1853 in the United Kingdom
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Events from the year 1853 in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Prime Minister - George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Peelite
[edit] Events
- 18 February - a treaty is signed with the United States concerning international copyright.[1]
- 6 June - Naval fleet travels to Besika Bay to fend off Russian threats to the Ottoman Empire.[2]
- 1 July - First constitution of the Cape Colony provides for a legislative council.[2]
- 3 December - Crimean War: a protocol is signed with France, Austria, and Prussia for restoring peace between Russia and Turkey.[1]
- 14 December - Palmerston resigns as Home Secretary over demands for parliamentary reform, but changes his mind on 23 December.[2]
[edit] Undated
- Pillar boxes introduced by Rowland Hill and Anthony Trollope.[3]
[edit] Births
- 29 March - Elihu Thomson, engineer and inventor (died 1937)
- 7 April - Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, member of the royal family (died 1884)
- 3 June - William Flinders Petrie, Egyptologist (died 1942)
- 5 July - Cecil Rhodes, businessman (died 1902)
[edit] Deaths
- 19 August - George Cockburn, Naval commander (born 1772)
- 29 August - Charles James Napier, general and Commander-in-Chief in India (born 1782)
- 6 September - George Bradshaw, cartographer, printer and publisher (born 1801)
[edit] References
- ^ a b William L. R. Cates (1863). The Pocket Date Book. Chapman and Hall.
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan & Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd, 273-274. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Icons, a portrait of England 1840-1860. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
