What happened in 1857?

Indian Rebellion of 1857

Major Events · Meerut, India

A major uprising against British East India Company rule leads to the transfer of India to direct Crown control.

Battle of Canton

Wars & Conflicts · Guangzhou

1857 battle

Siege of Delhi

Wars & Conflicts · Delhi

One of the decisive conflicts of the Indian rebellion of 1857

Siege of Lucknow

Wars & Conflicts · Lucknow

1857 siege

Siege of Cawnpore

Wars & Conflicts · Kanpur

Siege during the Indian rebellion of 1857

Battle of Agra

Wars & Conflicts · Agra

This was a battle during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Battle of Khushab

Wars & Conflicts · Bushehr Province

1857 major battle of the Anglo-Persian War

Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1857–1860

Wars & Conflicts · Guayas Province

Conflict between Ecuador and Peru between 1857 and 1860

Battle of Najafgarh

Wars & Conflicts · Najafgarh

It was a subsidiary event of the Siege of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857

Battle of Aong

Wars & Conflicts

1857 battle

Siege of Medina Fort

Wars & Conflicts · Madina-Diassa

1857 battle in present-day Mali

Second Battle of Cawnpore

Wars & Conflicts · Kanpur

Battle during Indian rebellion of 1857 at kanpur

Siege of Arrah

Wars & Conflicts · Arrah

This was the eight-day defence of a fortified outbuilding during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

Battle of Badli-ki-Serai

Wars & Conflicts

Battle during Indian Rebellion of 1857

Battle of Devil's River

Wars & Conflicts · Devils River

1857 Indian War skirmish

Siege of Arequipa

Wars & Conflicts · Arequipa

1857 siege

Battle of Escape Creek

Wars & Conflicts

Battle of Second Opium War (25–27 May 1857)

Battle of Chatra

Wars & Conflicts · Chatra

Struggle between the East India Company and the rebel soldiers during the Indian independence struggle of 1857

Battle of Fatshan Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Guangzhou

1857 naval battle

Crabb Massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Heroica Caborca

Culmination of the eight day Battle of Caborca

Fort Hancock

Wars & Conflicts

fort at Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Fort Benson

Wars & Conflicts

site of 1850s land dispute

Fort Clark

Wars & Conflicts

former military base near Brackettville, Texas

Utah War

Wars & Conflicts · Utah Territory

Armed conflict in Utah Territory, USA between 1857–1858

Treaty of Paris

Politics & Government

1857 treaty, end to the Anglo-Persian War

Copenhagen Convention of 1857

Politics & Government · Copenhagen

Maritime treaty regarding Danish straits

Vienna Convention on Money

Politics & Government · Vienna

1857 currency treaty

Auguste Comte died

People · Paris

French philosopher, mathematician and sociologist (1798–1857)

Augustin-Louis Cauchy died

People · Sceaux

French mathematician (1789–1857)

Francis Beaufort died

People · Hove

Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)

Alcide d'Orbigny died

People · Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

French scientist (1802–1857)

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine died

People · Paris

French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)

David Thompson died

People · Longueuil

British-Canadian fur trader, surveyor, and map-maker (1770-1857)

Count Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont died

People · Venice

Austrian politician (1777-1857)

Elisabetta Sanna Porcu died

People · Rome

Italian Roman Catholic Blessed

George Cayley died

People · Brompton

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

Louis Jacques Thénard died

People · Paris

French chemist (1777-1857)

Josef Ressel died

People · Ljubljana

Austrian inventor (1793–1857)

Carl Ludwig Koch died

People · Nuremberg

German entomologist and arachnologist (1778–1857)

Elisha Kent Kane died

People · Havana

American explorer and military medical officer (1820–1857)

William Scoresby died

People · Torquay

English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)

Wilhelm Gottlob Tilesius von Tilenau died

People · Mühlhausen/Thuringia

German zoologist (1769-1857)

Adolf von Schlagintweit died

People · Kashgar

German botanist and explorer (1829–1857)

John Balleny died

People · Birmingham

British explorer

William Fitzwilliam Owen died

People · Saint John

British Royal Navy admiral (1774-1857)

William Lewis Herndon died

People · Fredericksburg

American explorer (1813–1857)

Ludwik Je̜drzej Gorzkowski died

People · Kraków

Polish politician, physicist and activist (1811-1857)

Charity Still died

People · Maryland

American abolitionist (c. 1775 – 1857), matriarch of the American abolition movement and witness to the development of the Underground Railroad

Frederick Scott Archer died

People · London

English inventor of the photographic collodion process (1813–1857)

Johann Schweigger died

People · Halle (Saale)

German chemist, physicist, and professor

Stefano Franscini died

People · Bern

Swiss statistician and politician, member of the Swiss Federal Council (1796-1857)

André Dumont died

People · Liège

Belgian geologist (1809-1857)

Andrew Ure died

People · London

Scottish doctor and chemist

Joshua King died

People · Lowick

British mathematician.; (1798-1857)

Frédéric Sauvage died

People · former 8th arrondissement of Paris

French boat builder

Jean Claude Eugène Péclet died

People · former 11th arrondissement of Paris

French physicist (1793-1857)

Karl Wilhelm Gottlob Kastner died

People · Erlangen

Chemist

Edmund Davy died

People · Penzance

British chemist

Ferdinand Karl Schweikart died

People · Königsberg

German mathematician

Thomas Dick died

People · Broughty Ferry

British astronomer

Antoine Meyer died

People · Liège

Poet (1801-1857)

Mariano Eduardo de Rivero y Ustariz died

People · Paris

Peruvian geologist, mineralogist, chemist, archaeologist, politician and diplomat

Alexandre Corréard died

People · Avon

French engineer (1788-1857)

Holger Christian Reedtz died

People · Palsgård

Danish aristocrat, estate owner, civil servant, diplomat, and politician (1800-1857)

Franz Xaver Riepl died

People · Vienna

Austrian railway pioneer (1790–1857)

Alexander Sablukov died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian general

John Plumbe died

People · Dubuque

Wales-born American photographer (1809–1857)

Josep Massanès i Mestres died

People · Barcelona

Spanish architect and engineer (1777-1857)

Gerhard Christoph Hermann Vechtmann died

People · Wittmund

German mathematician

Charles-Louis Largeteau died

People · Pouzauges

French astronomer (1791-1857)

Ivan Kupreyanov died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian explorer

Emilie Zumsteeg died

People · Stuttgart

German composer, music teacher, choir conductor, singer and pianist (1796–1857)

Ida Brun died

People · Vienna

Dancer, singer

Ole Andreas Lindeman died

People · Surnadal Municipality

Norwegian musician

Mary Ann Duff died

People · New York City

British actress

Joseph Fischhof died

People · Vienna

Pianist, composer, professor (1804-1857)

Sibylle Mertens-Schaaffhausen died

People · Rome

German art historian and archaeologist (1797–1857)

Daniel Elster died

People · Wettingen

Composer and choir director (1796-1857)

Wenzel Scholz died

People · Vienna

Austrian actor (1787-1857)

Franz Limmer died

People · Timișoara

Austrian conductor and composer

Eleonora Säfström died

People · Ystad church parish

Swedish opera singer and actor

Klara Heinefetter died

People · Altes AKH

German singer and opera singer

William Howard Taft born

People · Cincinnati

Born in Cincinnati. 27th President of the United States from 1909 to 1913 (1857–1930).

Joseph Conrad born

People · Terekhove

Born in Terekhove. Polish-British writer (1857–1924).

Heinrich Hertz born

People · Hamburg

Born in Hamburg. German physicist (1857–1894).

Clara Zetkin born

People · Königshain-Wiederau

Born in Königshain-Wiederau. Communist activist, and advocate for women's rights (1857–1933).

Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell born

People · Paddington

Born in Paddington. Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Scout of the Scout Movement (1857-1941).

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky born

People · Izhevskoe

Born in Izhevskoe. Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory (1857-1935).

Ronald Ross born

People · Almora

Born in Almora. British doctor, Nobel laureate, writer, and artist (1857–1932).

Karl Adolph Gjellerup born

People · Roholte

Born in Roholte. Danish writer (1857–1919).

Henrik Pontoppidan born

People · Fredericia

Born in Fredericia. Danish writer, Nobel Laureate.

Paul Doumer born

People · Aurillac

Born in Aurillac. French statesman (1857–1932).

Thorstein Veblen born

People · Cato

Born in Cato. American economist and sociologist (1857–1929).

Karl Pearson born

People · London

Born in London. English mathematician, biometrician, and eugenicist (1857–1936).

Antoni Grabowski born

People · Nowe Dobra

Born in Nowe Dobra. Polish chemical engineer (1857–1921).

Alexander of Battenberg born

People · Verona

Born in Verona. Bulgarian ruler (1857–1893).

Lucien Lévy-Bruhl born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French philosopher (1857-1939).

Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia born

People · Tsarskoye Selo

Born in Tsarskoye Selo. Russian grand duke (1857–1905); seventh child and fifth son of Alexander II of Russia and Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse).

Juan Vicente Gómez born

People · Táchira

Born in Táchira. Venezuelan general and dictator (1857-1935).

Ida Tarbell born

People · Erie County

Born in Erie County. American journalist (1857-1944).

Mikhail Alekseyev born

People · Vyazma

Born in Vyazma. Russian general of infantry (1857–1918).

Joseph Larmor born

People · Magheragall

Born in Magheragall. Irish physicist and mathematician (1857-1942).

A. E. Waite born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. British occultist mystic, poet and writer (1857–1942).

Alice Stone Blackwell born

People · Orange

Born in Orange. American feminist, journalist and human rights advocate (1857-1950).

Otto von Below born

People · Gdańsk

Born in Gdańsk. German general (1857–1944).

Mohammad Ayub Khan born

People · Kabul

Born in Kabul. Emir of Afghanistan (1879-1880).

Alfred Loisy born

People · Ambrières

Born in Ambrières. French theologian (1857-1940).

Stojan Protić born

People · Kruševac

Born in Kruševac. Yugoslav politician (1857-1923).

Arthur Arz von Straußenburg born

People · Sibiu

Born in Sibiu. Austro-Hungarian general.

Oskar von Hutier born

People · Erfurt

Born in Erfurt. German general (1857–1934).

Muhammad Shibli Nomani born

People · Azamgarh

Born in Azamgarh. Indian Islamic Scholar (1857–1914).

Alexei Evert born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian general (1857–1926).

Pius XI born

People · Desio

Born in Desio. Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939.

Alfonso XII of Spain born

People · Royal Palace of Madrid

Born in Royal Palace of Madrid. King of Spain from 1874 to 1885.

Gulab Singh died

People · Jammu

Died in Jammu. First maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (1792-1857).

Hamad bin Thuwaini Al Busaidi born

People · Muscat

Born in Muscat. Sultan of Zanzibar (1857–1896).

Sunwon died

People · Changdeokgung

Died in Changdeokgung. Queen; korean regent (1789-1857).

University of Calcutta

Science & Technology

State public university in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

University of Mumbai

Science & Technology

State public university in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

California State University

Science & Technology

Public university system in California, United States

Gallaudet University

Science & Technology

American university providing education for deaf and hard of hearing students

Illinois State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Normal, Illinois

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Science & Technology · Palace of the faculty of Medicine in Bucharest

University in Bucharest, Romania

Budapest Business University

Science & Technology

University in Budapest, Hungary

Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Science & Technology · Lake Wendouree

Botanical garden in Victoria, Australia

Palliser Expedition

Science & Technology · British North America

Research expedition to northern Canada (1857 - 1860)

Adelaide Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Adelaide, South Australia

St Vincent's Hospital

Science & Technology

Public hospital in Sydney, Australia

Upper Iowa University

Science & Technology

University near Fayette, Iowa

Lenox Hill Hospital

Science & Technology · New York City

Hospital in New York City, United States

Harris–Stowe State University

Science & Technology

Historically black public university in St. Louis, Missouri

Military Hospital Rawalpindi

Science & Technology

Hospital in Pakistan

Ospedale Evangelico Internazionale

Science & Technology

Hospital in Italy

Assumption University

Science & Technology

Catholic university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering

Science & Technology

Engineering school of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul of Hildesheim

Science & Technology

Roman Catholic religious congregation for women

UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in California, United States

Providence Healthcare

Science & Technology

Hospital in Ontario, Canada

National Memorial Hospital dr. Juraj Njavro Vukovar

Science & Technology · Vukovar

Hospital in Vukovar, Croatia

San Joaquin General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in California, United States

Havana Psychiatric Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Cuba

University of Madras

Science & Technology

State public university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart

Science & Technology

Music school

American College of the Immaculate Conception

Science & Technology

Former Roman Catholic seminary in Leuven, Belgium

Melbourne Law School

Science & Technology

Law school of the University of Melbourne

Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology

Science & Technology

Roman Catholic seminary in Indiana, USA

Seax of Beagnoth

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

10th century Anglo-Saxon seax

Battersea Shield

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Celtic archaeological discovery

Skarthi Stone

Exploration & Discovery · Viking Museum Haithabu

10th-century Norse runestone

Salama

Exploration & Discovery

1857 paddle steamer shipwrecked in 1885

Sapri Expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Sapri

1857 failed insurrection attenpted by Neapolitan republican and socialist Carlo Pisacane and some 300 companions

Bonneville Expedition

Exploration & Discovery · New Mexico Territory

United States military operation

Quindaro Townsite

Exploration & Discovery

historical site in Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Wrexham Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Wrexham

Catholic cathedral in Wrexham, Wales

Novara Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Novara, Italy

Belfort Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Territoire de Belfort, in France

St. John's Church, Goygol

Religion & Belief Systems

Former Lutheran church, now museum, in Goygol, Azerbaijan

Glockengasse Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Cologne

New Synagogue, Ostrów Wielkopolski

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue

Synagogue Palaprat

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

Manchester Reform Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in the UK

St. Benedict's Abbey

Religion & Belief Systems

Benedectine monastery in Atchison, Kansas

Sainte-Clotilde Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica located in Paris, in France

Lancaster Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Lancaster

Roman Catholic cathedral in Lancaster, England

St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral

Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva

Religion & Belief Systems · Genève-Cité

The main Roman Catholic church in Geneva, Switzerland

Wat Pathum Wanaram

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand

Christ Church Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Anglican cathedral in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Convent of the Sisters of Zion

Religion & Belief Systems

Church

Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Batangas City, Philippines

Saint Nicholas church in Sevastopol

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Religion & Belief Systems

Concepción del Uruguay

Saint Anthony of Padua Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Camaligan, Camarines Sur, Philippines

Temple du Luxembourg

Religion & Belief Systems

Church located in Paris, in France

Wat Sampa Sio

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Suphanburi province, Thailand

Temple de la rue Lanterne

Religion & Belief Systems

Meeting house located in Rhône, in France

Orient Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Laurelton

Historic church building in Ocean County, New Jersey

Brick Lane Music Hall

Religion & Belief Systems

Music venue in a former church in Silvertown, London

Bangka Kinmen Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple in Taipei

Cathedral of the Protection of the Theotokos

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Samara, Russia

Methodist church, Beechworth

Religion & Belief Systems · Beechworth

Heritage-listed former church in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

Saint Philip chapel on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island

Religion & Belief Systems

Protestant chapel in Velké Hostěrádky

Religion & Belief Systems · protestant cemetery in Velké Hostěrádky

Church building in Velké Hostěrádky, Czech Republic

Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Norfolk, United States of America

Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Church of the Holy Apostles Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Christian Church of Gilroy

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in California, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church at 200 W. Trade Street in Charlotte, North Carolina

Moss Hill Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Florida, United States of America

Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

North Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Newark, United States of America

Pioneer Gothic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Illinois, United States of America

St. Luke's Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Clermont, New York, United States

Second Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Ohio, United States of America

Brooksville Advent Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Haven, United States of America

Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, San Francisco

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Mission District, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building at 1600 Winchester Avenue in Ashland, Kentucky

First Presbyterian Church Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

North Newport Christian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maine, United States of America

St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Complex

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

chapelle Saint-Bruno de Bellevaux

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel located in Haute-Savoie, in France

St. Johannes der Täufer

Religion & Belief Systems · Enisried

Chapel in Enisried, Lengenwang, Germany

St. Johann Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems · Stadtmitte

Parish church in Neu-Ulm, Germany

Wayside cross in Ochoz u Brna

Religion & Belief Systems · Obce

Wayside cross

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory (1857)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Bremgarten bei Bern in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Rectory in Jarocin

Religion & Belief Systems

The Atlantic

Economy & Trade · Washington, D.C.

Magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C.

Borsalino

Economy & Trade

Italian hat company

Bethlehem Steel

Economy & Trade · Bethlehem

Steel producer and shipbuilder

Kreenholm Manufacturing Company

Economy & Trade · Narva

Company based in Estonia

Aditya Birla Group

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian multinational conglomerate company

Swiss Life

Economy & Trade · Zurich

Company

Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino

Economy & Trade · Trieste

Company

Gallaher Group

Economy & Trade · Weybridge

Former international tobacco and cigarette company

The McClatchy Company

Economy & Trade · Sacramento

American publishing company

Northwestern Mutual

Economy & Trade · Milwaukee

Company

Leningradsky Metallichesky Zavod

Economy & Trade · Sverdlovskaya embankment

Moser

Economy & Trade · Karlovy Vary

Company in the Czech Republic

Phoenix Group

Economy & Trade · London

Insurance company

Den norske Creditbank

Economy & Trade · Oslo

Defunct Norwegian bank, now merged into Den norske Bank

Borden

Economy & Trade · Columbus

Defunct American producer of food and beverage products

Eckes-Granini Group

Economy & Trade · Nieder-Olm

German beverage manufacturing group

Maschinenfabrik Christian Hagans

Economy & Trade · Erfurt

Eastern Bengal Railway

Economy & Trade · Kolkata

Railway company in British India

Belleek Pottery

Economy & Trade · Belleek

Northern Irish porcelain-making business

Pastiglie Leone

Economy & Trade · Collegno

Italian candy manufacturer

Harris Lebus

Economy & Trade · East End of London

Furniture manufacturer and wholesaler

Swan Brewery

Economy & Trade · Perth

Brewery company founded in Perth, Western Australia

Earl Shilton Building Society

Economy & Trade · Earl Shilton

UK business

Highburton Co-operative Society

Economy & Trade · Highburton

Former consumer co-operative in Highburton, West Yorkshire, England

Publishing and Trade Centre "Marka"

Economy & Trade · Moscow

Russian postage stamp publisher and distributor

First National Bank of Omaha

Economy & Trade · First National Bank Tower

American bank based in Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Felguera Factory

Economy & Trade · La Felguera

Former steel plant in Spain

Axel E. Aamodts lithographic establishment

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Danish lithographic and printing company

Meier & Frank

Economy & Trade · Portland

Former chain of department stores founded in Portland, Oregon; operated in the Pacific Northwest from 1857 to 2006; and later bought by The May Department Stores Company

John B. Judkins Company

Economy & Trade · Merrimac

Automobile body manufacturer

Newell Custom Writing Instruments

Economy & Trade · Oak Brook

American company of writing products

Birla Technical Services

Economy & Trade · New Delhi

Indian multinational conglomerate

Klein Tools

Economy & Trade · Lincolnshire

American business

Cooper Chemical Company

Economy & Trade · Long Valley

American specialty manufacturing company

John Lysaght and Co.

Economy & Trade · Bristol

UK business

International Council of Ophthalmology

Economy & Trade · San Francisco

Organization

Cassa di Risparmio di Fermo

Economy & Trade · Fermo

Italian savings bank

Jones Bootmaker

Economy & Trade · Coalville

UK-based footwear retailer with over 100 branches and around 20 concessions in retail outlets throughout the United Kingdom

Portsmouth Water

Economy & Trade · Havant

Utility company in parts of Hampshire and West Sussex in England

Ritchie Brothers

Economy & Trade · Auburn

Auburn-based manufacturer of train rolling stock in Sydney, Australia

Dortmunder Stadtwerke

Economy & Trade · Dortmund

German local transport company and municipal holding

Glasmalerei Oidtmann

Economy & Trade · Linnich

Stained glass maker

Spire Inc.

Economy & Trade · St. Louis

Public utility holding company based in St. Louis, Missouri, providing natural gas service through its regulated core utility operations while engaging in non-regulated activities that provide business opportunities

Laclede Gas Company

Economy & Trade · St. Louis

Business

Liverpool & Glasgow Salvage Association

Economy & Trade · Liverpool

UK business

Richardson International

Economy & Trade · Winnipeg

Canadian agricultural company

Union, University & Schools Club

Economy & Trade · Sydney

Australian social club

1857 Basilicata earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Italy

1857 Fort Tejon earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

1857 earthquake in California, United States

Mountain Meadows massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Mountain Meadows Massacre Site

1857 massacre of California-bound emigrants by Mormon militiamen

New York City Police Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · New York City

Battle of Jhelum - Indian Mutiny

Social Movements & Revolutions · Jhelum

Part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857

1857 Bharuch riot

Social Movements & Revolutions

Cibaeño Revolution

Social Movements & Revolutions · Cibao

1857–1858 revolution in the Dominican Republic

Dead Rabbits Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Bowery

1857 gang riot in New York City

Revolution of the Ganhadores

Social Movements & Revolutions · Salvador

1857 strike in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Buckland Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Porepunkah

Anti-Chinese race riot in Australia

New Michael Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Saint Petersburg, Russia

St. Saviour's church, Riga

Architecture & Engineering

Anglican church building in Central District, Latvia

St. Nicholas Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Baku

Atumashi Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)

Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Architecture & Engineering

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Agdenes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Agdenes, Norway

Havstein Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Trondheim, Norway

Stord Church

Architecture & Engineering · Leirvik

Church building in Stord, Norway

Børsa Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Skaun, Norway

Strandvik Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bjørnafjorden, Norway

Hausken Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rennesøy, Rogaland, Norway

Rogne church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Øystre Slidre, Innlandet, Norway

Strøm Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Sør-Odal, Innlandet, Norway

Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Ukrinai

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Mažeikiai District Municipality, Lithuania

Church of the Nativity of The Most Holy Theotokos, Novaci

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Serbia, Serbia

Church of the Cross

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S.A.

St. Andrew's Scots Church, Malta

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Valletta, Malta

Church of St Vincent de Paul, Liverpool

Architecture & Engineering · Liverpool

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

St. Mary of the Isle Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Isle of Man, United Kingdom

St John's Church, Lytham

Architecture & Engineering · Lytham

Church in Lytham, Lancashire, England, UK

Church of St Matthias

Architecture & Engineering

Anglican church in Richmond, London

Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

De Duif

Architecture & Engineering · Amsterdam-Centrum

Church and Rijksmonument on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam

St. John's Church, Bengaluru

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bengaluru, India

Our Lady of Sorrows Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bernalillo, New Mexico

St Stephen's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · Parnell

Historic church building in Parnell, New Zealand

Sacred Heart Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Wesley Church, Melbourne

Architecture & Engineering · Melbourne central business district

Church in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

St Andrew's, Croydon

Architecture & Engineering · Croydon

Anglican church in Croydon, London, England, UK

Église Notre-Dame-de-Sainte-Croix

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Sarthe, in France

St. Matthew's Church, Chadderton

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK

St Mark’s Church, Badulla

Architecture & Engineering

Anglican church in Sri Lanka

St James' Church, Wrightington Bar

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Wrightington, West Lancashire, England,UK

St John the Baptist's Church, Burringham

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Burringham, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Maria Rickenbach Monastery

Architecture & Engineering · Niederrickenbach

Monastery in Niederrickenbach, municipality of Oberdorf, Canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland (1857–)

Alpine LDS Church Meetinghouse

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Utah, United States of America

Church of Holy Trinity, Stapleton

Architecture & Engineering · Stapleton

Church in Stapleton, Bristol, England, UK

St. Henry's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Neogothic style brick chapel in the town of Kokemäki, Finland

Nirayama Reverberatory Furnaces

Architecture & Engineering

UNESCO World Heritage Site in Shizuoka, Japan

Wallace's Monument, Ayrshire

Architecture & Engineering

Church in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

Holy Family Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Chicago, United States of America

Hyde Park Obelisk

Architecture & Engineering · Hyde Park

Obelisk and sewer vent in Sydney, Australia

fontaine de Tourny

Architecture & Engineering

Fountain in Quebec City

Fontaine de la Vierge

Architecture & Engineering

St. Bartholomew parish church with parish house and cemetery

Architecture & Engineering · Aurigeno

Church buildings in Aurigeno in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Saint Donatus Catholic Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Iowa, USA

Church of the Visitation in Saint Petersburg

Architecture & Engineering · Mineralnaya Street

Church in Russia

Novo-Petergofsky Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Uktussky bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Russia

Jenney Stockade Site

Architecture & Engineering

stage station on the Cheyenne-Deadwood route near Newcastle, Wyoming

Bountiful Tabernacle

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Utah, United States

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

Architecture & Engineering

human settlement in South Carolina, United States of America

Dorguth Memorial United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Good Hope Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in South Carolina, United States of America

Rocky Run Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Virginia, United States of America

Triumphal Arch

Architecture & Engineering

Wooden structure formerly in Kyiv, Ukraine

Paraná Public Library

Architecture & Engineering

Library in Curitiba, Paraná

chapel of Our Lady of the Motte of Vesoul

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel located in Haute-Saône, in France

Mahaffie House

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in Olathe, Kansas

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Csepel

Architecture & Engineering

Academy of Music

Sports & Entertainment

Concert hall and opera house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

National Theatre of Miskolc

Sports & Entertainment

Hungarian theater

Municipal Theatre of Santiago

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house and cultural center in Santiago, Chile

Teatre Principal

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Mughal Empire dissolved

Empires & Countries · Delhi

Mughal Empire ceased to exist, having been centered at Delhi.

Republic of Maryland dissolved

Empires & Countries · Harper

Republic of Maryland ceased to exist, having been centered at Harper.

Tlaxcala founded

Empires & Countries · Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl

Tlaxcala was founded, with its capital at Tlaxcala de Xicoténcatl.