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| Ambassador Buol Schauenstein, Karl Ferdinand von |  |
| Piedmont Appointed Ambassador to Piedmont |
| Ambassador Gonzalez Bravo, Luis |  |
| Lisbon Appointed Ambassador to Portugal |
| Birth Lueger, Karl | |
| 24th Oct Birth of Karl Lueger |
| Birth Albert |  |
| Birth of Albert, 2nd eldest son & 4th child of Victoria & Albert |
| Birth Alexandra | |
| 1st Dec Copenhagen Birth of Alexndra |
| Birth Alfred | |
| London Birth of Alfred, 4th child of Queen Vicroria & Prince Albert |
| Birth Victoria | |
| Birth of Albert, 2nd eldest son & 4th child of Victoria & Albert |
| 23rd Oct London Birth of Alfred, 4th child of Queen Vicroria & Prince Albert |
| Birth Umberto I |  |
| 9th Jan Birth of Umberto I, son of Victor Emannuel II |
| Composition Verdi, Giuseppe | |
| Composes, "Ernani" |
| Composes, "I due Foscari" |
| Coup d'Etat Siegwart-Muller, Konstantin |  |
| Berne Succussfully leads a bloodless coup |
| Succussfully leads a bloodless coup |
| Death Addington, Henry | |
| Death of Henry Addington |
| Diplomacy Nesselrode |  |
| 24th May Informs the British Ambassador that Nicholas I is on his way to London |
| Education Arthur, Chester Alan |  |
| Schenectady Enters Union College, age 15 |
| Head of Church Young Young, Brigham | |
| Appointed Head of the Mormon Church |
| High Commissioner Galt, Alexander Tilloch |  |
| Quebec Appointed High Commissioner of the Province of Canada |
| Patent Perry, Stuart | |
| 25th May Perry patents the gasoline engine |
| Peerage Stanley, Edward | |
| London Enters the Lords as a Baronet |
| President Siegwart-Muller, Konstantin | |
| Appointed President of Switzerland |
| Press Considerant, Victor |  |
| July Publication of, "La Destinee Sociale", an exposition of Fourierism |
| Prime Minister Kanaris, Constantine |  |
| 11th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Mavrokordatos, Alexandros | |
| 11th April Appointed Prime Minister of Greece, 3rd term |
| Publication Stifter, Adalbert | |
| Publication of, "Brigitta" |
| Publication Gutzkow, Karl Ferdinand |  |
| Publication of, "Das Urbild Des Tartuffe" |
| Publication of, "Zopf Und Schwert" |
| Publication Disraeli, Benjamin | |
| Publication of, "Coningsby" |
| Reform Gladstone, William Ewart | |
| London Provides for at least 1 cheap train to run each weekday |
| London Reforms the 1840 Railways Act controlling profits on railways |
| Resignation Stanley, Edward | |
| London Resigns from Peel's Cabinet when it is decided to repeal the Corn Laws |
| Rochdale Pioneers Owen, Robert | |
| Rochdale The first store is opened by the Rochdale pioneers, influenced by Robert Owen |
| Secretary of State Calhoun, John Caldwell | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Solicitor General Thesiger | |
| Appointedicitor General |
| Succession Oscar I |  |
| Stockholm Succeeds as King of Sweden |
