1853 in History – What happened in year 1853

In history, year 1853 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 1853.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1853:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
19 january	Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore was first performed at the Teatro Apollo in Rome.
06 march	Giuseppe Verdi's La traviata premiered at Venice's La Fenice,but the performance was considered so bad that it caused the Italiancomposer to revise portions of the opera.
16 april	The first passenger line of what would become Indian Railways, the state-owned railway company of India, opened between Bombay (now Mumbai) and Thane.
18 april	The first train ran in India between Mumbai and Thane. It was a journey of 36km.
24 september	Admiral Febvrier Despointes took formal possession of New Caledonia for France.
30 november	Russian warships led by Pavel Nakhimov destroyed an Ottomanfleet of frigates at the Battle of Sinop, precipitating the Crimean War.
30 december	The United States purchased approximately 29,600 sq mi(77,000 km2) of land south of the Gila River and west of the Rio Grande From Mexico for $10 million.
14 July	The first general elections were held in New Zealand.
11 September	The first electric telegraph began at the Merchants Exchange between Point Lobos.
24 September	The first provincial daily newspaper in London, the 'Northern Daily Times \' was published.
19 October	The first flour mill was started in the US Hawaiian Province.
24 August	New York chef George Crum made potato chips for the first time.
16 April	Inauguration of Indian Railways, India's first train ran between Victoria Terminus Station and Thane in Bombay.
06 January	Florida Governor Thomas Brown signed legislation that provided public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida.
22 February	Founded as Washington University Eliot Seminary in St. Louis.
02 March	The clothing company Levi Strauss & Company was established in the United States.
23 April	The first passenger train ran from Boribandar, Bombay to Thane in India.
06 May	A major US rail disaster struck the 46 Norwalk, Connecticut) logo.
30 June	Georges-Eugène Haasman was chosen as the priority of the Sen. department) to initiate the rebirth of Paris.
14 July	The first US World's Fair began at the Crystal Palace in New York.
23 August	The first real international weather organization was established in Brussels Belgium.
24 September	Northern Daily Times First provincial daily newspaper launched in London.
19 October	The first flour mill was started in Hawaii.
04 November	Crimean War - Olenetza's War: Turkey conquered the Russians.
30 December	Godsen Purchase: The United States purchased approximately 77,000 km2 (29,600 sq mi) of land from Mexico to facilitate rail building in the Southwest.

Famous birthdays in the year 1853:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
04 April	Remy de Gourmont / Poet / France
04 November	Anna Bayerová / Physician / Czech Republic
04 August	John Henry Twachtman / Painter / United States of America
08 May	Dan Brouthers / Baseball Player / United States of America
09 September	Fred Spofforth / Cricketer / United Kingdom
09 July	William Turner Dannat / Painter / United States of America
13 November	John Drew / Actor / United States of America
14 March	Ferdinand Hodler / Painter / Switzerland
14 December	Errico Malatesta / Activist / Italy
16 January	André Michelin / Business Man / France
17 January	T. Alexander Harrison / Painter / United States of America
17 December	Pierre Paul Émile Roux / Physician / France
18 July	Hendrik Lorentz / Academic / Netherlands
19 December	Charles Fitzpatrick / Politician / Canada
19 August	Aleksei Brusilov / General / Russia
22 December	Evgraf Fedorov / Mathematician / Russia
27 November	Frank Dicksee / Painter / United Kingdom
28 January	José Martí / Journalist / Cuba
28 January	Vladimir Solovyov / Poet / Russia
28 November	Helen Magill White / Academic / United States of America

Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1853:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
06 December	Haraprasad Shastri / Historian / India
22 December	Sarada Devi / Philosopher / India