1854
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century–19th century–20th century |
| Decades: | 1820s1830s1840s–1850s–1860s1870s1880s |
| Years: | 185118521853–1854–185518561857 |
1854(MDCCCLIV) was acommon yearstarting on Sundayof theGregorian calendarand acommon year starting on Fridayof theJulian calendar,the 1854th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 854th year of the2nd millennium,the 54th year of the19th century,and the 5th year of the1850sdecade. As of the start of 1854, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- January 6– ThefictionaldetectiveSherlock Holmesis born.
- March 20–TheBoston Public Libraryopens to the public.
- June 24-Franz LisztshowsFranz Schubert's operaAlfonso und EstrellainWeimar.This was thirty-two years after it was composed.
- August 9–Johannsucceeds to thethrone of Saxonyon the death of his brother.
- October 6–Thegreat fire of Newcastle and Gatesheadin England
- November 5–Crimean War–Battle of Inkerman:The Russians are defeated.
- December 3–Eureka Stockademiner'srebellion,Ballarat,Australia
- The French fashion labelLouis Vuittonis founded.
Births
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- January 1–James George Frazer,Scottish social anthropologist (d.1941)
- March 15–Emil von Behring,Germanphysiologist,1901Nobel Prizein Physiology or Medicine (d.1917)
- April 29–Henri Poincaré,French mathematician andphysicist(d.1912)
- June 26–Robert Borden,8thPrime Minister of Canada(d.1937)
- July 27–Takahashi Korekiyo,Prime Minister of Japan(d.1936)
- October 3–William C. Gorgas,American physician and Surgeon General (d.1920)
- October 16–Oscar Wilde,Irish writer (d.1900)
- November 17–Hubert Lyautey,Marshal of France (d.1934)
- December 23–Victoriano Huerta,President of Mexico(d.1916)
Deaths
[change|change source]- February 17–John Martin,English painter (b.1789)
- April 11–Karl Adolph von Basedow,German physician (b.1799)
- June 7–Charles Baudin,French admiral (b.1784)
- July 6–Georg Ohm,German physicist (b.1789)
- August 21–Thomas Clayton,American lawyer and politician (b.1777)
- September 8–Angelo Mai,Italian cardinal and philologist (b.1782)
- October 26–Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen,queen consort of Bavaria (b.1792)
- November 25–John Gibson Lockhart,Scottish writer (b.1794)
- December 9–Almeida Garrett,Portuguese writer (b.1799)
- December 15–Kamehameha III,King of Hawaii(b. c.1814)
New books
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