1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday ^[1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - John Russell 1st Earl Russell, Liberal 1850 state leaders - Events of 1851 - 1852 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Portugal Angola - # Adrião da Silveiro Pinto, Governor-General of Angola ( 1848 &ndash 1851) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1851

January - June

May 1: Great Exhibition in Hyde Park

• January 11 - Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Hóng Xiùquán ( January 1 1814 &ndash June 1 1864 born Hong Renkun (洪仁坤 Courtesy name Huoxiu (火秀 was a Hakka Chinese who
• January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in the Oregon Territory is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The Oregon Territory is the name applied both to the unorganized Oregon Country claimed by both the United States and Britain (but normally referred to Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
• February 12 - Edward Hargraves claims to have found gold in Australia. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Edward Hammond Hargraves ( 7 October 1816 &ndash 29 October 1891) was a Gold prospector who claimed to have found gold in Australia Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• March 1 - Victor Hugo uses the phrase United States of Europe in a speech to the French national assembly. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist A federal Europe is a proposal that much of Europe be unified in the manner of a Federation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• March 11 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto is first performed at La Fenice in Venice. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Teatro La Fenice ("The Phoenix " is an Opera house in Venice, Italy. Venice ( Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venesia or Venexia) is a city in Northern Italy, the capital of the
• March 27 - First reported case of white men seeing Yosemite Valley. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Yosemite Valley (joʊˈsɛməti yoh-SEM-it-ee) is a world-famous scenic location in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California.
• March 30 - A population census is taken in the United Kingdom. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• April 28 - Santa Clara College is chartered in Santa Clara, California. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Santa Clara University is a private co-educational Jesuit -affiliated University located in Santa Clara, California. Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• May 1 - The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park, London is opened by Queen Victoria. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The Great Exhibition, also known as Crystal Palace, was an international exhibition that was held in Hyde Park, London, England, from 1 The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and Glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the Hyde Park is one of the largest Parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland It runs until October 18. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
• May 15
  • Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, the first secret society for women, founded at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Alpha Delta Pi ( ΑΔΠ) was founded May 15 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon Georgia making it the first female fraternal organization Wesleyan College is a private liberal arts women's college located in Macon Georgia. Macon is a city located in central Georgia, USA It is among the largest metropolitan areas in Georgia and the county seat of Bibb County.
  • Rama IV is crowned King of Thailand. Sometimes especially in Thai language documents King Mongkut might also refer to Vajiravudh (Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua (พระมงกุฏเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj

July - September

May 15: Rama IV crowned. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Sometimes especially in Thai language documents King Mongkut might also refer to Vajiravudh (Rama VI, reigning title Phra Mongkut Klao Chaoyuhua (พระมงกุฏเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว

• July - The immortal game, a famous chess game, is played. The Immortal Game was a Chess game played on 21 June 1851 by Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players.
• July 1
  • Colony of Victoria separates from New South Wales. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song.
  • Serial poisoner Helene Jegado is arrested in Rennes, France
• July 10 - University of the Pacific is chartered as California Wesleyan College in Santa Clara, California
• July 29 - Annibale de Gasparis, in Naples, Italy discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. Hélène Jegado (1803-1852 was a French domestic servant and Serial killer. Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. The University of the Pacific is a private university in Stockton California, originally affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Santa Clara California (ˌsæntəˈklærə founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852 is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Annibale de Gasparis ( April 9 1819 – March 21 1892; anˈnibale de ˈgasparis was an Italian Astronomer. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• August 1 - Virginia closes its Reform Constitutional Convention deciding that all white men have the right to vote. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• August 5 - Mount Pelee erupts and kills 30 people. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Mount Pelée ( French: Montagne Pelée, or "Bald Mountain" is a dormant Volcano on the northern tip of the French Overseas department
• August 22 - The yacht America wins the first America's Cup race. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Designer The America was designed by George Steers a revolutionary designer who began the practice of giving ships a knife-like bow widening Aft The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international
• September 15 - Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Saint Joseph's University (also called SJU or St Joe's) is a private Coeducational Roman Catholic University located Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• September 18 - The New York Times is founded. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated
• September 30 - The Fregatten Eugenies (or the Frigate Eugenie) left from Karlskrona, Sweden to begin its voyage as the first Swedish Royal Navy vessel to circumnavigate the world. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Karlskrona is a city in the province of Blekinge in south-eastern Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Royal Swedish Navy ( Swedish: Marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces.

October - December

September 18: NYT is founded. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated

• October - Reuters news service founded. This article is primarily about Reuters prior to its 2008 merger with Thomson News agency (alternative A news agency is an organization of Journalists established to supply News reports to organizations in the News trade
• October 18 - The Great Exhibition in London is closed. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid
• October 24 - Ariel and Umbriel, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Lassell. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat TemplateInfobox Planet.--> Ariel (ˈɛəriəl) is a moon Umbriel (ˈʌmbriəl) is a moon of Uranus discovered on October 24, 1851 by William Lassell. A natural satellite or moon is a Celestial body that Orbits a Planet or smaller body which is called the primary. William Lassell ( June 18 1799 &ndash October 5 1880) was an English Astronomer.
• November 13 - The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St The Denny Party was a group traditionally credited with founding Seattle Washington with their arrival at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. Alki Point (ˈælkaɪ is the westernmost point in the West Seattle district of Seattle, Washington; Alki is the Peninsular neighborhood
• November 14 - Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick; or The Whale is published in the U. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Herman Melville (August 1 1819 &ndash September 28 1891 was an American novelist Short story writer Essayist and poet Moby-Dick is an 1851 Novel by Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaleship S. by Harper & Brothers, New York - after it was first published, on October 18 in London by Richard Bentley, in 3 volumes as The Whale. Harper & Brothers was a prominent New York City book and magazine publishing firm which founded Harper's Magazine. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Richard Bentley ( January 27, 1662 &ndash July 14, 1742) was an English Theologian, classical scholar and
• December 2 - Louis Napoleon, president of France, dissolves French National Assembly and declares a new constitution to extend his term. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) Later he declares himself as an emperor Napoleon III. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President End of the Second Republic. History Revolution of 1848 See also Mid-nineteenth century France The industrial population of the Faubourgs
• December 6 - Trial of Helene Jegado begins; she is eventually sentenced to death and executed by guillotine. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Hélène Jegado (1803-1852 was a French domestic servant and Serial killer. The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation.
• December 9 - The first YMCA (1844) in North America is established in Montreal, Quebec. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec
• December 24 - The Library of Congress burns. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress
• December 26-27 - Royal Navy warship bombards Lagos island; Oba Kosoko is wounded and flees to Epe. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Lagos ( pron ˈleɪgɒs or /ˈlɑːgoʊs/ overseas is the most populous Conurbation in Nigeria with Oba, (pronounced Or-ba means King or ruler in the Yoruba language Epe is a town and Local Government Area (LGAin Lagos State, Nigeria located on the north side of the Lekki Lagoon.
• December 29 - The first Boston YMCA opens (in Massachusetts). Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The Young Men's Christian Association (" YMCA " or " the Y " was founded on June 6, 1844 in London England by a young man The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

Undated

• Northwestern University is founded.
• St. Paul's College, Hong Kong is founded. St Paul's College ( Traditional Chinese: 聖保羅書院 is an Anglican Day school for boys in Mid Levels, Hong Kong and is
• Macy's department store founded by R. Macy's is a chain of mid-range American Department stores Its Flagship store in Herald Square, New York City has been billed A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. H. Macy.
• Western Union is founded. The Western Union Company ( is a financial services and communications company based in the United States.

Ongoing events

• New Zealand land wars (1845-1872)
• Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)

Births

January - June

• January 17 - A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand The Taiping Rebellion or Rebellion of Great Peace was a large-scale Revolt against the authority and forces of the Qing Government in China Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kōka and before Ansei. This period spanned the years from 1848 through 1854. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Arthur Burdett Frost (January 17 1851 - June 22 1928 was an early American illustrator graphic artist and comics writer 1928)
• January 19 - Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn, ( January 19, 1851 &ndash June 18, 1922) was a Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive 1922)
• February 8 - Kate Chopin, American writer (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Kate Chopin (born Katherine O'Flaherty on February 8, 1851 – August 22, 1904) was an American Author 1904)
• March 19 - William Henry Stark, Business Leader (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. William Henry Stark (1851-1936 was an industrial leader whose contributions helped the city of Orange Texas develop financially 1936)
• March 27 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (March 27 1851 &ndash December 2 1931 was a French Composer and teacher 1931)
• March 28 - Bernardino Machado, Portuguese President (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães, GCTE, GCL (bɨɾnaɾˈdinu mɐˈʃadu ( Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1944)
• April 13 - Robert Abbe, American surgeon (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Robert Abbe ( April 13, 1851 &ndash March 7, 1928) was an American surgeon and pioneer radiologist in 1928)
• April 20 - Young Tom Morris, Scottish golfer (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Tom Morris Jr ( 20 April 1851 &ndash 25 December 1875) otherwise known as " Young Tom Morris " was one of the pioneers of 1875)
• April 21 - Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Charles Barrois ( April 21, 1851 - November 5, 1939) was a French Geologist and Palaeontologist. 1939)
• May 6 - Aristide Bruant, French cabaret singer and comedian (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Aristide Bruant ( 6 May 1851 &ndash 10 February 1925) was a French cabaret singer comedian and nightclub owner 1925)
• May 20 - Emil Berliner, telephone and recording pioneer (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Emile Berliner ( May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) was a German -born American Inventor, best known for developing 1929)
• May 21 - Léon Bourgeois, French statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Léon Victor Auguste Bourgeois (21 May 1851 29 September 1925 was a Jewish French statesman The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1925)

July - December

• June 16 - Georg Jellinek, German legal philosopher(d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Georg Jellinek ( June 16, 1851, Leipzig – January 12, 1911, Heidelberg) was a German legal philosopher 1911)
• July 15 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Eduardo Gutiérrez ( July 15, 1851 – August 2, 1889) was an Argentinian writer 1889)
• July 20 - Arnold Pick, Czechoslovakian neurologist and psychiatrist (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Arnold Pick ( July 20 1851 in Velké Meziříčí – April 4 1924 in Prague) was a German Neurologist 1924)
• July 24 - Friedrich Schottky, German mathematician (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Friedrich Hermann Schottky ( July 24, 1851 - August 12, 1935) was a German mathematician who worked on elliptic, abelian 1935)
• August 14 - Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures John Henry "Doc" Holliday ( August 14, 1852 &ndash November 8, 1887) was an American dentist 1887)
• September 7 - David King Udall, American politician (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. David King Udall Sr ( September 7, 1851 – February 18, 1938) was a representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and 1938)
• October 2 - Ferdinand Foch, French commander of allied forces in World War I (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929 was a French soldier military theorist and writer credited with possessing "the most original 1929)
• October 20 - George Gandy, American entrepreneur (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony George Sheppard "Dad" Gandy ( October 20, 1851 – November 25, 1946) was a business executive and developer, best known 1946)
• December 20 - Dora Montefiore, English suffragist and socialist (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Dorothy (Dora Frances Montefiore (née Fuller ( December 20 1851 - 1933 was an English - Australian women's suffragist and socialist 1933)
• December 30 - Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Asa Griggs Candler ( December 30, 1851 &ndash March 12, 1929) was an American business tycoon who made most of his money selling 1929)

Deaths

January - June

• January 10 - Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, called Weiss ( June 12, 1775 &ndash January 10, 1851) was a Prussian 1775)
• January 19 - Esteban Echeverría, Argentine poet and writer (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Esteban Echeverría ( September 2, 1805 &ndash January 19, 1851) was an Argentine poet, Fiction writer 1805)
• January 23 - Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, Scottish politician (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor For his great-grandson see Archie Primrose Lord Dalmeny. Archibald Primrose Lord Dalmeny ( 2 October 1809 – 23 January 1809)
• January 27 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist and illustrator (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. John James Audubon ( April 26 1785 – January 27 1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter 1785)
• January 31 - David Spangler Kaufman, Congressman from Texas (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=K000021 1813)
• February 1 - Mary Shelley, English author (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Mary Shelley ( Née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin; 30 August 1797)
• February 18 - Carl Gustav Jakob Jacobi, German mathematician (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi ( December 10, 1804 - February 18, 1851) was a Prussian Mathematician, widely considered to be 1804)
• February 23 - Joanna Baillie, Scottish poetess and dramatist (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Joanna Baillie ( September 11, 1762 &ndash February 23, 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist 1762)
• February 28 - Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie, Marshal of France (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie ( April 30, 1775 - February 28, 1851) was a Marshal of France The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1775)
• March 9 - Hans Christian Ørsted, Danish scientist (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 1777)
• May 13 - Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Princess Augusta of Bavaria Duchess of Leuchtenberg ( German: Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia von Bayern) (born Strassburg, 21 June 1788 1788)
• May 22 - Mordecai Manuel Noah, American writer, journalist (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Mordecai Manuel Noah ( July 14, 1785, Philadelphia Pennsylvania,- May 22, 1851, New York) was an American Playwright 1785)

July - December

• July 17 - Roger Sheaffe, British General
• August 8 - James Shudi Broadwood, piano manufacturer (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians General Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe 1st Baronet ( 15 July 1763 &ndash 17 July 1851) was an American-born General in the British Army Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. James Shudi Broadwood ( 20 December 1772 - 8 August 1851) was a Piano maker in Middlesex and a magistrate in Surrey 1772)
• September 10 - Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American educator (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Reverend Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet LLD, ( December 10 1787 &ndash September 10 1851) was a renowned American pioneer in the 1787)
• September 11 - Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist and inventor (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Sylvester Graham ( July 5, 1794 &ndash September 11, 1851) was born in Suffield Connecticut, and was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian 1794)
• September 14 - James Fenimore Cooper, American writer (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. James Fenimore Cooper (September 15 1789 &ndash September 14 1851 was a prolific and popular American writer of the early 19th century 1789)
• October 4 - Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (b. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Don Manuel Francisco Domingo de Godoy (di Bassano y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos y Sánchez-Zarzosa, also Manuel de Godoy y Alvarez de Faria de los Ríos Sánchez Zarzosa 1767)
• October 19 - Marie Thérèse Charlotte (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France ( 19 December 1778 &ndash 19 October 1851) was the eldest child of King Louis XVI of France 1778)
• November 26 - Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal and politician (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duc de Dalmatie (29 March 1769 26 November 1851 the Hand of Iron, was a French general and statesman named 1769)
• December 19 - Joseph Mallord William Turner, English artist (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 1775 &ndash 19 December 1851 was an English Romantic landscape painter, Watercolourist and 1775)
• date unknown - John Brown Russwurm, Abolitionist (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Brown Russwurm (1799-1851 was an African American Abolitionist from Jamaica known for his newspaper Freedom's Journal. 1799)

Notes

1. ^ "Calendar in year 1851 (Russia)" (Julian calendar, starting Tuesday), webpage: Julian-1851 (Russia used the Julian calendar until 1919). Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common