1853

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s

Years: 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 - 1853 - 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858

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Births

• March 30 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter
• July 5 - [Cecil John Rhodes]?, South African politician

Deaths

• January 16 - Matteo Carcassi, Italian composer

Events

• August 24 - Potato chips first prepared.
• Franklin Pierce succeeds Millard Fillmore as President of the United States of America