President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1852
106 historical records
January 18525 historical events
Birth of Joseph Joffre
Birth of Joseph Joffre
Convention
Gains recognition from Britain of the independence of the Boer State of Transvaal
Moltke Government
The Moltke Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
First Bluhme Government
Begins the First Bluhme Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
February 18525 historical events
Battle of Caseros
With Rosass defeat and exile, the "Guerra Grande" finally comes to an end. Urquiza overthrows Rosas at the Battle of Caseros
Coup
Urquiza overthrows Rosas at the Battle of Caseros
Government
Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Death of Daniel Murray
Murray dies in Dublin after a long episcopate marked by church administration, education debates and Catholic public affairs.
March 18521 historical events
President of Uruguay
Appointed President of Uruguay after the end of the Guerra Grande
May 18521 historical events
Transferred to Dublin
Cullen is transferred from Armagh to Dublin and becomes Archbishop of Dublin while retaining major influence over the Irish hierarchy.
August 18522 historical events
Elections in England Tories and Whigs
Publishes a New-York Daily Tribune article analysing the English election and the rivalry between Tories and Whigs.
The Chartists
Publishes a Tribune article examining the Chartist movement in Britain.
September 18526 historical events
Corruption at Elections
Publishes a Tribune article on corruption and bribery in British elections.
Result of the Elections
Publishes a Tribune analysis of the results and political consequences of the British election.
Death of Arthur Wellesley
Death of Arthr Wellesley
Invention of Airballoon
Giffard makes the first powered and controlled flight traveling 27 km from Paris to Trappes
Birth of John Denton Pinkstone French
Birth of John Denton Pinkstone French
Birth of John French
Birth of John French, later Earl of Ypres.
October 18526 historical events
Snow Hill Station
The Great Western Railway opens its Birmingham station at Snow Hill.
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Counsellor
Movements of Mazzini and Kossuth
Publishes a Tribune article discussing Mazzini, Kossuth, Louis Napoleon and European revolutionary politics.
Peerage
Created Baron Raglan
First Charles Rogier Government
The First Charles Rogier Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.
Henri de Brouckere Government
Begins the Henri de Brouckere Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.
November 18528 historical events
Pauperism and Free Trade
Publishes a Tribune article linking pauperism, free trade and the approaching commercial crisis.
Political Consequences of Commercial Excitement
Publishes a Tribune article on the political effects of commercial expansion and instability.
Government
Forms a coaltion Government of Peelites, Whigs & Radicals
Press Gallery
The House of Commons Press Gallery opens for the 1st time
Burial
Buried at St Pauls Cathedral
Attempts to Form a New Opposition Party
Publishes a Tribune article analysing attempts to create a new opposition grouping in British politics.
Political Parties and Prospects
Publishes a Tribune article assessing British political parties and their immediate prospects.
Dissolution of Communist League
Marx supports dissolving the Communist League after the Cologne communist trial.
December 18526 historical events
Kossuth Mazzini and Louis Napoleon
Publishes a Tribune article on Kossuth, Mazzini and the politics surrounding Louis Napoleon.
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of France, proclaims himself Emperor
Coup
Forced to resign after supporting the coup of Louis Napoleon in France
Resignation of Henry John Temple
Forced to resign after supporting the coup of Louis Napoleon in France
Government
Leads a Lib-Con coalition with Russell & Gladstone
Expedition
Napier takes command of a column in the first Hazara expedition
Bases and Starting Points", basis of Argentinas constitution in 1853
Publication of "Bases & Starting Points", basis of Argentinas constitution in 1853
Bases and Starting Points
Publication of "Bases & Starting Points", basis of Argentinas constitution in 1853
Constitution of Argentina
Publication of "Bases & Starting Points", basis of Argentinas constitution in 1853
Constitution of Argentina
Publication of "Bases & Starting Points", basis of Argentinas constitution in 1853
Coup
Rosas is overthrown by a revolution led by General Justo Jose de Urquiza
Revolution of Argentina
Rosas is overthrown by a revolution led by General Justo Jose de Urquiza
Exile of Juan Manuel de Rosas
Forced into exile after defeat at the Battle of Caseros
Coup
Rosas is overthrown by a revolution led by General Justo Jose de Urquiza
Revolution of Argentina
Rosas is overthrown by a revolution led by General Justo Jose de Urquiza
Foreign Secretary of Austria
Appointed Foreign Minister
Prime Minister of Denmark
Appointed Prime Minister of Denmark, 1st term
Heat of Chemical Reactions
Develops quantitative thermochemistry through extensive calorimetric measurements.
Thermochemical Principle
Begins systematic studies of heat released and absorbed in reactions.
Minister of Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Holy Roman Empire
Restores the Empire, assumes the title of Emperor Napoleon III
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of France. Restores the Empire, assumes the title of Emperor Napoleon III
Uranium Chemistry
Clarifies uranium chemistry after isolating the metal.
Gyroscope
Constructs and names the gyroscope for studying rotational motion.
Rotational Reference Instrument
Creates an instrument preserving orientation through angular momentum.
1st Paris Flight
1st to fly a steam-powered airship over Paris
Holy Places Dispute
Presses Ottoman authorities to recognize French Catholic rights in the Holy Places.
Diet
Frederick William appoints Bismarck as Prussia's envoy to the Diet of the German Confederation
Unification
Frederick William appoints Bismarck as Prussia's envoy to the Diet of the German Confederation
Unification
Becomes convinced that Prussia would have to ally itself with other German states in order to countervail Austrias growing influence, accepts of the notion of a united German nation
The Eighteenth Brumaire
Marx publishes The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte in a New York periodical.
Colonel
Appointed Colonel
Death of the Duke of Wellington
Publication of "Death of the Duke of Wellington"
Attorney General
Appointed Attorney General, 2nd term
First Sea Lord of the Admiralty
Appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, 2nd term
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1st term
Resignation of Edward Stanley
Minority Government is defeated following the Chancellors budget
Resignation of John Russell
Forced to resign by Lord Palmerstons proposed amendment to the Militia Bill
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Following the appointment of Lord Aberdeen as Prime Minister, head of a coalition of Whigs and Peelites, Gladstone became Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Whig Sir Charles Wood and the Tory Disraeli had both been perceived to have failed in the office and so this provided Gladstone with a great political opportunity
Foreign Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Foreign Minister
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Purchase of Balmoral Castle
Albert & Victoria purchase Balmoral Castle & its land for ล31,500
Asquith Birth
Herbert Henry Asquith is born in 1852.
Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith
Birth of Herbert Henry Asquith
Discovery of Oberon
Herschel discovered two moons of Saturn, Mimas and Enceladus; as well as two moons of Uranus, Titania and Oberon, he did not give these moons their names; rather, they were named by his son John in 1847 and 1852, respectively, well after his death
Discovery of Titania
Herschel discovered two moons of Saturn, Mimas and Enceladus; as well as two moons of Uranus, Titania and Oberon, he did not give these moons their names; rather, they were named by his son John in 1847 and 1852, respectively, well after his death
Greenwich Reference Meridian Records Expand
Observations made with the transit circle refined the reference positions used in navigation and mapping. The programme linked scientific data with public time standards.
Chepstow Railway Bridge
Brunel completes the tubular railway bridge over the River Wye at Chepstow.
SS Great Eastern
Brunel develops the concept of an exceptionally large steamship able to reach distant destinations without refuelling.
Chepstow Approach Plate Girders Used
Brunel employs wrought-iron plate girders for approach spans and decking at the Chepstow railway bridge.
Chepstow Inverted-W Main Girder Completed
The Chepstow railway bridge uses Brunel's distinctive large inverted-W tubular girder over the River Wye.
Great Eastern Long-Range Concept Developed
Brunel develops a huge steamship intended to reach distant destinations without repeatedly stopping to take on coal.
Health of John Russell
Founds the National Board of Public Health
Capture of Great Britain
Captures lower Burma
Command of HMS Intrepid
McClintock commands HMS Intrepid on another Franklin search and further develops efficient techniques for long-distance Arctic sledge travel.
Constitution of Italy
Makes Sardinia-Piedmont a model state for Italian unification. Adopts free trade, judicial reform & religious freedom
Constitution of Italy
Makes Sardinia-Piedmont a model state for Italian unification. A "free Church in a free state". Adopts free trade, judicial reform & religious freedom
Free State
A "free Church in a free state"
Prime Minister of Italy
Appointed Prime Minister of Sardinia-Piedmont. Appointed Prime Minister of Italy
Coup
Succeeds his half brother Pagan Min
Coup
Pagan Min is replaced by his half brother, Mindon Min. A revolution at Amarapura, the Burmese capital, overthrows Pagan Min
Rule of Pegu
Agrees to the cession of Pegu
Death of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
Death of Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol
Burial
Visits London as a representative of the Russian army at the funeral of the Duke of Wellington
Adjutant
Appointed Chief of the Staff of the Russian Army and Adjutant General to the Tsar
Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of the Staff of the Russian Army and Adjutant General to the Tsar
Independence of South Africa
Wins the Independence of Transvaal from the British
Independence of Transvaal
Wins the Independence of Transvaal from the British
Grand Vizier
Appointed Grand Vizier, 1st term
Holy Places Dispute
Faces rival French and Russian claims over Christian privileges in the Holy Land.
Montenegro Adopts Secular Principality
Danilo I establishes a hereditary secular principality, changing the political framework for frontier diplomacy.
Montenegro Adopts Secular Principality
Danilo I establishes a hereditary secular principality, changing the political framework for frontier diplomacy.