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1851 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1851. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

45 records

Historical Events in 1851

1851
Alliance Prussia and Austria
Otto von Manteuffel · Germany

Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation

1851
Arrest of Adolphe Thiers, Cavaignac and Republican leaders
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & Republican leaders

1851
Arrest of Adolphe Thiers, Cavaignac and Republican leaders
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & the Republican leaders

1851
Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon
Henry John Temple · Great Britain · London

The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup

1851
Confederation
Felix zu Schwarzenburg · Austria · Dresden

Prussia refuses to allow all of Austria into the German Confederation

1851
Conference of Dresden
Otto von Manteuffel · Germany · Dresden

Prussia refuses to allow all of Austria into the German Confederation

1851
Conference of Dresden
Felix zu Schwarzenburg · Austria · Dresden

Prussia refuses to allow all of Austria into the German Confederation

1851
Constitution of France
Napoleon III · France

The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator

1851
Constitution of Germany
Otto von Manteuffel · Germany

Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation

1851
Coup
Napoleon III · France

The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator. Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & other republican leaders

1851
Coup
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & other republican leaders

1851
Coup
Henry John Temple · Great Britain · London

Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup

1851
Coup
Henry John Temple · Great Britain · London

The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup

1851
Direct Demonstration of Earths Rotation
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault · France · Paris

Provides visible mechanical evidence that Earth rotates.

1851
Dissolution
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & the Republican leaders

1851
Editor
Henry Raymond · United States of America · New York

1st Editor of the New York Times

1851
Election
Napoleon III · France

Elected President of France for 10 years

1851
Foucault Pendulum
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault · France · Paris

Demonstrates a long pendulum beneath the dome of the Pantheon.

1851
Great Exhibition
Joseph Paxton · Great Britain · Hyde Park

Designs the Great Exhibition which is opened at Hyde Park, London

1851
Great Exhibition
Albert Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Great Britain · London

Prince Albert opens the Great Exhibition showcasing industry, technology and international commerce.

1851
Great Exhibition
Victoria · Great Britain · Hyde Park

Opens the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London

1851
Legislation
Napoleon III · France

The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator

1851
Meeting with French Ambassador
Henry John Temple · Great Britain · London

Meets French Ambassador, Walewski, & congratulates him on Louis Napoleon's coup

1851
Mickleton Tunnel Contract Dispute Escalates
Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Great Britain · Mickleton

Brunel arrives with a large workforce during a bitter contractor dispute at Mickleton Tunnel, prompting local magistrates to intervene.

1851
National Assembly
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & Republican leaders

1851
National Assembly
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & other republican leaders

1851
National Assembly
Napoleon III · France

Dissolves the National Assembly & arrests Thiers, Cavaignac & the Republican leaders

1851
Neutrality
Henry John Temple · Great Britain · London

The Cabinet remains neutral towards Louis Napoleon after his coup

1851
Paddington Station
Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Great Britain · Paddington Station

Brunel presents preliminary plans for rebuilding Paddington as a grand permanent railway terminus.

1851
President of Chile
Manuel Montt Torres · Chile · Santiago

Takes office after a disputed election and confronts the Revolution of 1851.

1851
President of Ecuador
Jose Maria Urvina · Ecuador · Quito

Appointed President of Ecuador

1851
President of Switzerland
Josef Munzinger · Switzerland · Bern

Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.

1851
Press
Henry Raymond · United States of America · New York

Appointed Editor of the New York Times

1851
Reform of Church Governance
John Russell · Great Britain · London

Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, prohibits Catholic clergy from assuming territorial titles

1851
Result of Surrender of Oribe's Forces at Montevideo
Manuel Ceferino Oribe · Uruguay · Montevideo

The siege of Montevideo ends and the Guerra Grande settlement closes the long civil conflict.

1851
Rigoletto
Giuseppe Verdi · Italy · Venice

"Rigoletto" is 1st performed at Venices Teatro La Fenice

1851
Senator
Jefferson Davis · United States of America

Davis enters his new term as senator from Mississippi

1851
Siege of Paris
Napoleon III · France · Paris

Leads an Army, arrests Deputies & the Minister of War & attacks the barracades

1851
Surrender of Oribe's Forces at Montevideo
Manuel Ceferino Oribe · Uruguay · Montevideo

Accepts the end of the siege of Montevideo and the settlement that closes the Guerra Grande

1851
Unification
Otto von Manteuffel · Germany

Prussia will defend Austria if it accepts Prussia within the German Confederation

Births in 1851

1851
Birth of Edward Walter Maunder
Edward Walter Maunder · Great Britain

Birth of Edward Walter Maunder

1851
Birth of Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch · France · Tarbes

Birth of Ferdinand Foch

1851
Birth of Oliver Lodge
Oliver Lodge · Great Britain

Birth of Oliver Lodge

Deaths in 1851

1851
Death of Edward Codrington
Edward Codrington · Great Britain

Death of Edward Codrington

Battles in 1851

1851
Battle of Loncomilla
Manuel Montt Torres · Chile · Loncomilla

Leads the government when loyalist forces defeat the principal armed challenge to his newly inaugurated presidency.

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