President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1851
112 historical records
January 18518 historical events
Paddington Station
Brunel presents preliminary plans for rebuilding Paddington as a grand permanent railway terminus.
Confederation
Prussia refuses to allow all of Austria into the German Confederation
Conference of Dresden
Prussia refuses to allow all of Austria into the German Confederation
Alliance Prussia and Austria
Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation
Conference of Dresden
Prussia refuses to allow all of Austria into the German Confederation
Constitution of Germany
Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation
Unification
Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation
March 18513 historical events
Senator
Davis enters his new term as senator from Mississippi
Direct Demonstration of Earths Rotation
Provides visible mechanical evidence that Earth rotates.
Foucault Pendulum
Demonstrates a long pendulum beneath the dome of the Pantheon.
April 18511 historical events
Birth of Edward Walter Maunder
Birth of Edward Walter Maunder
May 18513 historical events
Great Exhibition
Designs the Great Exhibition which is opened at Hyde Park, London
Great Exhibition
Prince Albert opens the Great Exhibition showcasing industry, technology and international commerce.
Great Exhibition
Opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London
June 18511 historical events
Birth of Oliver Lodge
Birth of Oliver Lodge
July 18513 historical events
Mickleton Tunnel Contract Dispute Escalates
Brunel arrives with a large workforce during a bitter contractor dispute at Mickleton Tunnel, prompting local magistrates to intervene.
President of Ecuador
Appointed President of Ecuador
Death of Edward Codrington
Death of Edward Codrington
August 18511 historical events
Reform of Church Governance
Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, prohibits Catholic clergy from assuming territorial titles
September 18514 historical events
President of Chile
Takes office after a disputed election and confronts the Revolution of 1851.
Editor
1st Editor of the New York Times
Press
Appointed Editor of the New York Times
Investigator Trapped at Mercy Bay
Investigator becomes permanently trapped at Mercy Bay, where McClure and his crew endure two additional Arctic winters.
October 18513 historical events
Birth of Ferdinand Foch
Birth of Ferdinand Foch
Result of Surrender of Oribe's Forces at Montevideo
The siege of Montevideo ends and the Guerra Grande settlement closes the long civil conflict.
Surrender of Oribe's Forces at Montevideo
Accepts the end of the siege of Montevideo and the settlement that closes the Guerra Grande
November 18511 historical events
Rigoletto
"Rigoletto" is 1st performed at Venices Teatro La Fenice
December 185118 historical events
Arrest of Adolphe Thiers, Cavaignac and Republican leaders
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & Republican leaders
National Assembly
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & Republican leaders
Siege of Paris
Leads an Army, arrests Deputies & the Minister of War & attacks the barracades
Constitution of France
The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator
Coup
The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator. Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & other republican leaders
Coup
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & other republican leaders
Legislation
The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator
National Assembly
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & other republican leaders
Arrest of Adolphe Thiers, Cavaignac and Republican leaders
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & the Republican leaders
Dissolution
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & the Republican leaders
National Assembly
Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & the Republican leaders
Coup
Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup
Meeting with French Ambassador
Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup
Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon
The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup
Coup
The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup
Neutrality
The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup
Battle of Loncomilla
Leads the government when loyalist forces defeat the principal armed challenge to his newly inaugurated presidency.
Election
Elected President of France for 10 years
Discovery of Gold
Discovers gold in Bathurst, New South Wales
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Britain
Alliance Prussia and Austria
Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation
Confederation
Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation
Constitution of Austria
Causes Francis Joseph to abolish the 1849 constitution
Political Support
Nicholas I warns Austria cannot expect Russian support if France goes to war
Constitution of Austria
Preserves centralized authority & destroys local & provincial privileges. Declares the Liberal Constitution of 1849 void
Constitution of Bolivia
Belzu promulgates a constitution during his populist military presidency.
Governor of Vancouver Island
Appointed governor of Vancouver Island.
Revolution of 1851
Defeats an armed revolt challenging his disputed presidential election.
Alexandria-Cairo Railway
Authorizes construction of a railway linking Alexandria with Cairo.
System of Positive Polity
Comte begins publishing the System of Positive Polity and develops the Religion of Humanity.
Histoire Des Origines Du Government
Publication of "Histoire Des Origines Du Government"
Coup
Propagandist in successful attempt by Louis-Napoleon to regain the throne
Die Ritter Vom Geiste", the beginning of the German social novels
Publication of "Die Ritter Vom Geiste", the beginning of the German social novels
Die Ritter Vom Geiste
Publication of "Die Ritter Vom Geiste", the beginning of the German social novels
German Confederation
Bismarck challenges Austria's restored influence by allying Prussia with other German states
German Confederation
Frederick William appoints Bismarck as Prussia's envoy to the Diet of the German Confederation in Frankfurt
Unification
Bismarck challenges Austria's restored influence by allying Prussia with other German states
Constitution of Germany
Promulgates a new constitution that created a Parliament with two chambers, an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house.
Constitution of Germany
The constitution also reserved for the king the power of appointing all ministers, reestablished the conservative district assemblies and provincial diets, and guaranteed that the bureaucracy and the military remained firmly in the hands of the king.
Constitution of Germany
The lower house is elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage is denied.
Parliament
Promulgates a new constitution that created a Parliament with two chambers, an aristocratic upper house and an elected lower house
Suffrage
The lower house is elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage is denied
Universal Suffrage
The lower house is elected by all taxpayers, but in a three-tiered system based on the amount of taxes paid so that true universal suffrage is denied
New-York Daily Tribune
Marx begins writing regularly for the New-York Daily Tribune.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Schopenhauer publishes Parerga and Paralipomena, the work that helps bring him wider recognition.
Press
Reuters News service is started when it moves to London & uses telegraphy
Invention of Induction Coil
Invents the high-tension induction coil
Commandant
Appointed Colonel Commandant of the Cadet School of Berlin
Colonel
Appointed Colonel
Crystal Palace
Designs the Crystal Palace which has almost 300,000 panes of glass
Kings Cross
Designs & builds King's Cross Railway Station
Osbourne House
Osbourne house is completed & becomes a royal residence
The Eagle
Publication of "The Eagle"
Trafalgar Relief
Designs one of the Nelson column relief panels.
Coup
Dismisses Palmerston as Foreign Secretary for recognizing Napoleon's coup
Dismissal
Dismisses Palmerston as Foreign Secretary for recognizing Napoleon's coup
Coup
Dismissed for unauthorized approval of the coup in France by Napoleon III
Dismissal
Dismissed for unauthorized approval of the coup in France by Napoleon III
Peerage
Created Earl of Shaftesbury, 7th
Albert Hall
Completion of the Royal Albert Hall
Great Exhibition
Lays down architectural plans for the Great Exhibition
Victoria & Albert Museum
The profits of the Great Exhibition are used to fund the Victoria & Albert Museum
Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
Publication of "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World"
Airy Transit Circle Becomes Meridian Reference
Installation of the transit circle established the line later adopted internationally as the prime meridian. The work improved the repeatability of observational methods.
Airy Transit Circle
Installs the transit instrument later defining the Greenwich prime meridian.
Discovery of Paraffin
Patents a means of producing paraffin from the distillation of coal
Clifton Chains Diverted from Original Project
Material intended for the unfinished Clifton bridge is disposed of after the project loses its remaining construction funds.
Clifton Materials Ordered Sold
Brunel is ordered to suspend the unfinished bridge works and sell materials and plant to satisfy creditors.
Standard Screw Thread Gains Engineering Influence
Whitworth's screw thread proposals helped reduce incompatibilities among British mechanical components. The project established a technique that other researchers could build upon.
Exile of Lajos Kossuth
Seeks exile in Britain & the USA
Rule of India
After Baji Rao II's death, the East India Company refuses to continue his pension to the adopted heir Nana Sahib.
Political Support
Warns Schwarzenburg Austria cannot expect Russian support if France goes to war
Holy Places Dispute
Napoleon III had his ambassador to the Ottoman Empire force the Ottomans to recognize France as the "sovereign authority" in the Holy Land.
Holy Places Dispute
Napoleon III responds with a show of force, sending the ship of the line Charlemagne to the Black Sea, a "clear violation" of the London Straits Convention.
Holy Places Dispute
Russia refers to the treaties of 1757 and 1774, the Ottomans reversed their earlier decision, renouncing the French Treaty and insisting that Russia is the protector of the Christian faith in the Ottoman Empire.
Succession
Succeeds as King of Thailand
Holy Places Dispute
Napoleon III had his ambassador to the Ottoman Empire force the Ottomans to recognize France as the "sovereign authority" in the Holy Land.
Holy Places Dispute
Napoleon III responds with a show of force, sending the ship of the line Charlemagne to the Black Sea, a "clear violation" of the London Straits Convention.
Holy Places Dispute
Russia refers to the treaties of 1757 and 1774, the Ottomans reversed their earlier decision, renouncing the French Treaty and insisting that Russia is the protector of the Christian faith in the Ottoman Empire.
Treaty Negotiations
France's show of force, combined with aggressive diplomacy and money, induced Sultan Abdulmecid I to accept a new Treaty, confirming France and the Roman Catholic Church as the supreme Christian authority in the Holy Land.
Uncle toms Cabin
Publication of "Uncle toms Cabin", 1st serial intsallment
Press
Urges reform of womens clothing in her magazine "The Lilley". Ridiculed for wearing "bloomers"
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Reform of Slavery
Signs the law abolishing slavery