President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Historical events in 1858
121 historical records
January 18586 historical events
Birth of Beatrice Potter Webb
Birth of Beatrice Potter Webb
Marriage
Marries Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria.
Marriage
Marries Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain.
Halle Orchestra
Founds the Halle Orchestra
SS Great Eastern
SS Great Eastern is finally floated after repeated and costly launching attempts.
February 18586 historical events
Republican Popular Vote
Republicans gain strong popular support but fail to win enough legislative seats
Senate Election
Illinois voters choose legislators who will decide the Senate contest
Senate Election
Republicans win more popular votes but Democrats retain control of the legislature and reelect Stephen Douglas
Government
Gladstone refuse to join the Government. Forms a minority Tory Government of free traders & Peelites
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 2nd term. Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain
Resignation of Henry John Temple
Palmerstons Government is defeated over the conspiracy to murder bill
March 18586 historical events
March Revolution
The March Revolution forced Jose Tadeo Monagas from office and established a provisional government.
President of Venezuela
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela after the March Revolution
Siege of Jhansi
Rani Lakshmibai directs the defence of Jhansi as British forces begin their major siege of the city.
Abdication
The last Mughal ruler is deposed
Azamgarh Campaign
Kunwar Singh carries the rebellion into the Azamgarh region while conducting a mobile campaign against British forces.
April 18585 historical events
Escape from Jhansi
Rani Lakshmibai escapes from Jhansi after British forces breach the city's defences.
Death of James Abercromby
Death of James Abercromby
Recapture of Jagdishpur
Kunwar Singh returns to Jagdishpur and defeats the British force sent against him shortly before his death.
Death of Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh dies at Jagdishpur after returning from a final campaign against British forces.
Alliance at Kalpi
Tatya Tope joins Rani Lakshmibai and other rebel leaders at Kalpi after the fall of Jhansi.
May 18583 historical events
Battle of Koonch
Tatya Tope fights British forces at Koonch during the rebel campaign in Bundelkhand.
Battle of Kalpi
Rani Lakshmibai fights alongside other rebel forces at Kalpi before retreating toward Gwalior.
Resistance at Shahjahanpur
Ahmadullah Shah continues armed resistance around Shahjahanpur after the British recapture of Lucknow.
June 18583 historical events
Battle of Kotah-ki-Serai
Rani Lakshmibai is killed fighting British forces near Kotah-ki-Serai during the struggle for Gwalior.
Capture of Gwalior
Tatya Tope helps rebel forces seize Gwalior and restore Nana Sahib's authority in the captured city.
Capture of Gwalior
Rani Lakshmibai joins the rebel seizure of Gwalior, where resistance briefly gains a major fortress and arsenal.
July 18583 historical events
First Tamar Span Raised to Final Height
Hydraulic jacks lift the first main truss to its final height about one hundred feet above the water.
Second Royal Albert Truss Floated
The second main span is floated into the Tamar to complete the paired crossing arrangement.
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln debates Douglas at Galesburg and strengthens his Republican profile
August 18582 historical events
Capital
Chooses Ottowa as the capital of Canada
Guerrilla Campaign
After losing Gwalior, Tatya Tope conducts a mobile guerrilla campaign across Rajputana and central India.
October 18582 historical events
Chicago Speech
Lincoln answers Douglas and defends the Republican position in Chicago
Birth of Theodore Roosevelt
Birth of Theodore Roosevelt
November 18581 historical events
Minister President
Appointed Chief Minister President of Prussia
December 18583 historical events
Suez Canal Company
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) comes into being
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Company (Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez) comes into being
Suez Canal Company
Forms the Compagnie universelle du canal maritime de Suez to finance and build the canal.
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln debates Douglas at Quincy in the sixth joint debate
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln debates Douglas at Jonesboro during the Illinois Senate campaign
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln closes the joint debate series against Douglas at Alton
House Divided Speech
Lincoln accepts the Senate nomination with his House Divided speech
Republican Senate Nomination
Illinois Republicans nominate Lincoln as their candidate for the United States Senate
Senate Campaign
Lincoln begins campaigning against Stephen A Douglas for the Illinois Senate seat
Springfield Speech
Lincoln continues his Senate campaign with a major Springfield speech
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln debates Douglas at Charleston before a large Illinois crowd
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln debates Douglas at Ottawa in the first joint debate
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Lincoln debates Stephen Douglas over slavery and popular sovereignty during the Illinois Senate campaign
Freeport Doctrine
Lincoln forces Douglas to explain how settlers could restrict slavery after the Dred Scott decision
Lincoln Douglas Debate
Lincoln debates Douglas at Freeport and presses him on territorial slavery
Republican Canvass
Lincoln campaigns across Illinois for Republican legislative candidates
Senate Defeat
Lincoln loses the Senate contest but gains national recognition
Administrative Reform
Linares attempts to reduce corruption and reorganise state administration.
Governor of British Columbia
Becomes first governor of the mainland colony of British Columbia.
Joint Premier
Forms a short-lived reform ministry in the Province of Canada.
Ottawa Capital
Supports Ottawa after Queen Victoria selects it as permanent capital.
Minister of Finance
Appointed Finance Minister
The True the Beautiful and the Good
Cousin publishes The True, the Beautiful and the Good, a mature statement of his spiritualist eclecticism.
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Minister President
Appointed Minister President
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Germany
Succession
Made Regent when King Friedrich Wilhelm IV becomes insane, 1858-61
Regency
William I is appointed Regent after Frederick Williams bouts of insanity
Birth of Max Karl Ernst Planck
Birth of Max Karl Ernst Planck, developed quantum theory
Magnetic Deflection of Cathode Rays
Shows that magnetic fields alter the path of cathode-ray fluorescence in gas-discharge tubes.
Lieutenant General
Appointed Lieutenant General
St George's Hall
Designs St George's Hall, later completed as a major civic building.
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor, 1st term
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term
Empress
Transfers India to the crown & makes Victoria Empress of India
Governor
Appointed Governor General of India
Rule of India
Transfers India to the crown & makes Victoria Empress of India
Secretary of State for India
Appointed Secretary of State for India, transfers the Government of India to the crown
Viceroy
Appointed first Viceroy of India
Resignation of William Ewart Gladstone
Leaves the Tory Party despite appeals from Derby, opposed to the policies of Disraeli. Leaves the Aberdeen coalition & never returns to the Conservative Party
Rule of Ionian Islands
Tries to help the Greeks gain the Ionian Islands
Calls for leniency in dealing with the Indian rebels
Calls for leniency in dealing with the Indian rebels
Reballion of Indian
Calls for leniency in dealing with the Indian rebels
Rule of India
Calls for leniency in dealing with the Indian rebels
Birth of Beatrice
Birth of Beatrice, 9th child of Victoria & Albert
Birth of Beatrice
Birth of Beatrice, 9th child of Victoria & Albert
Peelites
The Conservative Leader Lord Derby becomes Prime Minister, but Gladstone, like the other Peelites still nominally a Conservative, declines a position in the Government, opting not to sacrifice his free trade principles
Invention of Galvonometer
Patents the mirror galvonometer
Patent
Patents the mirror galvonometer
Battle of Cawnpore
Helps crush the Indian mutiny & recaptures Cawnpore
Battle of Lucknow
Uses 20,000 men, the largest army ever seen in India, to recapture Lucknow
Siege of Gwalior
Joins Sir Hugh Rose as second-in-command in the march on Gwalior
Capture of London
During February the British capture Canton & capture Emperor Yeh
Siege of Beijing
The Chines Emperor refuses to ratify the Treaty of Tianjin & Beijing is occupied
Treaty of Tianjin
The Chines Emperor refuses to ratify the Treaty of Tianjin & Beijing is occupied. The Chinese are forced to adhere to the Treaty of Tianjin. Opens further Chinese ports to western trade
Emperor of India
The title of "Emperor of India" is taken over by the British monarch, Victoria
Mughal Dynasty
A formal end is declared to the Mughal Dynasty
British Raj
The defeat of the uprising leads to the end of East India Company rule and the establishment of direct Crown government.
Exile of Bahadur Shah II
After trial, Bahadur Shah II is deported to Rangoon, where he spends the remainder of his life in exile.
Mughal Dynasty
The fall and exile of Bahadur Shah II mark the effective end of the Mughal imperial dynasty.
Reballion of Rebels in Humayuns Tomb
After Delhi falls, Bahadur Shah II is captured near Humayun's Tomb and his sons are later killed by British forces.
Reballion of suppression of the
The suppression of the uprising leads to direct British Crown rule over India from 1858.
Rule of India
The uprising ends East India Company government and brings India under direct rule of the British Crown.
Fox Reaches Bellot Strait
McClintock guides Fox through Prince Regent Sound and toward Bellot Strait before establishing winter quarters for the renewed search.
International Agreement
Agrees France having Nice & Savoy for its support in Italian unification
Meeting with Napoleon in secret
Obtains support to expel Austria from Lombardy & Venetia. Meets Napoleon in secret
Unification
Unites Italy under Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia
Atomic Weight Standardisation
Promotes a consistent method for determining atomic weights based on Avogadro's ideas, providing data that later chemists use to organise the periodic table.
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Japan
Succession
Succeeds as Tokugawa Shogun, 14th Shogun
President of Mexico
Appointed President of Mexico, 1st term
Coup
Seizes Mexico City & proclaims himself President
Mayoral Term
Concludes service as Mayor of Amsterdam after the 1855-1858 municipal term.
Mayor of Amsterdam
Begins serving as Mayor of Amsterdam during the 1858-1866 municipal term.
Main Committee on Peasant Affairs
Reorganises the central machinery supervising preparation of the emancipation settlement.
Provincial Emancipation Committees
Authorises provincial noble committees to prepare proposals concerning the emancipation of the serfs.
Treaty of Aigun
Approves the settlement with Qing China that greatly expands Russian territory along the Amur River.
Birth of Twelfth Dalai Lama
Trinley Gyatso, later the twelfth Dalai Lama, is born.
Valencia Convention
A national convention met at Valencia and drafted a new constitutional framework.
Birth of Andrew Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar Law is born in the British colony of New Brunswick before later pursuing a political career in Britain.
Montenegrin Victory At Grahovac
Danilo I's forces win a significant battle at Grahovac, strengthening claims to an internationally defined frontier.
European Powers Discuss Montenegro Borders
The military victory at Grahovac increases diplomatic pressure to delimit the Ottoman Montenegrin boundary.
Montenegrin Victory At Grahovac
Danilo I's forces win a significant battle at Grahovac, strengthening claims to an internationally defined frontier.
European Powers Discuss Montenegro Borders
The military victory at Grahovac increases diplomatic pressure to delimit the Ottoman Montenegrin boundary.