1857

18th century - 19th century - 20th century

Decades: 1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s

1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862

Births

• December 3 - Joseph Conrad, Polish/British? novelist (Heart of Darkness)
• Carl Meinhof (1857-1944) German linguist
• Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist
• Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathician
• Alphonso XII of Spain
• Alexander of Battenberg, first prince of Bulgaria

Deaths

Events

• The Mormons abandon Las Vegas
• Founding of Hollywood
• Restoration of the Mexican republic (see Mexico/History)
• James Buchanan succeeds Franklin Pierce as President of the United States of America
• Discovery of La Tene culture artefacts in Switzerland by [Hansli Kopp]?.
• Beginning of large rebellion in India -- Sepoy Mutiny
• Philip Henry Gosse writes Omphalos text elaborating a Creationist school of thought