1853
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s – 1850s – 1860s 1870s 1880s |
Years: | 1850 1851 1852 – 1853 – 1854 1855 1856 |
1853 Media
July 14: Japan welcomes the first U.S. envoys from the Perry Expedition, begins to end isolation.
November 30 (November 18 O.S.): The Battle of Sinop is fought in the Crimean War as the Russian Empire destroys the Ottoman Turkish fleet in the last major naval battle involving sailing warships.
1853 (MDCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1853rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 853rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 19th century, and the 4th year of the 1850s decade. As of the start of 1853, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
- October 4–5 – the Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire begins war with the Russian Empire
- August 24 - George speck, AKA George Crum, prepares the first ever Potato chip in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Births
- March 30 – Vincent van Gogh, painter
- July 18 – Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and mathematician
Deaths
- March 30 – Abigail Fillmore, wife of U.S. President Millard Fillmore