1857

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: 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 - 1857 - 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862

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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