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1852 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1852. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

38 records

Historical Events in 1852

1852
Attempts to Form a New Opposition Party
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article analysing attempts to create a new opposition grouping in British politics.

1852
Burial
Arthur Wellesley · Great Britain · St Pauls

Buried at St Pauls Cathedral

1852
Convention
Paulus Kruger · South Africa · Pretoria

Gains recognition from Britain of the independence of the Boer State of Transvaal

1852
Corruption at Elections
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article on corruption and bribery in British elections.

1852
Coup
Henry John Temple · Great Britain

Forced to resign after supporting the coup of Louis Napoleon in France

1852
Coup
Caudillo Justo Jose de Urquiza · Argentina · Caseros

Urquiza overthrows Rosas at the Battle of Caseros

1852
Dissolution of Communist League
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Marx supports dissolving the Communist League after the Cologne communist trial.

1852
Elections in England Tories and Whigs
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a New-York Daily Tribune article analysing the English election and the rivalry between Tories and Whigs.

1852
End of First Charles Rogier Government
Charles Rogier · Belgium · Brussels

The First Charles Rogier Government ends in Brussels, concluding this period as head of the Belgian government.

1852
End of Moltke Government
Adam Wilhelm Moltke · Denmark · Copenhagen

The Moltke Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.

1852
Expedition
Robert Cornelis Napier · Great Britain · Hazara

Napier takes command of a column in the first Hazara expedition

1852
First Bluhme Government
Christian Albrecht Bluhme · Denmark · Copenhagen

Begins the First Bluhme Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.

1852
Government
George Hamilton-Gordon · Great Britain

Forms a coaltion Government of Peelites, Whigs & Radicals

1852
Government
George Hamilton-Gordon · Great Britain

Leads a Lib-Con coalition with Russell & Gladstone

1852
Government
Edward Stanley · Great Britain

Forms a minority Tory Protectionist Government for 9 months

1852
Henri de Brouckere Government
Henri de Brouckere · Belgium · Brussels

Begins the Henri de Brouckere Government in Brussels and serves as head of the Belgian government.

1852
Invention of Airballoon
Godfrey Giffard · France · Trappes

Giffard makes the first powered and controlled flight traveling 27 km from Paris to Trappes

1852
Kossuth Mazzini and Louis Napoleon
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article on Kossuth, Mazzini and the politics surrounding Louis Napoleon.

1852
Movements of Mazzini and Kossuth
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article discussing Mazzini, Kossuth, Louis Napoleon and European revolutionary politics.

1852
Pauperism and Free Trade
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article linking pauperism, free trade and the approaching commercial crisis.

1852
Peerage
Fitzroy Somerset · Great Britain

Created Baron Raglan

1852
Political Consequences of Commercial Excitement
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article on the political effects of commercial expansion and instability.

1852
Political Parties and Prospects
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article assessing British political parties and their immediate prospects.

1852
President of Switzerland
Jonas Furrer · Switzerland · Bern

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

1852
President of Uruguay
Juan Francisco Giro · Uruguay · Montevideo

Appointed President of Uruguay after the end of the Guerra Grande

1852
Press Gallery
George Hamilton-Gordon · Great Britain · London

The House of Commons Press Gallery opens for the 1st time

1852
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Edward Stanley · Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

1852
Privy Council
Fitzroy Somerset · Great Britain

Appointed Privy Counsellor

1852
Resignation of Henry John Temple
Henry John Temple · Great Britain

Forced to resign after supporting the coup of Louis Napoleon in France

1852
Result of the Elections
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune analysis of the results and political consequences of the British election.

1852
Snow Hill Station
Isambard Kingdom Brunel · Great Britain · Snow Hill Staion

The Great Western Railway opens its Birmingham station at Snow Hill.

1852
Succession
Napoleon III · France · Paris

Succeeds as Emperor of France, proclaims himself Emperor

1852
The Chartists
Karl Heinrich Marx · Germany · London

Publishes a Tribune article examining the Chartist movement in Britain.

Births in 1852

1852
Birth of John Denton Pinkstone French
John Denton Pinkstone French · Great Britain · Ripple

Birth of John Denton Pinkstone French

1852
Birth of John French
John Denton Pinkstone French · Great Britain · Ypres

Birth of John French, later Earl of Ypres.

1852
Birth of Joseph Joffre
Joseph Joffre · France

Birth of Joseph Joffre

Deaths in 1852

1852
Death of Arthur Wellesley
Arthur Wellesley · Great Britain · Walmer Castle

Death of Arthr Wellesley

Battles in 1852

1852
Battle of Caseros
Caudillo Justo Jose de Urquiza · Argentina · Caseros

With Rosass defeat and exile, the "Guerra Grande" finally comes to an end. Urquiza overthrows Rosas at the Battle of Caseros

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