792-1856)

François Jaubert de Passa died

People · Perpignan

French engineer

George Steers died

People · New York City

American shipbuilder

Rodolfo Vantini died

People · Brescia

Italian architect (1792-1856)

Simeon Borden died

People · Fall River

American civil engineer (1798-1856)

Cyrus Alger died

People · Boston

American arms manufacturer and inventor (1782-1856)

James C. Crow died

People · Scotland

British chemist

Sir William Symonds died

People · Strait of Bonifacio

British Royal Navy admiral (1782-1856)

John Henry Manny died

People · Rockford

American inventor (1825–1856)

James Hann died

People · London

British mathematician

Samuel Clegg died

People · Putney

British civil engineer

Isaac Weld died

People · Dublin

Irish writer, explorer and artist (1774–1856)

Jacques Delisse died

People · Bordeaux

French botanist and pharmacist (1773-1856)

William H. Willson died

People · Salem

American politician (1805-1856)

Josef Kajetán Tyl died

People · Plzeň

Czech poet, playwright, publicist, writer, historic literature writer and lyricist (1808-1856)

Florestan, Prince of Monaco died

People · Paris

Monarch of Monaco (1785-1856)

Nicolas-Charles Bochsa died

People · Sydney

French composer and harpist

Lucia Elizabeth Vestris died

People · London

British actress, theatre manager and contralto (1797-1856)

Anna Gottlieb died

People · Vienna

Austrian singer

Anna Nielsen died

People · Fredensborg

Danish actor and opera singer (1803-1856)

Alexandre Fessy died

People · Paris

French musician (1804–1856)

Joseph M. Field died

People · Dublin

American actor and dramatist (1810-1856)

Joseph Meissonnier died

People · Saint-Germain-en-Laye

French music publisher, composer and guitarist

Maria Sergeyevna Griboedova died

People · Moscow

Wife of Aleksey Mikhailovich Durnovo

Melanie Lewy died

People · Wiesbaden

Austrian harpist

Eliza Ann Vincent died

People · Lambeth

British actress and theatre manager (1815–1856)

Woodrow Wilson born

People · Staunton

Born in Staunton. President of the United States from 1913 to 1921 (1856–1924).

Philippe Pétain born

People · Cauchy-à-la-Tour

Born in Cauchy-à-la-Tour. French military and political leader (1856–1951).

Ivan Franko born

People · Nahuievychi

Born in Nahuievychi. Ukrainian poet and writer (1856–1916).

L. Frank Baum born

People · Chittenango

Born in Chittenango. American author of children's books (1856–1919).

Georgi Plekhanov born

People · Gudalovka

Born in Gudalovka. Russian philosopher (1856–1918).

H. Rider Haggard born

People · Bradenham

Born in Bradenham. English adventure novelist (1856–1925).

Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg born

People · Hohenfinow

Born in Hohenfinow. German politician (1856–1921).

Robert Peary born

People · Cresson

Born in Cresson. Explorer from the United States (1856–1920).

Booker T. Washington born

People · Hale's Ford

Born in Hale's Ford. African-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915).

Bal Gangadhar Tilak born

People · Ratnagiri

Born in Ratnagiri. Indian nationalist leader, writer and journalist (1856–1920).

Elbert Green Hubbard born

People · Bloomington

Born in Bloomington. American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.

Frank B. Kellogg born

People · Potsdam

Born in Potsdam. American politician (1856-1937).

Alfred Deakin born

People · Melbourne

Born in Melbourne. Australian politician (1856–1919).

Charles Émile Picard born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French mathematician (1856-1941).

Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian general (1856-1929); son of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich the Elder and Duchess Alexandra of Oldenburg.

Jean Moréas born

People · Athens

Born in Athens. Greek writer (1856–1910).

Yu Kil-chun born

People · Seoul

Born in Seoul. Korean politician (1856-1914).

Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli born

People · Ancona

Born in Ancona. Austro-Hungarian general (1856-1941).

Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo born

People · Santander

Born in Santander. Spanish scholar (1856–1912).

Vasily Rozanov born

People · Vetluga

Born in Vetluga. Russian philosopher (1856-1919).

Maurice Sarrail born

People · Carcassonne

Born in Carcassonne. French general (1856–1929).

Naftali Herz Imber born

People · Zolochiv

Born in Zolochiv. Jewish poet, writer (1856–1909).

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi born

People · Bareilly

Born in Bareilly. Indian Islamic scholar and reformer, regarded as a founder of the Barelvi movement (1856–1921).

Svetozar Boroević born

People · Mečenčani

Born in Mečenčani. Austro-Hungarian field marshal.

Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen born

People · Židlochovice

Born in Židlochovice. Austrian archduke (1856-1936).

Mahmud Shevket Pasha born

People · Baghdad

Born in Baghdad. 212nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (1856–1913).

Stepa Stepanović born

People · Kumodraž

Born in Kumodraž. Serbian field marshal (1856-1929).

Narayana Guru born

People · Chempazhanthy

Born in Chempazhanthy. Indian spiritual leader and social reformer (1856–1928).

Karl Lamprecht born

People · Jessen (Elster)

Born in Jessen (Elster). German historian (1856–1915).

Hermann von François born

People · Luxembourg

Born in Luxembourg. German general (1856–1933).

Aleksander Brückner born

People · Ternopil

Born in Ternopil. Polish linguist and lexicographer (1856–1939).

Karolina Widerström born

People · Helsingborgs Maria church parish

Born in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. Swedish gynecologist (1856–1949).

A. D. Gordon born

People · Troianiv

Born in Troianiv. Russian-Jewish philosopher, worker, and educator.

Vernon Lee born

People · Boulogne-sur-Mer

Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Essayist, short-story writer, activist (1856-1935).

Helene von Druskowitz born

People · Hietzing

Born in Hietzing. Austrian writer and philosopher (1856–1918).

Yuly Shokalsky born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian oceanographer.

Jens Bratlie born

People · Nordre Land Municipality

Born in Nordre Land Municipality. 13th Prime Minister of Norway (1856–1939).

Pierre Decourcelle born

People · boulevard Saint-Martin

Born in boulevard Saint-Martin. French writer and playwright (1856–1926).

Georg von der Marwitz born

People · Słupsk

Born in Słupsk. German general (1856–1929).

William Archer born

People · Perth

Born in Perth. Scottish critic and translator (1856–1924).

Tongzhi Emperor born

People · Forbidden City

Born in Forbidden City. Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1856-1875).

Said bin Sultan Al Busaidi died

People · Muscat

Died in Muscat. Sultan of Muscat and Oman (1791–1856).

Carlton Gardens

Science & Technology · Carlton

Garden in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Auburn University

Science & Technology

Public university in Auburn, Alabama, United States

Niagara University

Science & Technology

Private Catholic university in Lewiston, New York, USA

Lviv National Environmental University

Science & Technology

University in Dublyany, Lviv oblast, Ukraine

Bambouseraie de Prafrance

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in france, specialty: bamboo

Litchfield Observatory

Science & Technology

Smallpox Hospital

Science & Technology

Former hospital in New York, United States

Iași Botanical Garden

Science & Technology · Iași

Garden in Romania

Wilberforce University

Science & Technology

Historically black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio, U.S.

Orto Botanico dell'Università di Siena

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Italy

Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango

Science & Technology

Public university in Durango, Mexico

Arts University Plymouth

Science & Technology · Plymouth

University in Plymouth, UK

Jeffery Hale Saint Brigid's Hospital

Science & Technology · Saint-Sacrement

Hospital in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth

Science & Technology

Catholic hospital in London

University of Maryland

Science & Technology

Public research university in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Oregon State University

Science & Technology

Public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Seton Hall University

Science & Technology

Private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber

Science & Technology

Education organization in Dresden, Germany

Western Oregon University

Science & Technology

Public university in Monmouth, Oregon, USA

St. Lawrence University

Science & Technology

Liberal arts college in Canton, Saint Lawrence County, New York, USA

Arboretum Kalmthout

Science & Technology

Arboretum in Belgian province Antwerpen

Neanderthal 1

Exploration & Discovery

Neanderthal fossils

Abakan iron ore deposit

Exploration & Discovery

Iron ore deposit in Khakassia near the city of Abaza, Russia

Mud Springs Station Archeological District

Exploration & Discovery

place in Nebraska listed on National Register of Historic Places

Fort Pelly

Exploration & Discovery

trading post in Saskatchewan, Canada

Ortaköy Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Mecidiye

Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

Trinity Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Russia, Russia

Nurul Iman Mosque of Koto Gadang

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in West Sumatra, Indonesia

Our Lady of the Incarnation Cathedral, San Miguel de Tucumán

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

Great Synagogue in Brno

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica di Santa Maria Immacolata

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Genoa, Italy

Synagogue of Bistrița

Religion & Belief Systems · Bistrița

Heritage site in Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Romania

Singers Hill Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Sinagoga Israelitica

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy

Saint John's Abbey

Religion & Belief Systems

Benedictine monastery in Collegeville Township, Minnesota

Mount Zion Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Poltava Philharmonic Society

Religion & Belief Systems

synagogue in Divišov

Religion & Belief Systems

Holy Blossom Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue

Beth-El Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Kolkata

Cemetery Synagogue in Lviv

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Mogielnica

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of the Transfiguration in Żywiec

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Żywiec, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Kazan Church, Glebovo

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Glebovo, Russia

Church of the Protection of the Theotokos (Chern)

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple, Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark in Chern, Russia

Madonna del Dragnone

Religion & Belief Systems

Shrine in Zignago, Italy

Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic religious order for men

St John's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic cathedral in Limerick, Ireland

Shrewsbury Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Shrewsbury, England

Old Jewish Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery in Wroclaw

Church of Heavenly Peace, Fuzhou

Religion & Belief Systems

Protestant church in Fuzhou, China

Église orthodoxe russe Saint-Nicolas et Sainte-Alexandra de Nice

Religion & Belief Systems

Church located in Alpes-Maritimes, in France

Stella Matutina

Religion & Belief Systems

Gymnasium

Daugavpils St Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Assumption of Mary’s High Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish church in Gallarate

St. Augustine's Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Ohio, United States

Elabuzhsky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Yelabuga, Russia

Church of Saints Michael and Gabriel in Požarevac

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Braničevo District, Serbia

Saints Cosmas and Damian monastery, Crimea

Religion & Belief Systems

Büyükada Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Agios Dimitrios

Religion & Belief Systems · Büyükada

Kestilä Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Kestilä

Church building in Siikalatva, Finland

Temple protestant de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Vosges, in France

Citadel Square Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church building in Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.

Hermitage of El Calvario

Religion & Belief Systems

Hermitage in Montalbán de Córdoba

Chengjing Tang Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Baisha, Penghu, Taiwan (Chinese religions of fasting)

Village church Liebätz

Religion & Belief Systems · Liebätz

Church building in Nuthe-Urstromtal municipality, Brandenburg, Germany

Dorfkirche Stüdenitz

Religion & Belief Systems · Stüdenitz

Village church in Stüdenitz, Brandenburg, Germany

Village church Kemlitz

Religion & Belief Systems · Kemlitz (Dahme/Mark)

Church building in Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Dorfkirche Neu Schadow

Religion & Belief Systems · Neu Schadow

Listed hall church in Neu Schadow, Märkische Heide, Brandenburg state of Germany

Chapel of Our Lady of the Sign, Valaam

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Sortavalskoye urban settlement, Russia

Meyenburg old cemetery chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery chapel in Meyenburg, Brandenburg, Germany

Synagoge in Koronowo

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Koronowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Immaculate Conception Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

historic place in Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas

First Presbyterian Church of Wetumpka

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Alabama, United States of America

Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Manhattan, New York, United States

Brick Church Complex

Religion & Belief Systems

historic Dutch Reformed church at Brick Church Road and NY 306 in New Hempstead, Rockland County, New York

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Louisiana, United States of America

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic building in Peoria, Illinois; no longer a church

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Tennessee, United States

Grace Church

Religion & Belief Systems

episcopal church at 193 Genesee Street in Utica, New York

First Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Chester Borough New Jersey

Mt. Pleasant Community Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church and historic church building in Oregon, USA

Lenora Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Canton Township, United States of America

Old Brick Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Iowa City, Iowa

Church of Our Saviour, Friend of Children

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Michigan, United States of America

Church of the Holy Apostles, Episcopal

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in North Carolina, United States

First Old School Baptist Church of Roxbury and Vega Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Griers Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in North Carolina, United States of America

Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in North Carolina, United States of America

Old Ebenezer Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Southern Methodist Church Building

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in West Virginia, United States of America

Decker's Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in St. Marys, United States of America

St Mary's Church, Pyrton

Religion & Belief Systems · Pyrton

Church in Pyrton, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Mariä Heimsuchung

Religion & Belief Systems · Hirschenhausen

Parish church in Hirschenhausen, Germany

Pastorie Joannes Evangelist

Religion & Belief Systems · Q2766547

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Maryland, United States of America

Wayside cross in Bohuňovice near church

Religion & Belief Systems

Cross near church in Bohuňovice, Olomouc District

Pfarrhaus

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument D-5-64-000-84 (0) in Nürnberg, Bavaria

Catholic Clergy House

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic clergy house in Saarburg

Rectory of the Saint Andrew Bobola church in Łódź

Religion & Belief Systems

Dorfkirche Rosenthal-Bielatal

Religion & Belief Systems

Merizo Conbento

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory in Merizo, Guam

Rectory in Úvaly

Religion & Belief Systems

Credit Suisse

Economy & Trade · Zurich

Swiss multinational banking institution

Ottoman Bank

Economy & Trade · Constantinople

Former bank in Turkey

Uljanik

Economy & Trade · Pula

Shipbuilding company in Pula, Croatia

Eterna

Economy & Trade · Grenchen

Swiss luxury watch company

J. G. Anschütz

Economy & Trade · Ulm

Company

Stanley Gibbons

Economy & Trade · Saint Helier

Company which specialises in the retailing of collectable postage stamps and similar products, founded in 1856

Banque et Caisse d'Épargne de l'État

Economy & Trade · Luxembourg

Luxembourgian financial institution

M&T Bank

Economy & Trade · Buffalo

American bank holding company

Rand McNally

Economy & Trade · Skokie

American publishing company (Chicago)

Smith & Nephew

Economy & Trade · London

A company producing medical equipment

Pfanner

Economy & Trade · Lauterach

Austrian beverage producer

International Bank in Luxembourg

Economy & Trade · Luxembourg

Luxembourgian banking institution

Ceres Brewery

Economy & Trade · Aarhus

Danish Brewery

KWS Saat

Economy & Trade · Einbeck

Plant breeding and biotechnology company

British-India Steam Navigation Company

Economy & Trade · Glasgow

Company

McEwan's

Economy & Trade · Edinburgh

Scottish brewery

Berol

Economy & Trade · Lichfield

Stationery manufacturing company

Cirio

Economy & Trade · Turin

Italian food company

Hunter Boot Ltd

Economy & Trade · Edinburgh

Rubber wellington boot and footwear importer

Ernest Borel

Economy & Trade · Le Noirmont

Company

Warner–Lambert

Economy & Trade · Morris Plains

Defunct drug company

Phoenix AG

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

Company

Stockholm Independent Bank

Economy & Trade · Stockholm

Swedish bank (1856- 1972)

Lucchini RS

Economy & Trade · Lovere

Company in Brescia, Italy

Berliner Handels-Gesellschaft

Economy & Trade · Berlin

Business

Lewis's

Economy & Trade · Liverpool

Defunct British department store chain

Younkers

Economy & Trade · Milwaukee

American department store chain

Borneo Company Limited

Economy & Trade · London

One of the oldest companies based in East Malaysia

Morgan Crucible

Economy & Trade · London

Manufacturer of advanced ceramic, carbon and composite products

Greek Steamship Company

Economy & Trade · Ermoupolis

Former steamship company (1856-1905)

Gill

Economy & Trade · Dublin

Irish book publisher

F. Hinds

Economy & Trade · Uxbridge

Jewellery retailing chain

Newbury Building Society

Economy & Trade · Newbury

UK business

Murphy's Brewery

Economy & Trade · Cork

Brewery in Cork, Ireland

Metz Brewery

Economy & Trade · Omaha

Brewery in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.

Read's Department Stores

Economy & Trade · Bridgeport

Now-defunt department store chain

NBT Bank

Economy & Trade · Norwich

American financial institution

AGL Resources

Economy & Trade · Atlanta

Company

Leonardt Ltd.

Economy & Trade · Birmingham

British metallurgical company

Blake, Cassels & Graydon

Economy & Trade · Commerce Court

Canadian legal firm

Thommessen

Economy & Trade · Oslo

Norwegian law firm

Joshua Hendy Iron Works

Economy & Trade · Sunnyvale

American engineering company

Sødring & Co.

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen Municipality

Danish manufacturer of artificial mineral water and soft drinks based in Copenhagen

Cassa di Risparmio di Biella e Vercelli

Economy & Trade · Biella

Italian bank

Orvis

Economy & Trade · Sunderland

Family-owned retail and mail-order business specializing in high-end fly fishing, hunting and sporting goods

McCormick Distilling Company

Economy & Trade · Platte County

Distillery in Missouri, U.S.

1856 Heraklion earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in the Aegean Sea which caused widespread destruction in the Middle East, North Africa and Southern Europe

1856 Djijelli earthquakes

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquakes in northern Algeria

Pottawatomie Massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Franklin County

Violent Attack by Abolitionists prior to the American Civil War

Watermelon Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Panama City

1856 riot in Panama City

Ibicaba Revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · Fazenda Ibicaba

Brazilian uprising in the 19th century

Panthay Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Yunnan

Muslim minority revolt against the Qing dynasty

Nordreisa Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Nordreisa, Norway

Balsfjord Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Balsfjord, Norway

Kistrand Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Porsanger, Norway

Garstad Church

Architecture & Engineering · Garstad

Church in Trøndelag, Norway

Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mazatlán

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Mazatlán, Mexico

Haga Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church of Sweden church building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Hornindal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Hornindal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

St. George's Anglican Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis

Église Saint-Martin-des-Champs

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Paris, in France

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

Architecture & Engineering

Serbian Orthodox Church in Bogatić, built in 1856 on the foundations where the old church building once stood

Albion Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

St. Basil's Church

Architecture & Engineering · University of Toronto St. George

Church in Toronto, Ontario, Canada affiliated with St. Michael's College

Igreja de São Cristóvão

Architecture & Engineering · São Paulo

Church in São Paulo

Saint Joseph's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Albany, New York, United States of America

Chiesa di San Gaudenzo (Rimini)

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rimini, Italy

Maraslis's House

Architecture & Engineering · historical city centre of Odesa

Building in Odesa, Ukraine

Franklin Presbyterian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in North Carolina, United States of America

St. John's Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Missouri, United States of America

Christ Church, Cinderhill

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

St James' Church, New Brighton

Architecture & Engineering · New Brighton

Grade II listed church in New Brighton, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK

St John the Evangelist's Church, Cadeby

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Cadeby, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Church of St James

Architecture & Engineering · Baldersby St James

Church in Baldersby St James, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Chapel at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Upton-by-Chester, UK

Biddlestone RC Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Biddlestone, Northumberland, England, UK

Fort Buchanan

Architecture & Engineering

Former US Army post

Château Vallombrosa

Architecture & Engineering

Residential building in Cannes, France

Fort Randall

Architecture & Engineering

Fort in South Dakota

Fort Yamhill

Architecture & Engineering · Willamina

Former Army post in Oregon, USA

Monument to Nicholas I

Architecture & Engineering · Saint Isaac's Square

Monument in Saint Petersburg (1859)

Blessed Bronisława Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic chapel in Kraków, Poland

Font del Geni Català

Architecture & Engineering · Pla de Palau

Naatje of Dam Square

Architecture & Engineering

Former memorial in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Ayios Fokas Church

Architecture & Engineering

West Ham Jewish Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Jewish cemetery in Newham, London

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee

Newark Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Newark-on-Trent

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park

Architecture & Engineering

historic site in Sacramento, California

F. T. Barney

Architecture & Engineering

schooner whose wreck is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Kyle Spangler

Architecture & Engineering

shipwreck in Lake Huron, United States

Chestnut Street Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Maine, United States of America

Webster Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Church Nuestra Señora del Rosario of Naguabo

Architecture & Engineering

Roman Catholic church in Naguabo, Puerto Rico

St. Mary's Abbey Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Newark, New Jersey

Gude House

Architecture & Engineering

Structure in the U.S.

First Seat of Tehama County

Architecture & Engineering

historical place in Tehama County, United States

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Elkader, Iowa, United States of America

First African Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

First Free Will Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Ossipee, New Hampshire, United States of America

Mizpah Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Narrowsburg Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Old Zion Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Mount Nebo Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Missouri, United States of America

Ten Mile River Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Italy Valley Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

Torre del Cabo de las Huertas

Architecture & Engineering

Lighthouse in Spain

Pogodinskaya izba

Architecture & Engineering · Devichye Pole

St. Laurentius

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Saarburg, Germany

Église Notre-Dame de la Visitation de Grivegnée

Architecture & Engineering · Grivegnée

Church in Grivegnée, Belgium

Solis Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Montevideo

Theatre in Uruguay

Petros Adamian Tbilisi State Armenian Drama Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Armenian drama theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia

Sultanate of Zanzibar founded

Empires & Countries · Zanzibar City

Sultanate of Zanzibar was founded, with its capital at Zanzibar City.

Bida Emirate dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bida

Bida Emirate ceased to exist, having been centered at Bida.

Kingdom of Tallo dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tallo

Kingdom of Tallo ceased to exist, having been centered at Tallo.

Colima founded

Empires & Countries · Colima

Colima was founded, with its capital at Colima.

Monagas founded

Empires & Countries · Maturín

Monagas was founded, with its capital at Maturín.

Central Travancore founded

Empires & Countries · Kollam

Central Travancore was founded, with its capital at Kollam.

La Lucila founded

Empires & Countries

La Lucila was founded.