In history, year 1852 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1852.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1852:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 03 february | The Argentine Confederation were defeated in the Palestine War byan alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine province of Entre Ríos and Corrientes. |
| 29 may | Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the US under the management of showman P. T. Barnum. |
| 03 august | The inaugural Harvard–Yale Regatta—the firstintercollegiate sports event in the United States—was held on LakeWinnipesaukee, New Hampshire. |
| 02 december | On the one-year anniversary of his dissolution of the SecondFrench Republic, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor ofthe French and took the name Napoleon III. |
| 01 July | The first postage stamp named 'Sindh Dak' was released in Sindh. |
| 09 July | 1100 under-construction sites in Montreal city of Canada were gutted by the terrible fire. |
| 11 October | Sydney University, the first university on the continent of Australia, was established. |
| 02 November | Franklin Pierce was elected the 14th President of the United States. |
| 15 December | Gustave Eiffel, the French engineer and architect who built the Eiffel Tower, was born. |
| 15 December | The French physicist and famous inventor Henri Becquerel was born in Paris. In 1896, he discovered a substance that characterized radio religion. |
| 03 January | China's first move took place on the island of Hawaii. |
| 18 January | Friedrich Löffer, a German biologist and researcher, was born. With the help of one of his companions, he found out the cause of the disease called diphtheria. |
| 01 January | The Netherlands began issuing stamps. |
| 11 February | The first British public toilet for women opened at Bedford Street, London. |
| 02 March | The first American experimental steam fire engine was tested. |
| 01 April | The Second Anglo-Burma War began. |
| 18 May | Massachusetts rules that all school children must attend school. |
| 12 June | Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces entered Hunan. |
| 09 July | Fire destroyed 1,100 construction sites in Montreal Canada. |
| 05 August | Tallied Indians destroyed the Fort Selkark, Yukon Territory. |
| 24 September | French engineer Henri Gifdar made the first airship voyage from Paris to the Traphes. |
| 11 October | The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, was inaugurated in Sydney. |
| 11 November | The new Palace of Westminster opened in London. |
| 02 December | Napoleon III became Emperor of the French. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1852:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 02 September | Paul Bourget / Author / France |
| 03 May | Alice Liddell / Model / United Kingdom |
| 05 February | Terauchi Masatake / Politician / Japan |
| 06 September | Schalk Willem Burger / Lawyer / South Africa |
| 09 October | Hermann Emil Fischer / Academic / Germany |
| 10 September | Hans Niels Andersen / Business Man / Denmark |
| 12 August | Michael J. McGivney / Priest / United States of America |
| 12 September | H. H. Asquith / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 14 December | Daniel De Leon / Politician / United States of America |
| 14 April | Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton / Biologist / Australia |
| 15 November | Tewfik Pasha / Ruler / Egypt |
| 21 November | Francisco Tárrega / Guitarist / Spain |
| 22 March | Otakar Ševčík / Educator / Czech Republic |
| 23 September | William Stewart Halsted / Surgeon / United States of America |
| 23 August | Arnold Toynbee / Historian / United Kingdom |
| 26 March | Élémir Bourges / Author / France |
| 29 February | Frank Gavan Duffy / Lawyer / Australia |
| 30 September | Charles Villiers Stanford / Composer / Ireland |
| 30 August | J. Alden Weir / Painter / United States of America |
| 31 May | Francisco Moreno / Academic / Argentina |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1852:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 18 June | Chakravarti Vijayaraghavachariar / Politician / India |
| 23 August | Radha Gobinda Kar / Physician / India |
